El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-10
WILL ALLIES EVER GET THE KAISER
FOR TRIAL? A HARD TASK AHEAD

IUHILE Gemanys plea that her accused offenders
" against the laws Of warfare would receive fair
tas IN the courts Of the allies may have foundation
II fact her proposal that their fate be determined by
neutral court viii receive serious consideration for
The reason that European neutra prOGerman Only
the naons whose sypathes were with the kaiser IN his
world conquest program remained out Of the The
rest those who saw the true meaning Of the German
ace cast their lots with the allied cause.
Switzerland may have been exception to this rule
At least she regiousy observed neutrality But even
Switzerland the kaiser had many followers and that they
not in sympathy with the movement punish the
criminals Of the is shown by the apparently inspired
statement that the accused Germans may find safe asylum
in that country.
Holland IN refusing to Weld the former kaiser has
shown that she would not be impartial Judge The
scandinavian countries VIGOROUSLY pro-German and
il has not been forgotten that Spain, while loudly
protesting her allegiance 10 the allied IN the war;
provided bases for German submarines and by many other
acts during the war showed sympathy for Germany.
Hence impartial jury, either Of neutras allies,
for the trial Of the German army and navy officers
spousible for GeTmauys crimes, Of the ques
ton The arch criminal the kaiser beyond the
reach Of the allies grasp and Germauy attitude toward
surrsnderug his undernEs makes it altogether unlikely
that any Of them viii be brought to justice. The
Berlin government says it is physically impossible de-
liver them This is in that attempt them
to the allies would probably result IN the govern
ment being overthrow.
The allies had their chance to get the German criminals
but let it pass IF the armistcs had included pro
vision for their immediate surrender punishment would al
ready have been administered In November 1913 Ger
many her knees. Any demand made by the allies
would have been agreed to- for the German army
broken, the open 10 Berlin and the German
tion forced to put itself the mercy the allies
Then marshal Foch position to obtain possession
Of the officers responsible for the long list Of
against humanity which had brought down Germany
the vengeance Of the world
The European allied powers find themselves in the
position Of having to modify the treaty enforce their
demands, through either military action economic
blockade In either course there grave danger Modi
fcsoH Of the treaty IN particular viii lead Germany
believe other provisions viii be enforced and may
eventually abTogaton Of the treaty Of Versailles al
together Renewal Of the war with its sole purpose the
punishment Of German criminals, would find response
among the nations and blockade would stifle German
dusty, bringing internal crisis which might mean
revolution and perhaps a alliance with Russia.
It wonder that, confronting such a situation,
England and France again turning to America They
wiling to admit US to the league Of nations
own terms IN the hope that VIII able to point the
way a solution Of her ever-incTeasng problems.
The letter which president Wilson is credited with
ing written senator Hitchcock the treaty pal
pably forgery for it contains split infinitve. \
The statement that monkey wrench viii carry boy
farther than Greek books may be true everywhere except in
Greece.
If the tenant has lived IN the apartment three months
it IS sign you are not charging him enough rent
Things are more lively in TOmbstone than one would
expect to find them in a town by that name.
In the death Of Edward P Ripley America lost one of
It's biggest builders Is
dispatch says an W. v. organizer left Phoenix sud
denly 81 unote If he