Show Lu 10 L J- LUYI Lj riY f jj CENTS t. t WILL TRY my WAR W AR CULPRITS I t J c tg e 0 ENTENTE YIELDS J TO Allies Permit Leipsic Court Hearings Reserve Eight Rigl t tto to Prosecute Offenders Before Another Tribunal By Dr Associate I III t J Ir Pres T I O ONDON DON Feb Fel l 10 The The The all allied ed re reply reply re- re J pJ ply to the tile German note of January January Janu Janu- 25 23 alternative e to ary proposing as an extradition that persons accused by hy bythe bythe hythe the allies aWes be bc tried in Leipsic sets forth that Germanys Germany's proposal proposal for such I trial frial nt at Leipsic is compatible c with arI article ar ar- ar- ar I tide of the peace treaty The al allies allies allies al- al lies the n note te says sas will abstain from fromI intervention in in the procedure of or that I coil court ri 4 I U f the alli S' S ta o I carefully considered the German note of January 25 the reply says I The Tho Tho powers observe In the tho first place that Germany declares herself unable to carr carry out the tho obligations imposed on her b by articles to 30 which she ho signed They reserve to themselves power to employ in n such measure and form as thc they ma may Judge suitable the rights accorded to them In this event b by the tre treaty t Proposal Accords With Treaty ty The allies note however the G Ger German r- r man governments government's s' s declaration that fl ft flIs Is prepared to open before etore eore the tho court of or L Leipsic penal proceedings without dela delay surrounded 1 by the most complete com coi- pleto guarantees and not affected by bythe bythe bythe the application of or all judgments procedure procedure pro pro- or previous decisions of or German German German Ger Ger- man civil or military tribunals before beCore the supreme court at Leipsic lc against all Germans whoso whose extradition the allies and associated powers have ha the theIn In Intention to demand orT rhA Vi th 6 u government itself proposes immediately immediate Immediate- l ly to institute in this manner hanner Is compatible com coin with articles S of or the peace treaty treat and Is expressly provided for tor forat forat at the end of oC Its first paragraph Allies to Keep land Hand Off oct Faithful to the letter and aud spirit o of I the treaty treat tho the allies will abstain from intervention inter in an wa In the any way pr of or the prosecution and verdict in order to leave lea the German Grman government govern govern- ment meat complete and entire responsE responsE- II The They reserve e to themselves cs th the right to decide b by the results as to 1 the good faith ralth of Germany the r cog cog- j by her of r the crimes she has hasI committed and her sincere desire to I associate herself hersel with their punish punish- m ment e n t. t Thc They will see whether the German government which has declared Itself unable to arrest the accused named on the foregoing list to deliver them for tor trial to tho the allies Is Ii actually determined determined determined de de- de- de to jud judge e them itself At L the same time the allies In the tho pursuance of oC truth and Justice o ha decided to 0 entrust to a mixed inter Inter- allied commission the task of or collecting collect collect- ing publishing and communicating t tt t. t v Germany details of or the charges charSe brought against c etch e ch of or these whose established by byth guilt shall have hae been th their lr investigations In I n i r Final Finally the allies would formally em- em w l that procedure for tor a jurisdiction tion Lion such as Is la a can cm annul In 1 i Continued 1 0 on pago as 2 2 L' L ALLIES ALUES ALLOW ILOW LEIPSIC TO TOW TRY WAR CULPRITS Continued from Pogo Page 1 1 no way the provisions of or articles S Sto to 30 ot or the treat treaty to themselves Tho The powers reserve reser tho the right ht to decide whether the tho proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed procedure b by ermany which according to her would assure to the accused all guarantees of ot justice lees does not In effect bring about their escape from the just punishment of or their crimes In this event the allies antes would exercise their rights to their full tun extent extent extent ex ex- tent b by submitting the cases s to their own tribunal Berlin Sends ryers La ers To Assist at Trials Rr nr Berlin Feb 16 The Tho Tho German department depart depart- ment mont of or Justice toda today sent an n a additional addition addition- al force Corce of or lawyers to L lp lc to deal with the prosecution of ot the German nationals nationals na na- na- na char charged cd v with war crimes |