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Show oo i Belgians Deny Action to Bring Kaiser to Trial i j PARIS. April Ifi ( P-y the Associated Press) The Belgian peaco conference delegation todav informed the correspondent corres-pondent that Belgium had not been officially requested by the council of four to bring the former German emperor em-peror to trial and that the Belgian government would feel obliged in decline de-cline to take the step, even if there ! were any request for such action The Belgian delegates hold that anj action should be taken by a commission commis-sion representing all the associated powers. The official Belgian view, it was said, is that the former emperor cannot be arraigned for declaring war or violating the neutrality of Belgium or for any act preceding or coincident with the declaration of war. Alter pointing out thai there is no tribunal competent to hear such i charges against the former emperor land no provision of International law covering such cases the delegates said that Belgium expects that persons i guilty of acts punishable under the I Criminal codes of any of the belligerent belliger-ent powers should be placed on trial las the f.'.ci (hat theft, murder and other crimes were committed during j war does not relieve the criminals of 1 responsibility. "If the commission desires to ar-j ar-j raign Bener il Baron von Manfueffel for the sacking of Lou vain, General i von Sehroedor for the murder of Cap-lain Cap-lain Uryatt and General von Sauberz-weig Sauberz-weig tor the execution of Miss Edith Oavell, all the necessary documents will be forthcoming," said the gen era! aecretery of the delegation. "But Belgium does not seek revenge. It wants only justice. It would be small I satisfaction to lock up the Kaiser for a few months in the Saint Gille prison pris-on and those who have reported that I such revenge has been offered Belgium ! as a solace for her wrongs have sadly ; misunderstood the Belgian character if they thought if would be acceptable, "The only case in which the personal per-sonal responsibility of the emperor fo? a criminal act committed in Belgium could be established beyond doubt is in the atrocities attending the deportations depor-tations of civilians and compelling them to do forced labor in Germany. In this case his responsibility is unquestioned un-questioned " oo |