Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-30
BEARS ALL BLAME
. FOR DEEDS DURING
TENURE OF OFFICE
Asserts German Law Makes
Him Responsible for
Acts of Kaiser.
REQUEST SENT TO PARIS
ON JUNE rs FROM BERLIN
Is Man Who Termed Treaty
With Belgium as Scrap
of Paper"
MAY BE TRIED BY HUN COURT
Since Retirement From Onlcc i'm 1917
He Has Been Living at
Hohenfinow.
REQUEST SENT TO PARIS
ON JUNE rs FROM BERLIN
MAY BE TRIED BY HUN COURT
Since Retirement From Office in 1917
He Has Been Living at
Hohenfinow.
TBv Associated Press

BERLIN. June 29.-Dr. Theobald Won
bethmann-H Hollweg. former German
Chancellor. has formally asked the
allied and associated powers to place
him on trial instead OF the former En-
peror. The former Chancellor saws that,
he assumes responsibility for the acts
OF Germany during his period OF Office
and places himself at the disposal of
the allies.
The request of the former Chancey-a
lot was made on June % in a COM
munication to Premier Clcmenceau,
president of the conference. Dr. Won
7ethmann-Hollweg. it Is said. desired
to take this step on May 20. but re-
Trained at that time on the EXPRESSED
wish Of the German government TIE
communication asks Premier Ciemen.
cean to bring the following document
sociated powers. - s.
Contents of Message.
In Article NXVIII. of the peace th.S
aMrraign His Majesty William pqI'''fs II. Sor
for a supreme orense against inter-
national trnl,ias morality and the sanctity 6f.
nounced their resolve to address, re-
quest to the government of The Neither
RamHs ian, n for the surrender Of the former
80 Nth reference thereto. I take tho
iioeAS of addressing a request to the
nss ia His 'ea aest5y esa5eetsa tse
be taken against me. For this Object
Of hereoy ERE ZIP place myself at the disposal
'"e a'iieo ana associated powers.
hears Full Responsibility.
LAS former German Imperlai chan
ceilor, / bear for my period OF offina
sole sole responsibility; as regulated In 't.S the
ae,s az tSe SSonstitnton for the political
deduce therefrom the claim that - ''ths ~
Fastening st.d which the allied and asso-
of me- sote's
fxed By pubiie eonstitutieeaaal ,feaa pHfsat'oif faW
quest. NY Urgent re-
's'sn"sseo9 "sos pErHMAss- !, WE.
nrHohenfinow. June 2S.' h'" EG, 4
German q nan Chancellor from 1903 to july iy
Buelow iihce Won
The definition OF the treaty guar.
ah.ee,ng !.se me neutrality of Belgium as3
Bethmann an OF Lrd;,p pHperr was made by Won
the Reichstag. shortly after tho bs.
ginning OF the war. The former chan
ceilor has blamed the militariats FOR
bar'tns has bnssn fhe me war. while he. in t6rn,
offered to BE Tried.
Last February the former cb.,..I
lor oftered to go before tribunal 10
give an accounting for his stewardship
ns n Gnancellor. II was announced in
Derln May p that Won Bethmann-
Holiweg would be among those who
would 'be tried by the German court
Whieh would investigate responsibility,
He has been mentioned seyeraI finn.
as among those who might be tried
by the allies for polIticaI ofrenses in
connection with the origin Of the war.
pr. Won Bethmann- -FIollweC is siStv-t
two years Old Before becoming Chan =
ceilor he was Prussian Minister Of the
interior. and Imperial Treasurer and
lieutenant-general I'm the German
army. Since his retirement from Of
hce, the former Chancellor has been
Lying at Hohenfnow, his estate near
Enerswaide, twenty y-seven miles NORTH
OF Berlin. %