Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
DEMAND FOR
KAISER TO Be
SENT DUTCH
Allies Frame Plan of Ac
ton Made by Wilson,
Is Report.

OoSterIand. Holland, Dec >.
BY The Associated Pres -
q nave not renouuced anything
and | have no. signed any dOcu-
menf whatever, the former
German crown prince declared
10 the correspondents today.
London Dee. "a demand
for The surrender oi William
HohenzollcrH VIII be submitted
10 the Netherlands government
in the name oi all the allied
cabinets. according 10 the EX-
press. The views OF France
and Italy have been fuuy conf
manicated 10 the British gov
eminent and President Wilson
has made suggestions relative
To procedure IN the ease.
q am convinced. The former
crown prince said 10 his inter
viewers. that Ne lost the war early
in October. 1919. considered our
position hopeless after the battle of
the Iarue which we should not
have lost if The chiefs of our gen
era. stan had not suffered a case
Of nerves
Told 10 Mind Own Business.
Il tried TO persuade the general
s,ar to seek peace then. even at q
great sacrifice, going so far as To
give up AIsace-LOT-aiue BUT / was
told 10 mind my own business and
coulle my activities to command
ing my armies. have proof of
this
Authority is claimed by the Ex-
press for the statement that al
though t-are- are some little differ
euces as TO points of law among al
LED iuriScS. Mondays conference in
Downing street. revealed unanimity
o. all 10 bring the former German
emperor to answer for his crimes.
NO Interference Erected.
The opinion Is held that Holland
I'll not be disposed to put obsta-
ties in the way. She will not be
ssked o deliver Herr Hohenzollern
Under the ordinary extradition laws,
5ut this status VIII be considered
analogous TO that OF pirate or
slave trader who lis not regarded as
entitled To sanctuary in any coun-
try
p The German government has con
senIei 10 permit number Of the
H0henz0llerr princes 10 leave Ger
many on condition that they leave
their fortunes behind them, accord
ing 10 an Exchange Telegraph dis
IatCh from Amsterdam. They have
accepted the conditions, it is said,
a1G expect 70 proceed to SwitZer-
and, Denmark or Holland.
Prince August William, the for
ner emperOr's fourth son, how
ever. and his vie are going TO
Argentina. as soon as possible, the
message states
French Lodge Complaints.
Psris, Dec. lHaras) French
citizens are lodging complaints with
Attorney General LescOuve regard
i1g crimes committed by the Ger
uan armies under William HOhen-
zolleru, the former emperor Sew
era persons VINO lost relatives in
he bOmbardmert Of Paris by the
nal -JlE D sA++ 50 ? AL1, nave 44A'i
heir complaints.
In the case of Madame Prieur.
whose husband was killed on the
torpedOed mail steamer Sussex. the
attorney general declares that the
steamer was an ext ension Of French
soil and consequently the French
Authorities are competent 70 make
AZ investf fga-gr.
viii Ask ExtraditIOn.
A decision with regard to me
Complaints ara5-s. the former en-
peror viii be reported within a few
-ays. i II is decided that French
tribunals are Competent 10 open
Proceeding. a Judge Will be ap-
polnted. One Of the first acts or
lae Judge |5.l re 10 ask for the ex-
Eaditon o. william HoherzOllern.
MISSING YANKEE.