Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-10
HOLD KAISER RESPONSIBLE FOR
 WAR; W ILL BE TRIED BY ALLIES
Five Billion Dollar War Da images Must Be Paid By The Germans Soon Other Payments Extend Over Pe
 rod Of Thirty Years Beginning May l. 1921

Paris. April 9-tBy Associated freSS) The responsibility of the German emperor for the war and the means for bringing him to trial by one of the allied governments, prob ably Belgium, have been definitely de- termined upon by he council of four. This follows the definite decision on the terms of reDarations for war dam ages. whereby $5,000 .G00.O00 must be paid within the next two years. and an lnter-allied commission assess the remaining damage for period Of thirty years, beginning May lst, 1921.
 Thus, two of the great obstacles which stood in the path of the rapid attainment of peace have been re- moved within the last twenty-four hours, and the period of extreme ten sion over the inaction and the fail- ure to secure tangible results is sue ceeded by revived confidence over the great advance made towards d permanent settlement
 How far these results are due to the lntimations conveyed by the summoning to France of the United States transport George Washington. by President Wilson is only eonjec- tural. But it is at least coincident that the main difficulties began to dissolve from the time that this de- clSlon became known
 Encounter Difficulties. The exact nature of these difficult ties are not disclosed. Friends of the president maintain that they were largely of minor character, not in voivins large principles, though the presidents adherence to his -four teen points" as the rigid limitation or the scope of action appears to have run all through the deliibera- t1ons during the tense period of the last few days.
 While the tension has been greatly reduced, it is not entirely removed as much depends on the continuation of progress with respect to the re- mainlng obstacles, notably the Sarre valley, the Rhine frontier, the Adriatic issue and number of lesser issues which are still short of final agree ment.
 The agreement on responsibilities | TOT the war is understood to have been compromise between divided ' reports presented by the commission Of which Secretary Lansing is chair man. There was a practical agree ment on the general responsibility of the German emperor for bringing on the war, but division occurred on whether it was feasible to bring him to justice before an international tri- , bunal
 The French and British view fav- pred tribunal, but the American view It is understood favored moral indictment without recourse to pros- ecution owing to the lack of an in 1 ternational law as basis for trial before an international court. Belgium Sides With U. S.aG
 Belgium, on which the war fell first and heaviest, is reported to have taken view much similar to that of the United States, while Japan and Italy were partially in accord with the American view. 4c.
 1t was owing to these divergent viewpoints that the council devised new plan, whereby one of the allied nations, probably Belgium would in- 1tiate prosecution against the former emperor and others responsible for the breach of treaties, the invasion or territory and the destruction di- rected against this country and lead ing to more general spread of the war The exact nature of the agree ment is not disclosed but the fore going is believed to cover the main lines.
 The text as finally approved on reparations specifics that the enemy countries must admit responsibility for all loss and damage to allied and associated nations and their citizens caused by the unjustifiable aggres- sion. But, in view of the inability Of the enemy countries fully to rec ompense these losses, the clause states, an inter-alMed commission Will assess the losses on a just basis for thirty years, beginning May 1st, 1921, with an initial payment of $5,- 900 100000.
 Germany is to pay the entire cost of the commission and staff during the thirty years of operations. Tho first payment is to be credited against Germany's obligation to pay for the maintenance of the allied troops in the occupied regions, and the second priority is for the payment of food relief furnished to Germany. Ask Complete Preparation.
 Paris, April 9.-(French Wireless Service .)-Belgium must have com- plete reparation if her economic sit- uation is to be improved and Belgian industry is to regain it's feet, M Van- dervelde, Belgian minister of justice, and socialist leader, declared today in an interview in the Temps. The number of unemployed in Bell gium is about 100000 and the num- Der of persons who have to be assist ed by the government is 230,000. In Brussels where the normal number of workmen is 10000, only 26.OOO rare employed. The textile industry lat Verviers generally employs 19,000 but only 700 are working now.
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