The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-03
WILL DEMAND
SURRENDER OF
HOHENzOILERN
TO the ALLIES
Status That Of Pirate or Slave
Trader - Former Crown
Prince Says he Has Not Re-
nounced Anything.
PROLETAR|AT ARM|NG
(By Associated Press)

OOSTERLAND. Holland. Dec. B.
81 have not renounced anything and
] have not signed any documents
whatever" the former German crown
prince declared to the correspondent
9 today.
IL was convinced early in October,
1914" the former crown prince said
to his interviewer, that we lost the
war. considered our position hope
less after the battle OF the Marne,
which we should not have lost IL the
chiefs of our general staff had not
suffered a case of nerves.
Il tried to persuade the general
staff to seek peace then. even at the
great sacrifice, going so far as to give
up Alsace-Lorraine but I was told to
mind my own business and confne
my business to command my armies.
have proof Of this"
LONDON, Dec "A demand for
the surrender of William Hohenzol-
lern will oe submitted to the Neither
lands government in the name of all
the allied cabinets, according to the
Express The views of France and
Italy have been fully communicated to
the British government and President
w IISOu dlSO udS uldut suSScStlOuo ICl-
ative to procedure in the case.
Authority is claimed by the Express
for the statement that, although there
are some little differences as to points
Of law among allied jurists, Mondays
unanimity relative to the bringing of
the former German emperor to an
swer for mis- crimes.
Tho nnininn 10 hold fhQf Holland
will not. be disposed to put obstacles
in the way. She will not be asked
to deliver Herr Hohenzollern under
the ordinary extradition laws, but his
status will be considered analogous to
that of pirate or slave trader, who
is not regarded as entitled to sanctu-
ary in any country.
Germans Undecided.
The German government is still un-
decided as to how to deal with the
former emperor and the Hohenzol-
lerns." said Hugo Haase, secretary
for foreign affairs in the German cab
met to a correspondent of the Express
on Sunday.
Il think" he continued. they may
be sufficiently punished by the inter
national odium they have incurred
, Discussing the war. Haase said
"The guilt of starting the struggle
lies with both German and Austrian
militarism. The government is now
investigating the pre-war methods of
the foreign Office, particularly regard
ing the handling OF secret funds. The
result will be published as soon as the
investigation is completed.
ElSNER LOSING PRESTIGE.
Kurt Eisner, the Bavarian premier,
is losing prestige according to Munich
advices received by the way Of Am
sterdam. Copenhagen and Berne. A
Copenha gen dispatch says that Eisner
was Kissed by his own partisans at
Munich during celebration in honor
of returning soldiers. Later sup
porter of Eisner was not allowed to
make speech and was obliged to flee
from an angry crowd which removed
the red flags along the streets and
stormed the ministry Of the interior.
shouting: Down with Eisner!"
Guards fired over the heads of the
crowds which dispersed.
A Berne dispatch to the MAIL says
it is believed that Bavaria is gradually
reaching a conclusion to retain it's
unity with the rest of Germany. rather
than seeking separate peace. This
also reports evidences of
growing hostility towards Eisner adj
ding that there are signs in Munich
that crisis is approaching and that
action favoring some form of mon
archy may be taken within three
weeks.
Ask for Protection.
The diplomatic corps in Berlin has
asked the German government for pro-
lection against the anarchistic propa.
ganda OF the Spartacus group which
is agitating for. the general arming of
the proletariat, according to an Ex-
change dispatch from Amsterdam.
II appears the Germans will be un-
able to hand over all the 5000 locomo.
tives stipulated in the armistice agree
ment by Dec. Il. and it is possible
that the allies will grant more time
TO the enemy. This will have the
effect OF delaying peace negotiations.
since they cannot begin until the arm
istice conditions have all been fulfilled.
Discussions between the allied dele
cations to the peace conference will
probably begin on Dec. 20, with Presi-
dent Wilson taking part personally.