The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-05
EX-KA|SER TO SIT
IN THE DOCK LIKE
OTHER CRIMINALS
CHIEF JUSTICE WHITE Is EN.
PECTED TO BE L. =. JUDGE
AT LONDON TRIAL

London, July 1.-The only surprise
of the report by Premier Lloyd George
ON the work of the peace to the house
of commons yesterday was the news
that the former German emperor
would be ON trial In London. The pre-
micr has u habit of launching news in
speeches, notable previous instance
being his address in which he said
that three submarines had been sunk
in one day. That address came at
time when the submarines were the
most mcnacing factor in the war situa-
ton
The decision TO bring the former EN-
peror to London, with other prominent
accused persons, has been a well'kept
secret and il is understood that Mr..
Lloyd George was responsible for the
proposal. Holland, however, has yet
to be reckoned with, it is reported.
dutch public opinion has seemed
strongly to support the kaiser's right
of asylum there, and there are many
predictions that Holland may refuse
W kiNf h' Al' h'lb9'h illplltilNli siiN
that the powers will not coerce her
Great state trials in England, of
which there have been none for many
years, have been held in Westminster
Hail. but it is not believed that VII
liam Hohenzollern will be given that
honor. The procedure for his trial
| will be laid down by a commission
which will be appointed 10y committee
| which the allies soon Will set up To
execute the provisions of the peace
| treaty. Five judges will be chosen by
| the American. British, French, Italian
and Japanese governments and it is
expected that they will constitute the
court In that event the Earl of Read
ing lord chief justice, will sit for Great
Britain, and Edward Douglass White,
the United States, is regarded as the
| logical choice of the American gov
| ernment
Parliamentary gossip holds that the
former emperor certainly should not
be given a privileged position in court.
but should be put in the dock like any
other man charged with a crime.
The trial is looked for this autumn
if it occurs and steps for the former
| kaiser's eXtradition are expected to
be taken soon, If not already begun.
| Dutch newspapers have discussed
| Count Hohenzolern's eXtradition ever
| since he took refuge i'm Holland and
the general sentiment appears to be
that it would be a humiliation for Hol.
land to surrender the former monarch
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demand would be untenable under the
law. since the ex.kaiser's case does
| not come under eXtradition treaties
and the charge of a supreme offense
against international morality and the
sanctity of treaties" is not covered by
existing laws.
Holland May Change Law
The Nieuwc Rotterdamsche Courant,
in an article which is reputed to have
been inspired, recently said that the
| Dutch government might be prepared
| to make the necessary changes in its
constitutional law on being given GER
tain guarantees as the constitution of
the court and the character of the
trial. The guarantees specified by the
newspaper were that impartial judges
who would not be of accusing national-
ties would preside and that the former
| emperor might be given the right to
produce all available evidence in his
defense. The Handalsbadel of Amster-
dam recently said regarding the former
emperor and crown prince: \
Both of them have been admitted
to this country as a matter of fact,
not as matter Of right, for no au-
thoriZatiOn to travel or reside in Hol-
land has been issued to them in ac-
cordance with the law of 1S49 relating
to foreigners nor are they interned
as dangerous foreigners under the
temporary law of 1885, which requires
that foreigner to be interned must
be deemed dangerous to public order,
safety, healtR and morality"
The newspaper points out that for
eigners not in possession of an author
ity to travel or reside in Holland may
be put over the frontier from which
they came.
Legal opinion here is that Hollands
action in assigning residences to Will
liam Hohenzollern and his son consti-
tuted permission for them to reside
in Holland. The prospect of having
the kaiser in England as a state pris-
oner has given the public a great topic
of discussion.