Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-07-27 | Page 7 | War Criminal Heroes

I HI H 1 I War Criminal Heroes J JIT I IT IT TT DID not require the acquittal of GeneralI General I Stenger the first high German officer to to b be placed on trial for war crimes to convince the allied governments and the world in general that the allies went vent tp to the wrong rong court f for r justice justic i in inthe the case case of Ger German nan o officers rs' rs responsible for countless atrocities citie committed b by Germans during during dur dur- ur- ur ing the war S Indeed the the verdicts the verdi verdicts ts in the cases cases of le lesser ser and petty officers of acquittal or extremely light t sentences constituted sufficient evidence that the Leipsic trials would be a farce throughout It ItI I really could uld not have be been n otherwise with ithe he accused defended by German counsel tried before German judges and given what might be ten termed ed edthe the immoral support of the great majority of the German people There can b be no doubt that the governing class of G Germany and of which the Leipsic court is representative i is still militaristic and nd j it is also certain that this class lass does riot admit that acts of warf warfare re regard regardless ess pf t their e r. r a atrocious us nature constitute crimes crimes aff least when they are re inflicted upon the the enemies enemies of Germany Regardless Regardless- Regardless of of of the Leipsic verdicts however Germany stands convicted in the eyes of every Iother other civilized nation pf of of wartime crimes that were the most flagrant ever committed by a supposedly civilized nation and nd they never will willbe willbe be fo forgotten gotten and will not be forgiven at le least st until Germany renounces the policy of frightfulness frightful- frightful ness in warfare and gives e evidence of sincere regret t. t for the time terrible deeds committed by or order er of high war officers throughout the great conflict f