The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05
TRYING THE KAISER

T HE TREATY of peace provides the
 trial of tho late kaiser upon indictment for supreme offense the of international morality and the sancity of treaties
 Neither the fact nor the language is to be lightly The prepared treaty principally the states who had managed the They the leaders of countries which have sacrificed billions of treasure and mil lions of lives in the conquest of the Central powers
 When these statesmen, charged with affairs sgnaly important wrote into the treaty the clauses relating to the trial of the former German they weighed each word They sought with deberaon for the most complete exPres sion of their mind This expression in the form of the accusation already described The kaiser is charged with supreme oense against international morality and the sancty of nations
 The supreme inc attention It is the broad est word that be found No oense rise higher than a supreme orfense supreme is offense than which nothing be gaver nothing more serious more in juriolrs to society, opposed to the laws of God
 The mind must not be misled by the of the term mor ality,' instead of the term flaw
 Had the Kaiser been charged with a supreme offense against international law the accusation would be less gev International morality is broader term than nterna ona law. The kaiser is charged with offense the very principles underlying which bind and enable exist in higher state of society than is possible to brues.
 A man may violate a criminal law outrage moral y; may violate criminal law and be approved by morality John who hung unlawful attempt destroy chatel slavery.
 commits supreme offense against nterna- tona morality is in class by himsef in guilt he stands on the highest emnence tuptude he has Among the morally pervert he has equal.
 Consider some of the elements that up the charge of supreme offense against international morality What the treaty makers had their minds when they form uated the superlaive accusation?
  the former German preparing to violate the world peace They him trying construct the greatest army ard the powerful navy perfect organizations with which conquer Europe and then the planet Under this deliberately the world which he had deliberately sought, and there all the sequences that Millions upon millions dead youth squandered unheard of billions; multudes troyed by and the incidents Amid these ships death civilian submarines sinking less merchant ships squads which bloody streets of French and Belgian villages with the blood of and children.
 say commonwealth in which he has earlier indicted for murder and piracy.
 judges the nations stitute tribunal the majestic that until this has created
 The arraignment of William HohenzoIlern, world court where he will by the profoundes of his people, will be spectacle worthy be plated.
 Mankind in the trial of the Hohenzolern will be witness the birth international ustice ternaional judiciary
 He who is charged with making upon race, will be dpassonately heard by triers whose tuated by long practice to impartial decision.
 This will be court of equity. The court being by 10 statute will make equitable decision.
 If it appears that the former kaiser is guilty supreme offense against international morality, the will nature of equity prescribe supreme penalty.
 In those who loved the his place. Holweg has said "I guyl" Hndenburg "Take me, the orders"
 This is dramatic noble perhaps, sufficient equity. It is William Hohenzolern who preme ofense and guilt being personal only