Evening star., 1919-04-07
Allowed to '"Toot" Like Kaiser.

The friendship between the kaiser
and the Duke Of Arenburg is said
to have been so close that the duke
was the only man in Europe who was
permitted by the German rulers sane
tion to use the kaiser's automobile
signal. "toot, toot te toot." At any
rate, the duke, just before Germany's
plans to invade Belgium and France
materialized, evidently got word OF
the kaiser's plan and he sought to
dispose Of his estate. Rather than
have the fine old place fall into the
hands Of those who might not care
for the historic spot, it was taken
over by the Belgian government. To-
day it is being fitted up as museum
for war pictures and will be so dedl-
Gated by King Albert within a short
time, but in case it should be de-
sired by the league Of nations 1t will
be gladly turned over to the world
powers without cost to them.
The Palais dEdgmonts nont. is h,v a oes oeaut6f Of
Se fS Sd in Which,
full old places. It is of stone con-
struction and has great central
door leads into the left wing of the
building, where a. grand staircase,
an imitation OF that at Versailles,
leads to the upper floors. The rooms
nI2h-CcllluReu
Truly a Palace Grand.
{ AS zone winds here and there
pressed with simple architectural
grandeur. In addition to the great
courtyard at the front of the build
ing there is another th, at tn the ds;,ra renr 1t
park, SO extensive are it's grounds.
In connection with the main building
is a lage room once used by the
boxes. This is being completely rem
ovated, and the Belgians suggest
conference room of the league of ma
tions. Everywhere there is a sense
Of splendor, and the Belsians feel
that it would be a fitting place for
statesmen of the world powers to
However: The Hague offers to the
peace conference in Paris a great
| building which was erected for the
erested~the @ dHD Peace palace. Delesates @
from Holland insist that inasmuch
as many of the present great world
J treaties were drafted there it is fit
world powers should continue at The
Fague. Those opposing Hollands 8
arguments as the home Of the league
say; yy.s n,or,o oovon.n,s ouo a..e.
ed and housed in Holland. but Hoi-
land did not wholly respect them
during the course of the war"
Mr.. Wilson Said to Favor Hague.
In fact. there is strong sentiment in
Paris against naming The Hague as
the seat of the league of nations.
President Wilson is said to have eX-
pressed a desire that the league op-
y
to the President arc disinclincd to be-
lieve that he voiced such utterance.
| Particularly in view of the fact that
among European allied countries HoI-
| land is not popular at the present
moment, and such statement might
give offense to those in Paris who
suffered by Hollands failure to assist
| in any way the allied cause, while it
| is charged Holland in turn aided
Germany.
| The enemies of placing the league
| of nations at The Hague point out
that Holland permitted Germany to
| trample into the dust all treaties ef-
| fected at The Hague without making
a single protest. Holland, they say,
! permitted German airships to pass
ever her territory for raids upon Eng
\ land, but at the same time prevented
! telegraphic warning from reaching
| England. Holland also permitted con-
! traband to go into Germany during
I the entire period of the war, though
| making only half-hearted attempts to
prevent it through the medium of its
| troops on the border. Holland like
, wise. they point out. permitted huge
| quantities of sand and gravel needed
! by the Germans in trench and forti-
fication construction to pass through
| Holland without demur. though on
allied protest, it is recalled, Holland
did make some weak-kneed objec-
tions to this procedure.
Permitted Huns to Escape.
But the chief complaint against Hol
land today is that during the grea,
| German retreat Holland permitted
| 10000 German troops to escape cap.
| ture by passage over Dutch soil. Fur.
thermore. the European allies do moi
look with favor upon the apparen,
| complacenscy of the Dutch govern.
| ment in permitting the kaiser ant
| the crown prince to find haven within
! the nations Borders. furthermore. there
are intimations in Paris that Holland
! VIII dispute the right of the allies tc
/ take the crown prince and the kaiser
| from Holland for trial should the peace
| conference decide that they are Grim
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