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; ,‘ ,‘ / /W _ (_:‘/,‘ \V/ } j?’\ \ {& . '\/ S~ 4 \ ‘\\Vl/[’\ ( )/' //}i't ;> \‘ '54 % : /\?\{ A \\/Q” \\% ’l/ ‘\\i\l\l-"-‘} | *l._ L 4RO B MUY B 7 lL ; \ : l e‘!j u\L&i@\\\/ /‘-g@ \ /;\\\ ’ ~"\\.} )(fl\\ € ~y eN WM | & iseax Y AR THE ST, CRIOIX AVIS is printed and published daily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) by G. Juivinsen at the Avis Office. o 2 MS---50 cents monthly in adoance, 2 cents per single copy. ‘Satered -as second-class matter May 23th 1217 at the Post OJice at Christian- sl St Crotoo Ve l. ot the U. 5. 4., w% der the Aci nf Vlarch 3. 1379 Contribution to this paper will be glad- ly received when the same deals with mat- ters of general interest, and is accompa- nied with the author’s nime, as a qua’- antee of good fuith. The editor cannot be responsible for the views of his correspon- dents nor does he necessarily endorse them. TRIAL OF WAR CRIMINALS It is not so easy as the allied and associated powers at first imagined it would be to put Germany’s alleged war criminals on trial for the offences laid to their charge. No sooner was the treaty signed than German ministers started a struggle to free themselves from the obligaticn for the delivery of the former Emperor, Crown Prince, army command- ers and other officers, numbering about 800 persons, vanted by the allies. The German government declared that it was not in its power to discover and sur- render all the men named in the long list, and also protested against the un- fairness of their being accused, prose- cuted, judged and sentenced by their enemies. ‘This was a well grounded plea. When the allied members of the supreme council acecepte it there was rejoicing at Berlin. But that is now seen to have been premature. The zouncil has lifted an embarrassing burden from: its own shoulders anQ laid it gently on the shoulders of the German government. Germany had an immense supply of war machinery, but her store of judicial maehinery 18 inadequate and an- tiquated. She finds that when she pleaded for a chance to try her war criminals she had not the means for the accomplishment of the task. Her su- preme court is unfit to undertake it. The natioual Assembly may be asked to creatz a speciai court, but it could be only a stop-gap affair in which there could be no confidence. And upon the German mind, assisted by allied suggestion, JRISTIANSTED ©V. 1. UsS. A, FRIDAY 26re MARCH 132), there dawns tk2 conviction thata dal of the alleged «-iminals by their fricnds 1 and defenders -caa benc fairer s | trial by their 3anemies and aceus>rs | though the res:lts in either case m ght be the opposit: of the results in the | other. Chocse crial either by friencsor | by foes, and :robably i: would b: a | sorry farce. | If it were postible to forma tribural | composed of the ablest and worth zst ‘ judges in the gervice of noutral nativrs T vouldbe tl.» ideal court for the - al of the men wi)» made a criminal rec )cd during the war But thov nations are not powerful. ar 1 they maj) fear to m- peril tgeir futur>. We watch to seeif Cer- ,- . ‘ N Ny 7 . Ben & Pui;lication. "THE Food ¢ mmissioa of St Crcix has tixed the follo ving maximum prices which 4 .re Lo pre¢ul untu further notice. REVAIL PRICES ol s R i cteioi e, .0 82, per pound T L L e e Polloek B R e B Rice-tioo¢ QWllity ...~ . . | Fi LA - N O D il e o 088 3 TR L L G e s e “ SL T i e- - s e e el . MR sl s MO W sl e 8 quEarT .Re . D G B R e e O M T ee L BB TL R e D e TDOURG L L e T W e ee e-e e s e N e eR I TR e o e e o 060 Blaeh B BT e oung BLs e e . Fe e B e Sweet pot:. ces--Hucksters priee . .... ....................04c. per pound. Fiesh FielRoiling. -- -niiih v v bivin.. vaei 100 o u -e e . i RREelaßs s s Liee, > All weights and measures are A M:ZRICAN STANDARD. Fractional parts of a pound to b« so'd in direct proportion to the pound rate. Christiansted St. Croix, the 24’ l.Tarch 1920. Signed D. ©. CANEGATA, Chairman, many will really try to perform, serious- ly and honestly, the clossal task she has assumed. Who knows? Dr. Schiffer the minister of justice, is reported to have said that the government regarded as ‘‘an affair of honor to punish those really guilty.”” Would we not &ll wish to be- lieve this and to see Germany rise to the se se, the acceptance and the adminis- tration of justice? She has the oppor- tunity. If she can nominate just judges, who in her name will deliver just judges, just judgment, she will take a consid- erable step toward retrieval of the moral losses which were infinitely greater than the material losses that she suffered in the war. —Boston Herald.