The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-29
: Murderer Now Has Safe
j Asylum In Holland
N CRIMINAL BRAND
He May Be Removed BY
Decision of the Peace
Conference
LOWELL MELLETT


London, November 27.-While legal
authorities have decided that the al
lies can extradite the former kaiser
as common criminal, Holland still
doubts this claim. They maintain that
Germany alone can extradite the for
mer ruler or that he can be removed
from that country by decision reach
ed at the peace conference.
Holland takes the view that the
unwelcome guest is on their hands
only bocHuse Holland was the nearest
NEURAL end that he deserves the
same consideration as other interned
soldiers.
London, Nov. 27.-The Berlin vor.
waerts, official organ of the Ebert
government, warning against kaiser.
lite counter revolution, declares:
THAT gang of murderers are still
planning to re-establish themselves"
The Vorwaerts made the statement.
in commenting on the Bavarian dis.
closures of the origin of the war. It
pointed out that the German govern.
nent said 1t was ignorant of the Aus
trian ultimatum. before it was deliv.
cred to Serbia, and that it said Vienna
was exhorted to be moderate In its
demands.
Germany, Austria conspired.
"The facts are," says the Vorwaerts,
that Berlin melted Vienna.
Wilhelm said, The enemy attacked
u.s. This is an Infamous lie."
Publication of official reports from
the Bavarian minister at Berlin to his
home government confirm evidence In
the hands of the Entente that Ger.
many and Austria conspired to bring
about the war. It was for this rea.
son that the terms of Austria's ulti.
matum to Serbia were made so drastic
that hostilities were bound to follow.
Serbian Acceptance Prevented.
These revelations have been pub.
lished iii Munich after permission had
been asked by the Bavarian premier
and foreign minister of the German
federal government. They are in the
form of report sent to Munich on
July Is, 1914, by Count Won Lerchenq
field, the Bavarian minister at Berlin.
According to the report the delivery
of the ultimatum to- Serbia was de.
layed until after President Poincare
and Premier Viviani of France had
gone to st. Petersburg, which would
make it difficult for the Entente ma.
lions to arrive at an understanding
and tale counter measures.
Count Won Lerchenfeld said that
Serbia obviously cannot accept such
conditions as will be laid down." and
that as consequence there must be
war;" He declared that action on the
part of Austria could not be long de.
layed, "for that might give Serbia,
under pressure from France and Rus.
STA, an opportunity to offer satisfac
ton"
No Chance to Avert War.
In a telegram to Munich from Der
lin on July 81, 1914, Count Won Ler.
chenfeld said that Sir Edward Grey's
efforts to preserve peace would Ger.
tainly not succeed in arresting the
course of events" Later the same
day he wired information as to ultt
matums to Russia and France, fore
cast their rejection by both nations
and told of plans to hurl Germany's
armies against France, which, he said,
would be overwhelmed In four
weeks" He said that the morale OF
the French army was poor and that Il
was poorly armed.
On Aug. the Bavarian minister
outlined Germany's intention to VIC
late Belgium's neutrality, saying:
1.-THE chief Of the general star has
declared that even British neutrality
will be paid for too dearly IL the price
is respect Of Belgium. An attack on
France is possible only through Bel
gium."
Granton, Firth of Forth, Scotland.
Nov. 81 That overbearing German
naval commanders are receiving short,
shrift from their men is indicated in
a story related here.
Asked by British officer who ex.
amined a German torpedo boat de.
stroyer where the commander of the
vessel was, the junior officer replied:
"Oh. he gave us some trouble four
days ago, so We threw him overheard"
London, Nov. 27.-It is understood
that the question of the extradition OF
the former German emperor Is being
considered by British law officers OF
the crown, who are working i'm close
cooperation with the French authori
ties. Action in the premises was takep
after the flight of the for
mer emperor to Holland.
No Paper Thanksgiving.
There will be no paper issued from
The Free Press office tomorrow
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