Show II III I I I I KAISER e o 0 0 0 m o c o J 0 1 0 ill 0 ill mJ 0 mJ 0 0 0 mb 0 Surrender of 01 by Holland to Be Demanded I rr 1 rt I TRIBUNAL OF FIVE ALLIED JUDGES TO TOBe TOI I DECIDE BILLS BILL'S FATE I Other German Military Offenders to toBe toBe Be Given Hearings i in Another 1 International Courtroom v J I By Associated Press PARIS April 28 The 28 The peace treaty with Germany as drawn n for presentation to the Germans contains a clause providing that former Emp Emperor William be tried by an international tribunal it was learned today A separate tribunal will will try try other military officers OFFENSE AGAINST WORLD MORALITY I 1 WASHINGTON ASH INGTON April 28 Trial 8 Trial of the former German GermanI I emperor for a supreme offense against international morality and the sanctity of treaties has been determined upon by the allied and f associated powers Holland will be requested to la surrender the royal I refugee for arraignment before a court composed of five judges named by the United States Great Britain France Francc Italy and Japan I 1 The Ile state department made public toddy tod proposed articles for forI insertion in the peace treaty to be considered this afternoon by the I peace conference in in plenary session providing for the trial of William Villiam II 11 I I of and also requiring Germany to deliver I all persons within its border charged with having ing exercised acts in inI violation of the laws and customs of war for arraignment before I military tribunals of the allied and associated powers whose nationals suffered through such offenses Thus the peace conference I commission commission on responsibility for forI forthe I the war has solved its most 1 weighty problem The state departments department's departments department's departments department's de de- announcement of the I solution was tas received here gen gen- generally l with surprise because it was known that Secretary Lansing Lansing Lans Lans- ing lug chairman of the commission had steadfastly opposed any at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt to bring the former kaiser before an international tribunal Lansing contended there was no law by which such an offender could be reached by the conference conference conference confer confer- ence and that it would be contrary contrary contrary con con- to the constitution of the United States for the American delegates to participate in the execution of a sort of international international post facto law At that time however it was tas proposed to charge criminal and military offenses and it was suggested today that the decision to base bas the indictment upon violation of international morality y and the th sanctity of treaties was taken t tp p meet the American viewpoint I ARTICLES ON PENALTIES The announcement issued by the tha state department follows Following are the tho proposed articles regarding penalties for in insertion insertion in- in g section in treaty of peace considered considered considered consid consid- ered at a plenary session of conference conference conference confer confer- ence today Monday at 3 p p. p m. m Paris time ARTICLE 1 1 The 1 The alii allies allies allies' 05 and associated powers publicly arraign William II of formerly formerly formerly for for- merly German emperor not for an offense against criminal law but for for-a supreme offense against in international international international in- in morality and the sanctity sanctity sanctity sanc sanc- of treaties A special tribunal will be constituted constituted constituted con con- to try tr tho the accused thereby thereby thereby there there- by assuring assuring him the guarantees es essential essential essential es- es to the right of defense defenso It will be composed of five judges one appointed by each of the following following following fol fol- lowing five powers Namely the tho United States of America Great Britain Franco Italy and Japan FIX PUNISHMENT ENT In In its decision the tribunal tribunal will willbe be guided by the highest motive motive s v I. k it |