THE FRYATT MURDER.

Nelson Evening Mail, 2 August 1916, Page 2

THE FRYATT MURDER.

QUESTION' OF REPRISALS. AME RFC A N OPINIO NS. 'Australian and X.Z. Cable Association.) t'Reo. Ang. 2, 2 p.m.) NEW YORK, Aug. 1. Opinions representative of Americans differ as to the. character of the punishment England' should' inflict for the murder of Capt. Fryat-t. Some consider that the. punishment should' be automatic. Others hope that the Kaiser will be sentto St. Helena for personal: expiration. Mr Frederic Goudert, a leading international lawyer, interviewed, said the punishment must he meted out after the war. I enni'der it exceedingly unwise to attempt reprisals. We recognise that the Allies are fighting on behalf of ijitematto".al justice. 'V Therefore, nothing is gained l by a policy of counter frightfulness'for t-hi-. finther inrtnnee of scientific Ix'rbarisTiT. Mr -George Putnam, president of the-.Americans-Rights Committee, said- that Britain -fmist, keep for later a settlement of damnable record of Prussian crimes against civilisation which Germany nvust- expiate before a-rtnv.tted to the world' ledervtion- of nations. Britain might demand after the. war the deportation of the Kaiser, who was too inscne for responsibility. Mr George Wickersham, cx-Attorney-Oeneral. says that the world's execration will punis-h Germany.