The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-17
ENUMERATES LONG
SERIES OF CRIMES
SINGING REBUKs
Mss
Last Letter Of the Allies
Is Sweeping Indictment
of the Defeated Hun.

Paris, June 16.-Like Judge
who, before modifying q sem
tence, wishes to impress upon
the prisoner the full weight Of
the guilt and pound into his
brain the fact that the leniencv
is really undeserved, Georges
Clemenceau. premier of Franco
and president of the peace con
ference. in letter of nearly five
thousand words which "cor-
ers" and explains the revised
treaty, handed to Germany to-
day, lashes the vanquished en1-
pire with a bitter, singing in
dictment lest its former orspres-
ent masters, deeming clemency
weakness. rally once more for
an attempt to turn defeat ina1y
triumph. n
! Hisfory's most momentous peodo
GoCumeht, now revised o6y0nQ T4NIAs
| sion. Is thus accompanied BY the mo1t
aggressive. the most haying diplonatfo
/ note record. 1t Is indeed . cover.
! ing" letter, for IL covers all the SIM
/ of the foe. all his dark deeds before
and during the war, and all the reA-
sons why he has been condemned and
must suffer for those sins. It ID, ~
| the same time sharp rebuke to tho
= Teuton peace pariiamentaires for "ut-
/ terly failing to understand the position
IN which Germany stands today"
/ WORLDS JUDGMENT.
This fact. the French premier 81.
plains. forces him to open his letter
! with "a clear statement OF the Judg-
| nent of the world which has been
/ forged by practically the whole o1
| civilized mankind
/ Then he enumerates. not under no
many headings. but in smooth and slo-
quent sequence the long series o9
, crimes TO which. he save. the foe must
i turn If he seeks the reason for the
| stern justice of the peace.
Germany, he says, tried sor years be~
| fore the war to dictate and tyranni1o3
over a subservient Europe.
She taught her subjects the doctrine
/! that might was right.
/ She armed feverishly by land ana
sea and spread the falsehood that her
/ neighhors were jealous OF her.
| She developed a widespread systAM
! Of espionage and intrigue AL over The
world. 80
she kept Europe in ferment VI
| threats Of violence.
| She encouraged Austia to deelaJ1
| var on Serbia at forty eight houe~
notice fully aware that the condiG1
! would become general.
! She conducted the war In = aAvaeWS
! and inhuman manner.
/ She violated Belgian neutrality -
| systematically terrorized that countrysQ
| Inhabitants.
FIRST TO USE Gas.
! She was the nrst to use poiDon 80
She was the dret to bomb Ana ahoWs
| defenseless towns. 400
She struck 1t her enemist vsnen
! and children. W.T. q s Ssssz
she started the submarine oaHivaidsss u
| with it's piratical challenge q aAtor
| national law.
she drove Thousands Of nen. -
men and children with brutal sAva8oxk
| into slavery In foreign lands ~
| She allowed barbaritiss 70 ~ peaDss
/ ticed against her prisoners at 49,,
from which the most uncivili14A p6ox
] pie would have recoiled.' III sx
! She caused the deaths 0f 7.o94sNH4s
| men, and injuries and suffering 0& 14x~
I 100000 others s.sa ssvsN
/ she did all this ITO gYAtify her lop1I6
/ for tyraany by resort to wAr.. Ard, h1f~
conduct lis almost unexampIA4
| human history" II ssS# s
| Then Clemenceau continues: Nss
| THE allied ana associated poWe
| ers belieSe that they will he ka1Do N
| to those who have given their al @
| to save the freedom Of the woxlA ss
| II they consent TO treat war QN any
| other basis than ~ : crime Axat1nk
| humanity and right &as ss
] He SCOTS At the GermAa dele6at1A
| charge that their country wA9 triek1s
| into laying down her arms ~ y ao1fs
| Of principles which waa not ltvoA WwMl
| to. These principles ARE lived ~ t&sj
fully and painstakingly. the Ire1eAM
premier AYERS. and QuotAe 4Soa.
speeches by himself. rrseid4nt Wll1
and Premier Lloyd Georges ana or1A1 ia
! to show that the Germans must
known what TO expect Among otAex
he cites Mr.. Wilson'S famous 'sf6so
| without stint-or Limit dselarAttsA 4
| April, 1915 sss}
The treaty In its present 1~6N (
must Be accepted Or roJscteA. aAe u
lies and associated poweru thAEe14S
require 4 declaration 1r0u I'M IA
man delegation within 40 1a31
they are prepared to afgu tAs
~ now amended ss u HUI
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