Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-05

by commission which will be ap-
pointed by committee which the
allies will SOON set I'D To execute
the PROVISIONS Of the peace treaty.
Five judges will be chosen by the
British. American. French. Italian
and Japanese governments. and it Is
expected they will constitute the
court. In that event, the Earl of
Reading, lord chief Justice. will sit
for Great Britain. and Edward
Douglass White. chief Justice of the
supreme court of the United States.
Is regarded rs the logical choice of
the American government. Pariia-
mentary gossip holds that the for
mer 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
Dutch newspapers have discussed
Count Hohenzollern' extradition
ever since ne took refuge in HnI-
land and the general sentiment
appsars To be that IT would be a
for Holland TO surrer-
der the former monarch al the de-
mand Of the powers. which demand
would be untenable under the law
since the KalBer's case does not
come under extraditlnn treaties and
the charge Of "a supreme offence
against international morality and
the sanctity Of treaties Is nut Gov
cred by existing laws.
The Nieuwe Rorterdamsche Cour-
ant, 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 certain guarantees as to
the constitution OF the ruurt and the
character of the trial. The Euaran-
tees specified by the Newspaper were
that impartial judges who would not
be Of accusing natIonalfties would
preside and that the former emperor
might be given the right to produce
all available evidence IN his defence
The Aandelsblad Of Amsterdam
recently said regarding the former
emperor and crown prince: Both of
them have been admitted to TINS
country, as a matter of fact. not as
a matter of right, for no authorize
ton to travel or reside in Holland
has been issued to them IN accord
ance with the law Of 1S4g relating
to foreigners. nor are they informed
as dangerous foreigners under the
temporary law of 1898. which re-
quires that a foreigner. to be in
termed must be deemed dangerous
to public order, health or morality
The newspaper points out that
foreigners not IN possession Of an
to travel or reside here
may be put over the frontier from
which they came.
Legal opinion here Is that Hol-
lands action IN assigning residences
TO William Eohenzollern and his son
constituted permission for them to
reside II Holland.
The only surprise of the report
by Lloyd-George on the work of the
Peace Conference TO the House Of
Commons yesterday WIS the news
IN regard to the Kaiser The premier
has a habit OF launching news II
being his address IN which ne said
that three submarines had been sunk
IN one day. That address came al
q time when the submarines were
the most menacing factor In the war
situation.
The decision to bring the former
Emperor To London. with other PROM
lnent accused persons. has been a
well kept secret. and il is understood
that MIR. Lloyd George was respon-
sible for the proposal. With one or
TWO exceptions. the London newspa-
perB express satisfaction with the
preInier's speech. Several, including
some most friendly To him. refer TO
IT'S defence" of the Peace treaty.
nut there Is a general agreement thai
ne gave a good answer to those
for more drastic terms, ar
we'll as those obJecting 10 the op-
presEive features Of the Peace treaty,
The Laborite Herald alone sweep
ngly condemns the speech. asserting
1 TO be unsatisfactory TO most labor
md liberal members Of the House.
The Liberal Daily News. however.
while continuing to criticize certain
:e1u1s Of the treaty, says the validity
Il mnny uf the premier's arguments
Ire tnruntastAtle and warmly praises
nts dsclazaxiun Of faith IN the lsaaxue
II Nati .sC nuiuy sllrtiln cmfwypw
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