Evening journal., 1919-02-22
U-BOAT SHIPPERS
proved CRIMINAL
Evidence Of Murder is
Piled High Against
Score OF Them
ATROCITIES
ARE RELATED

LONDON, Feb. 22.-Reuter's Limited
says II learns that the commission
which is Inquired into German subma-
inc excuses has now sufficient evidence
TO convict some twenty German sub
marine commanders, nearly an Of whom
at present are In Germany, Of murder.
seven commanders In particular have
had bad records, according 90 Reuters
advices, and the opinion is expressed
that their surrender and trial, posi-
bly,. by an Allied naval tribunal, should
form clause in the armistlce terms.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22-Tales OF
atrocities committed by German and
Austrian soldiers along the frontiers
Of France and Italy were told by a
witness, and arguments were presented
for holding the former Kaiser and his
military chiefs personally responsible
for the war and for the atrocities at a
hearing yesterday before the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Captain Sylvester Cook. who inyesti-
gated for the American Rcd Cross, the
cases OF atrocities along the battle
line, told Of many instances where he
had treated French and Italian subjects
who had been subjected TO atrocities.
He said he had obtained ample proof
they had Deen committed by Hun sol
diers.
Representative barrow. whose resolu-
ton requesting the American delegates
10 the Peace Conference TO cooperate
with the British, French and italian
DELEGATES in bringing the Kaiser and his
military chiefs TO justice, was under
consideration. cited preeedents and au-
thority for their trial.
The British. French and Italians favor
bringing the Kaiser and his war chiefs
90 trial for murder, said Mr.. barrow,
and are waiting for Official action Of
some kind from the United states.
Many members Of the committee IA
v0red reporting the resolution TO the
House Immediately. Chqi-~'-- Wood
however, wlnts 10 wait until he has
conferred with President Nll4ul l, 90
week No further hearings VIII be
held. as the committee is unanimous
that the resolution should prevail.
The committee accepted as fact that
atrocities were committed and that
ships had been sunk, hospitals bomb
ed and women outraged and discussed
how the persons responsible should be
made 20 answer for them.
Mr.. barrow argued for an interna-
tlnnal court-martial, adding:
The United States might ask the
British courts TO convict him because
o. the sinking Of the Lusitan'a. but the
Kaise- already has been tried and con-
victed OF murder in Great Britain"
He cited the case OF Henry Wurtz,
keeper Of the Andersonville prison dur
ing the Civil War. and who was after
ward tried and shot.
THE international Peace Conference
at Vienna in 1914 sentenced NAPOLEON
10 Elba." he said. Then, when he es-
csped. ire conference issued a procla-
nation citing him as an international
outlaw. He was first sentenced by an
international court-martial. but without
the right OF self-defense. such proce-
dure is contrary to the Anglo-Saxon
law and would not be countenanced In
the ease Of the Kaiser.
There IS another similarity in the
cases OF Napoleon and the Kaiser. They
both abdicated and that took them
out Of the class Of political refugees,
and the ycould not claim the right OF
sanctuary. The Kaiser would be tried
AS a private individual, and no doubt,
under the circumstances, Holland would
hand him over 10 the international
oourt-martial without difficulty"