The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-04-16
FORMER EMPEROR
TO FACE ACCUSERS
Council Of Four Decides on Trial Of
HOhenzOllern. Huge Sum From
ITunS

COuHcll vi FOur DCclueS Oh Iflal OF
HOhcnzollern. Huge Sum From
Huns.
Paris, April 9.-The responsibility
Of the German emperor for the war
and the means Of bringing him to trial
by one Of the allied governments, prob
ably Belgium, have been definitely de-
tcrmined upon by the council Of four.
This follows the definite decision on
the terms Of reparation for war dam
ages, whereby $5,000,0OO,0O must be
paid within the next two years, and an
interalliad commission assess the re-
naming damage for period Of 30
years, beginning May 1, 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 "a hours, and
the period Of extreme tension over the
inaction and the failure to secure
tangible results is succeeded by re-
vived confidence over the great ad-
vance made towards a permanent set
tlement. How far these results are
due to the intimations conveyed to the
summoning to France Of the United
States transport, George Washington
by President Wilson is only conjcc-
tural, but it is at least coincidence
that the main difficulties began to
dissolve from the time that this de-
cision became known.
The exact nature of these difficulties
are not disclosed. Friends OF the pres
idcnt maintain that they were largely
Of minor character, not involving
large principles, though the presidents S
adherence to his IA points" as the
rigid limitation Of the scope Of action
appears to have run all through the
deliberations during the tense period
of the last few days.
While the tcssion has been greatly
reduced, it is not entirely removed, as
much depends on the continuation of
progress with respect to the remain
ing obstacles, notably the Sarre Val
Icy, the Rhine frontier, the Adriatic
issue and number OF lesser issues
which arc still short of final agree
ment
The agreement on responsibilities
for the war is understood to have been
a compromise between divided reports
prnconto od by tbo ro,,r,;ce; of ,vb;ob
Secretary Lansing is chairman. There
vas Il practical agreement on the gem
2rai responsibility Of the German en-
Dcror for bringing on the war, but di-
vision occurred on whether it was
feasible to bring him to justice before
an international tribunal
cd a tribunal, but the American view,
it is understood, favored moral indict-
mcnt without recourse to prosecution,
wins 10 the lack Of an international
law as a basis for trial before an in
'"allOnai court.
heiGium, on which the war fell first
and heaviest, is reported to have taken
view much similar to that of the
Nhod states, While Japan and Italy
were partially in accord with ,Ac
h2r!c&n view.
Il was owing TO these divergent
viewpoints that the council devised a
lcW plan, whereby one of the allied
nations, probably Belgium, would ini-
tiatc prosecution against the former
emperor and others responsible for the
breach Of treaties, the invasion Of ter
ritory and the destruction directed
his attention from his pots and pans
and their contents.
The citation reads as follows:
Cook Ira S. Holden (No. l,9l0, ,S9S) +,
Company *, Thrce-Hundrcd and Twcn-
ty-cighth Infantry, Eighty-sccond Di-
vision. During the severe fighting in
the vicinity OF Sommcrancc. France,
October 16-3l, 1918, Cook Holden dem
onstratcd his great bravery and devo-
ton TO duty in continuing to work day
and night in operating his kitchen
many times under heavy fire, after
three other kitchens in his battalion
had been destroyed by enemy fire. Cook
Holden man"Gcd to make up the de-
licicncy by operating his own kitchen
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