PUNISHMENT OF GUILTY
AFTERMATH OF NAZI DEFEAT Rugby, Mar. 6. The Belgian Prime Minister, M. Pierlot, broadcasting, expressed the belief that Germany realised that already she had lost tjie war. Soon she would see what price she must pay. M. Pierlot said: “We must put away any thought of useless revenge, but we all desire that punishment shall be inflicted, otherwise the nations would no longer believe in justice.” The fact-finding commission in which Belgium was represented was already drawing up a list of the guilty setting forth their misdeeds. There must be no escape. The new international law must not allow neutrals to refuse extradition and neutrals will Realise that it was in their interests to co-operate in securing the establishment of a true order of human society based on law and legality. —B.O. W.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 78, 8 March 1943, Page 5
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