Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-06
VON LERSNER SAYS
IT MEANS REVOLT
Under Treaty's Terms Next
Tuesday Is Limit of Time
Allowance.
Won BERNSTORFF IS ON LIST
Former Ambassador to u. S.
Says He Would Be Glad
to Face Trial.

PARIS. Feb. Sit Is Germany's next
move. The list of alleged war criminals
is in her hands, and in accordance with
The treaty of Versailles the accused
must be delivered before February TO-
or next Tuesday.
Berlin dispatch says Germany will
reply to the allies that It is Impossible
TO comply with the demand for tho de-
livery Of alleged war criminals. This
was decided at last nights Cabinet
meeting.
The list which the government has
only contains names. without rank or
70 know which Mueller and which
zimmerman is demanded. This may
be pointed out in the German reply.
Germany signed the treaty while a
revolver was held against her temple:
nevertheless she signed 1t in the sim
irus,inr ns'rG ,o 70 o., carr OUT inc Terms ana
But the enforcement of the war-guilt
parasrapn Is worse than war. worse
synonymous 10 The destruction OF Ger
man democracy
little farewell address to his colleagues
before leaving Paris as a private citi-
zen.
Rather than be a party to such an
Later he said: no German would
ever consent to the delivery OF Hin
II the governmen, were willing. every
former and present soldier and the.r
kin would feet outraged and revolt.
The list may contain the names OF
some men that Germany would be clad
to be rid Of. but the German people
do not consider II justice TO demand
the delivery OF the Kaiser's sons mere
~ because they arc the direct heirs to
the c1 1-Empcror.
Says Sander. E Innocent.
al the Same time the lis, Includes
men such as Liman von. Sanders. who is
absolutely innoeent pf the charges es
having had a responsible part in the
armenian massacres. though II Is wcli
known ne is no more NOR resp rSspoHs,pie dntnp 'hln ,he
war whose soldiers arc guilty OF
atrocities.
massscres is entirely the Turks. as
myself and other important eye
Witnesses are ready TO testify: so,,v.-
Even II the accused were 10 denver
themselves OF their own free Will. there
is doubt II the German people would
eountennneer rrnni an ie,on sonh "ne ~ no victors
should inhict upon "a beaten enemy.
Partial List of Men Demanded.
Following is a partial list Of the per
sons demanded for eHtrad'''oh from inc
''Gsiaii" Karl K. Esidi. Duke Alereeht, Of
Wurttemhurg; submarine Comma nde1
Arn0d AII lo1 de Nrnm IA hTterS General Otto von
Below, Count Johann Won Bernstorr;
former ambassador otSrnn. TO tne .uoIiweei Inytse
n,n1es: former imperiai Chancellor; General
Won Beseler. Count Bismarck. General
Won Boehm. General Won Bothnefr'
tha Duke OF MecklenburE.
General Won Bredow: Bronsar, nxe,ow non
hdmiral Won Capellc General Groener'
General Won Daimlins
Enver Pasha. prinee ~ rnnepai me, p FaiE
cnhayn. prince Frederick OF Prussla,
Geri Generai Won ciailwit1. Alfred cn Won
miaSe";tpp' .rsi von Gravcnitz. General Count
fiascdcr IIammcrstein
Two Demand HindenburE.
DR.. Haniel Won iIaimheusen, the
Grand Duke OF Iiesse; Field Mars Marsha al
Son dom, ,naed by France and Belgium;
prince August OF IIohenzoiieTIns.r :prinSs nee
Crown Prince OF Germany. Prince os-
car OF Hohenzollern 49,, u.,,.,
General Won HautiGr' isinaet maear.i .ia Hnn
,,insinsen, General Ludendorh, rieid
Marshal Won Mackensen, Genera, Mfrni Man
General Won der Marwitz. --- -,----- , Won
Moltke. Won MontGelas. ROB l
ert Morath, 49, ,,,,,a Won ohein xon yc1;
Plettenbcrs. General Won Quasi, Prince
Ratibor.
Hnynl Men Demanded.
Admiral scheer. so, von der
Pasha, Admiral Won Tirpitz. General
submaTin Commander Valentine.
Prince wittgenstein. Count Vitztum.
- Won Eckstcdt, Alfred Zimmer-
mann. former Secretary OF Foreign AZ
Some Of the names in the list are
rank Of the g,a perS;ens so. desired is not
nihsTa the name Of Meilfritz amTes WheS
possibly is a telegraphic error for Dr.
karl Heifcerich, former Minister Of
Among others demanded by the all
lies for extradition are Herr Auer. for
ner Bavarian Minister OF the Interior:
g6e Naval Cabinet; Herr Won Rossig,
4 prominent manufacturer. and Gen
eral Won MorGcn.
BernstorT Mildly Amused.
One of the connt sur15ses v1n msn
former ambassador IS I'd ro,t to :, the United
the s eo fasha fST as The fhessa saun Sesp
his surprise. seemed to be mildly
amused He declared that he was not
afraid to face trial: He, added that
ho might even put the allies in a
duandary If they attempted to prose
at am ready to give myself up
voluntarily to face any French trial."
said Count Won Bernstorh, tonight.
suppose 1t Is in connection with tho
Boio Pasha case. If there must be a
trial am sorry II Is not In America.
am still member OF the diplomatic
service and must abide by the govern
ment's decision. but I prefer to sur
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