The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-21
ADVICE TO. HOLLAND

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4 What shall be done with Wilhelm Hohenzolern,
than whom all time has never disclosed a more dis
picable murderer OF greater coward?
| This former kaiser has sought safety in Hol-
land. ...l
Holland seemingly, is willing to intern him; to
protect him from the wrath of an outraged world,
and from the Just vengeance of the liberated Ger
man peoples.
| The Dutch government believes that by thus
'sheltering the fend-exile it is obeying interna-
t.unal law which provides security for exiles.
But the Dutch government errs in placing this
arch murderer in the category Of political eXes
The rest of the world must needs set the Dutch
government right on this matter. Wilhelm Ho-
IhenZollern must not escape the punishment he so
we'll merits, and which all honest people insist
must be given him. It doesn't matter much how
this punishment comes to hinl-on the guhotine,
the scaffold or how-just so that the world is rid
forever of his presence. There isn't room for the
rest of US and Bill Hohenzollern on this globe!
However, the government Of Holland is slow to
realize this. Possibly the government of Holland
expends too much friendly concern on this most
vicious of criminals. 1t is, therefore, up to the
rest of the world to enlighten Holland, for it is in
conceivable that Holland would sacrifice the
| friendship of the rest of the world for William
Hohenzollern.
| We Americans cannot talk directly to the Hol-
land government. We cannot tell the queen and
her governing heads that we will have to abandon
our friendship for Holland if Holland continues to
provide haven for William Hohenzolern But
we can tell the queen and her government that
very thing in an indirect manner.
We Americans can tell the Holland minister in
Washington.
! We Americans can tell him that America must
sever the bond Of friendship with Holland unless
Holland expels this Hohenzoern murderer from
Its territory Let Holland turn him over to the
allied powers or back to the Germans but let it not
shelter him.
! It is altogether probable that the minister Of
Holland in Washington would communicate with
his government on the subject if he heard from a
! few million Americans something like this:
| IF your government continues to harbor Will
liam Hohenzoern, the people of this country can
not associate with the representative of that gov
eminent If your government stands by William,
Hohenzollern the people Of the United States ask
you as representative of that government to re-
| turn to Holland, and remain there as long as Ho-
land is the haven of the Hohenzollerns' i
The Holland minister is DR.. August Phillips and
his address is 14O1 Sixteenth St., N. W., Washing
ton, d. c..
What do you say about writing him letter on
the subject?
The title of ranking Republican senator" is still
h far from jeanette Rankins grasp
Il Harden says the kaiser "has made himself I'M
necessary" A mild way of putting it.
Il
i The only after-the-war employment problem
will be that affecting royalty and militarsts.
For Pete's sake don't hold that peace conference
in Washington. The city already has 100000
more inhabitants than there is room for.
| Germany can never pay that huge restoration
bill in gold. She should be made to pay in kind
in raw materials, labor, ships and manufactured
products.
Czecho-Sovak troops return home, if they will lay
down their arms They tried that game on the
CzechoSovaks once before, and then cut loose
: on them with machine guns.
j The way the boche looks at it he can never pay
d in full for the damage he has already done. The
o allies will make him pay the last penny he can,
h anyhow-and it won't be adequate. Hence all the
loot he hauls off in violation of the armstce is
l. pure velvet.
The peace treaty will have to be ratified by a
Republican senate But since the peace treaty
will be history's most complicated document, the