Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10
Regards Kaiser As Beyond Extfaditior
Statement as Regards Hol- lands Viewpoint Regarding William Hohenzollern.

The Hague. Saturday. Nov. 8 (By the A. P.).--Former Emperor William came to Holland year ago next
 Monday. During this time there has been no demand, officially or unofi-
 clally, for his extradition or delivery ID to the allies. nor has Holland at all thanSed its viewpoint toward him. The Associated Press learned this today from sources that are unques tionable. Hollands viewpoint as re- Sards William Hohenzolern may be stated frankly as follows: The Nether- lands, which for centuries has accord Cd political refuge to all considerable
 iormer emperor and crown prince as reIugees-not as royalty. but as per ! sons entitled to the same rights as
 any plain Johann Schmidt who fled to Holland during the war This princi
 pie Is so strongly held by the govern | ment, and also by the press of Hol-
 land, that nothing is likely to change l it. it is asserted.
 | The Dutch government has made up it's mind as to it's conduct in the event
 the surrender of William Hohenzollern l Is asked for. No official statement has l been made in this connection, but The 1 Associated Press learns that Holland 1 considers the former emperor beyond | eXtradition, as there is no possible
 way legally to hold him as a criminal. | II they desired to insist on the priv llege. both the Hohenzollerns would be
 free to go where they liked. as they
 are in no sense prisoners. However,
 because they feel that they would em-
 barrass Holland even further, they ap- parently have agreed to remain where
 they now are-the father at Ameron- gen and his son at Wieringen.
 If the one-time emperor and crown
 prince desired to return to Germany
 they would be permitted to go. While
 1t is possible that Frederick William
 some day may return to Germany. of
 f1cial circles in The Hague are in |, clined to the belief that William
 HohenZollern is content to settle dowr
 to the life of country gentleman a . Doorn, where he has been permitted to buy a small estate.
 Although q number of purported in terviews with the former emperor hay, been published. the fact is that h } never has spoken for publication sine his arrival at Anerongen. and to tn request of The Associated Press cor ) respondent for a statement on the oc
 casion of the anniversary of his takin - refuge here he sent a reply sayin s that he had not changed his deter mination not to speak.
 :, Holland realizes the unpleasantnes
 of the situation created by the fac n that the former German ruler sougt . refuge here a year ago." Dutch off
 cial said to The Associated Press to e day. But for us it is only questio e of sticking to the principles whic y have guided us for centuries.
 = Also there is the question of prin Il ciples in our negotiations of Belgium i ceE:la pds with regard to territorial ad : jus sIftents. These negotiations al Il proceeding satisfactorily in Paris 4 q no time were diplomatic relations bt $, f7ft'en Belgium and Holland broke e. off
 l. "As -ar as Limburg is concerne
 were It not for the fact thati it wou be beneath. the dignity of Holland It consider such procedure. we wou 70 welcome a nlebiscite there, for V Is know that only about one-half of II per cent. or the population of Limbur l. and these for self-interested reason is would fayor anneyati tion to Be1giur d Regarding the River Scheldt, Holland 1t conuol of the waterway has been LII ,f ques oned since the fourteenth eel If tury and there is now no reason is surrender it."
 l. The correspondent of The Associa Id ed Press has learned that while Ho 2. land has not yet made q state loan CT Germany. such a loan is quite pro " able.