The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-02
The AssaSsins
Washington Post.

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Within a few days it may be ex-
pected that controversy will arise
over the disposition of the Hohenzol-
lerns and the military and naval
agents OF Germany who are guilty OF
wholesale robbery. destruction and
murder. The Allied premiers at their
recent meeting in London agreed upon
n plan OF action in dealing with these
assassins. ard it is reported that Pres
ident Wilson was made acquainted
with the plans and agreed to them.
II he has not already done so. il is a
foreeone conclusion that he will ac-
Quiesce in whatever the Allies have
found to be wise and just
When IL is announced that the Al
lies intend to take possession OF the
worlds assailants for the purpose of
trying them and Furnishing them upon
conviction there Will be objections
from a portion OF the German people,
and they will quickly enlist on their
side the individuals in Allied and reu-
tral countries whose aeads are as soft
as their hearts and who are invariably
eager tn sacrifice justice for the sake
of mercy. No doubt multitudes OF
these indy iduals were lately shocked
beyond expression by the atrocities of
the Germans. but they forget the SUI.
ferings OF the victims and become ex.
cited over the possible execution OF
the criminals. These sensitive souls
will surely attempt the grotesque feat
OF Thanksgiving William Hohenzoilern
and his son irto martyrs who are TO be
punished for the sins of others The
"sufierings" OF the two archcriminais
vii lbe dwelt upon by efYeminate men
and masculine women, and the Allied
governments and Americt will be de-
nounced as revengeful and blood
thirsty in their prosecution of the
Hohenxoilerns and their accomplices.
Nevertheless. the mills of God must
grind. The blood OF the guilty must
atone for shedding the blood of the in
nocens. Justice carries sword as
well MS u pair OF scales. Mankind
has not found any method OF dealing
with crime except by worewarning
and punishment The Allied nations,
having checked. carsed and beaten
back the force that was numbering all
that part OF the world which IL could
not enslave and debauch, are now
required TO destroy the spirits that an.
mated that force. These spirits are
in the bodies OF certain men. They
can be reached and exterminated. I'm
less they are either extinguished or
permanently immured the world will
no. be safe. Justice will have been
cheated by her defenders, and liberty
VIII hayo been betrayed.
William Hohenzollern is a mua
deier. He refused to save the life of
Edith Cavell, when a single humane
impulse from his heart. u single word
from his lips would have stopped the
shedding of innocent blood. He re-
fused to save the life of Capt. Fryatt.
n man who was done TO death in cold
blood by Hohenxollern's knowledge
and consent. He refused to stop the
midnight air murders of London and
Paris. He had knowledge that his
own stan officers were numbering Bel,
sian and French persons. He ap-
proved orders which were nothing bu,
massacres OF civilian Russians and
Rumanians. He conn.ved at Bul-
garia's treachery. which resulted di-
rectly in the murder of thousands OF
Serbtans. He was q party To the
murderous treachery OF Caporetto. He
authorized thousands OF submarine
murders. On land. on. sea and in the
air. William Hohenxollern Is q MUIR
derer Of hundreds Of thousands of
human beings. His acts Of murder.