The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-11
SENATORS TELL
WHAT To Do WITH
BOCHE KAISER

Washington, Jan. iO.-What shall
the world do with William Hohenzol-
lern?
United States senator's will have
something to say.
The senate viii psss on the peace
treaty.
Already nine senator's, canvassed by
n. 4. A Washington bureau for The
Journal have expressed their prefer
ences
Execute him without trial." says
one.
send him to St Helena" says an
other
set him at work-even cleaning
Streets says one.
Try him in an international court"
says one.
''Court-maftial him." says one. with
the alternative Of having him tried for
his crimes in France or Britain.
Leave him to the peace convention, y
says another.
The nine opinions are very interest
ing.
Only one suggests leniency.
Here they are:
BY James X. Vardaman, Senator from
Mississippi.
I think the kaiser ought to be con-
fined in some place where assurance IS
given the world that he will do no fur
Their harm. ! am opposed to persecut-
ing him or taking his life, as | am OPP
posed to the propaganda of hate that
is going on throughout the world We
must not forget that he who hates
hurts himself. Democratic republican
principles will not be promoted by
numbering kings, kaisers and auto
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cution. Let justice be tempered with
mercy.
BY Charles Z. Henderson, Senator From
Nevada.
The ex-kaiser's crimes have been SO
many and barbarous that human mind
cannot conceive of a punishment Sc
we're enough to be commensurate with
his deeds. | am firm in the convic-
ton that he should not be allowed to
escape without just punishment, and
should be apprehended and placed on
trial either by a military court mar
tial or by proper criminal proceedings
instituted in France or England.
BY Kenneth ID. Mcclellan, Senator From
Tennessee.
The ambitions of the kaiser We're
the direct causes OF the war. and he
was It's sole instigator. I believe he
brought on the war wilfully, medita-
lively, deliberately and with malice
aforethought. My indictment of him is
that he is guilty OF murder OF each ami
every man who lost his life in this
war. The peace conference should es-
tablish a court and provide all neces-
sary machinery of prosecution ana
trial. If he is found guilty he shbuid
be hanged as any other common muir
derer is hanged.
BY Hole Smith, Senator From Georgia.
A court should be crca' ed to try the
kaiser. 1t should consider the evidence
of his responsibility for the crimes at
tributed to him, and provision shoutd
he made to execute the sentence fixed
by the court.
By Edwin 5. johnson, Senator From
South Dakota.
Get the kaiser out of Holland and
put him at every day labor, such as
work on the streets of the cities. the
balance of his days. as a living ex-
ample to the rulers of all countries AMI
to plutCcracy generally.
Ey Lawrence Y. Sherman, Senator
From Illinois.
William Hohenzollern should be sent
TO st. Helena, as Napoleon was. The
Island is mere sandspit in the ocean.
and it is Just as well adapted TO re-
ceive an international prisoner now
IS it was a hundred years ago.
BY Miles poindexter, Senator From
Washington.
The kaiser is a military fugitive. He
was constituent part Of the German
armies and the head of them, the 'su-
preme war lord"
The kaiser is charged with having
violated the laws of war in that he
tolerated. sanctioned permitted. en- !
couraged and in some cases actually |
ordered bOmbardment of undefended
towns. sinking of passenger ships |
without provision for the rescue OF |
non combatant passengers, pillage. de- /.
nial OF quarter, wanton destruction OF |
property. use of prohibited imple- |
ments OF war. uncivilized warfare, and |
particular acts of rape, torture and |
mutilization, so numerous and extern |
siVe as to amount to general practice. |
starvation Of individuals and of whole |
populations and destruction and sell
cure OF food sent by neutraIs and bel |
hgerents for their relief starvation. /
neglect and abuse of prisoners. These
were military offenses and subject to
trial and punishment by military
courts. The kaiser. while still COM