The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-28
SURRENDER TO BE
ASKED OF HOLLAND
This Section of Treaty Of
fered at Plenary Session
Of Peace Conference Held
in Paris This Afternoon
Also Considers League of
Nations.

Washington, ID. G., April 2S.--Irial OF
the former German emperor for "a SUI
preme offense against international NOR
atty and the sanctity Of treaties has
been determined upon by the allied and
associated powers Holland will be re.
quested TO surrender the royal refugee
for arraignment before court composed
Of five judges named by the United
States, Great Britain, France, Italy and
Japan.
The state department made public to-
day proposed articles for insertion in the
peace treaty, to be considered this after.
noon by the peace conference in plenary
session, providing for the trial of Will
liam II of Hohenzollern and also re.
quring Germany to deliver all persons
within its borders charged with "haying
exercised acts in violation of the laws
and customs of war" for arraignment
before military tribunals of the allied
and associated powers, whose nations
suffered through such offenses.
nus itiG btdtE GVutBitIGG tpluDllSslpU
on responsibility for the war has solved
its most weighty problem. The state
departments announcement of the sou-
tion was received here generally with
surprise because it was known that Sec
retary Lansing, chairman of the commits
sion, had steadfastly opposed any at
tempt to bring the former kaiser before
an international tribunal. Mr.. Lansing
contended there was no law BY which
such an offender could be reached by the
conference. and that it would be con-
trary to the constitution of the United
States for the American delegates to par
ticipate in the execution OF sort Of in
ternational ex-post facto law. At that
time, however, it was proposed TO charge
criminal and military offenses, and it
was suggested to-day that the decision
TO base the indictment upon violation Of
international morality and the sanctity
of treaties was taken to meet the Ameri-
can viewpoint.
The announcement issued by the state
department follows:
Following are the proposed articles
regarding penalties, for insertion in
treaty of peace to be considered at a
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Monday, at O'Clock D. m Paris time:
Article 1.-The allies and associated
powers publicly arraign William il. of
Hohenzollern, formerly German emperor,
not for an oifense against criminal law,
but for a supreme offense against inter
national morality and the sanctity of
treaties
"a special tribunal will be constitut-
ed in the treaty caused thereby charging
him and essential to the right of defense.
1t will be composed of five Judges, one
appointed by each of the following five
powers, namely, the United States of
America, Great Britain, France, Italy
and Japan.
"'In its decision the tribunal will be
guided by the highest motives of inter-
national policy, with view to vindicat-
ing the solemn obligations of interna-
tional undertakings and the validity Of
international morality 1t is its duty to
fix the penalties to be imposed.
"'Tbe allied and associated powers
will address request to the government
of the Netherlands for the surrender to
them of the ex-emperor in order that he
may be put on trial.
Article 2-The German government
not having insured the punishment OF
the persons accused of having exercised
acts in violation Of the laws and customs
Of war, such persons win be brought be.
fore military tribunals by the allied and
associated powers and il found guilty
sentenced to the punishments laid down
by military law.
1.-The German government shall hand
f,{ ha oil l. i
or to such one Of them as shall so re.
quest, all persons accused of having com
mitted an act in violation of the laws
and customs of war, who are specified
either by name, or by the rank OF office
remployment which they held under
the German authorities.
Article 3-Persons guilty of Grim.
inal acts against the nationals of one OF
the allied and associated powers will be
brought before the military tribunal OF
that power.
Persons guilty of criminal acts
against the nationals of more than one
of the allied and associated powers will
be brought before military tribunals
composed of members of the military
tribunals of the powers concerned
In every case the accused viii be
entitled to name his own COUNSEL"
Article 4 is as follows:
4fThe German government undertakes
to furnish all documents and informa
tion of every kind, the production Of
which may be considered to insure tht
full knowledge of the incriminating acts
the discovery of the offenders, the JUS
appreciation of the responsibility"