Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-17
LEIPS!C COURT
For Trial German War
Criminals
Proposed by Germany AND Accepted
sy Allies with Reservations - Will
Await Verdict uf Court TO Deter
mine Sincerity Of Germans

London. Feb 1.-THE allied reply
TO the German note Of January -
proposing as an alternative to sX-
tradition that persons accused by The
allies be tried at Leipsic states thai
Gtraarv's proposal for such trial II
Laipslc is compatible with article
acS Of the peace treaty The allies. the
note says. Will abstain from inter
vencion IN the procedure Of that
court
After staring that the allies have
carefully considered the German
note Of January cs the reply says:
The powers observe in the trst
place that Germany declares herself
unable 70 carry out obligations i'm
posed OF her by articles lbs 70 go
which she signed They reserve to
themselves the power TO employ II ii
such measure and form as they may
Judge suitable the right accorded 70
them II THIS event by the treaty
The allied note however, the Ger
man government declaration that
they are prepared 70 open before me
court Al Leipsic penal proceedings
without delay, surrounded by the
most complete guarantees and not
affected by e application Of all
Judgmnrs. procedure or previous de-
cisions Of German civil or military
tribunals before the supreme court at
Leipsic against all a1erdans whose
ex1ra6i-ion the allied and associated
powers have the intention to demand
The prosecution which the Ger
man government itself proposes i'm
rnediateIy to institute in this man
ner is compatible with article Us Of
the peace treaty and is expressly
provided for a. the ends of its first
paragraph
+ aILntul 10 the letter and shirt
Of The treaty, the allies will abstain
from intervention IN any way in the
procedure Of the proserurian and
the verdict II order to leave to the
German government complete and
entire responsibility. They reserve
to themselves the right 70 decide BY
the results as to the good faith of
Germany, the recognition by her
crimes she has committed and her
sincere desire to associate herself
with their punishment.
They viii see whether the Ger
man government VINO have declared
themselves unable to arrest the &C
cused named on the above list. TO de-
liver them for trial IN tho aIfisr u-e
actually determined 10 Judge them
themselves.
AT the same time the allies in
the pursuance Of truth and jastics
nave decided ID enrrust to mixed in
| er-allled commission the task of COL
lecrlng. publishing and communion.
ing 10 Germany details of the charges
brought against each of those whose
guilt shall have been established nv
. their Investigations
FINALLY the allies would formally
emphasize THAT procedure before a
jurisdiction such as is proposed can
ID no way annul the provisions Of
articles c2s 10 go of the treaty.
The powers reserve TO themselves
inc rTnr TO decide whether the pro
posed procedure by Germany, which
according to her, would assure ID the
accused al guarantees of Justice. does
not. in effect bring about their es-
cape from the just punishment OF
Their crimes. In this event the al
lies would exercise their rights to
their fun extent by submitting the
cases TO their own tribunal"