ENEMY WAR CRIMINALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 February 1920, Page 2

ENEMY WAR CRIMINALS.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

WAR CRIMINALS TRIAL,

(Received This Day at 8 a.m.) PARIS, February 9. M. Millerand at- the Ambassador’s Conference said 1 if necessary the powers ought not to hesitate to try tho war criminals in their absence in orderto make it clear to Germany she had not fulfilled an important provision of the Treaty. He opposed entrusting the tasn to League of Nations.

charge against crown®; PRINCE. ~ (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) PARIS, February 9. The Allied list charges the Crown Prince with ordering the burning of every French village where a French soldier was found; also the massacre at Etlie and pillage and deporting of inhabitants and systematic devastation.His brothers Eitei and August are accused of looting. Hindenburg and Lu_ dendorff are charged as crijnins|ls ? for deporting and carrying off womep apd girls and the systematic destruction of property. Prince Rupprocht is accused of shooting British prisoners. General Stenger is charged with issuing an order in August IRI4, for all prisoners t to be massacred. The “Debats” insists that there must be no modification of the treaty without a corresponding compensation from Germany.

PROPOSED ATTITUDE. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) BERLIN, February 9. A meeting of army officers passed a resolution asking for instructions that war criminals appearing before Allied tribunals should wear mufti, and will have no distinction, they should gay in German—“As a German soldier I canhot acknowledge you, therefore I refuse to reply to any further questions.”