Evening star., 1920-02-04
REFUSES TO SEND
ALLIES DEMAND
FOR 896 GERMANS
Kurt Won Lersner, Teuton
Envoy to France, Forwards
Resignation to Berlin.

tiOSiSiiQtiOil " Oci I'LL.
EnrGn huri Ven Lersner, head of
the Cermln mission in Paris has
been relieved of that Office.
BarGn ven Lersner, il is stated.
has received explicit orders to
transmit the expected allied note
on cX raditiOn demands to his gov
ernment.
PARIS. February (by the Asso-
ciated Press) Kurt Won Lersner.
German charge d'afaires here. has
returned TO Premier Nillerand the
list containing the names of Ger
mans whose eXtradtion is demanded
by the allies, which was handed to
him last night and has informed the
premier that he has resigned and is
leaving for Berlin by the first train
Baron Won Lersner told the Asso-
ciated Press his decision was in line
with the attitude lie had maintained
throue hGut regarding the question of
extradition. He declared he had held
that no German officials could be in
strumental in carry ing out the eN-
tradition clauses of the treaty and
consequently the matter hovi9g come
VI in a definite final form. there was
nothing left for him to do but to
res. gn and so home.
letter 4" Nf!Ierand.
last night. Baron Won Lcrsner dd-
dressed the following letter 10 f're-
mier Millerand:
Your excellency has transmitted TO
me 4 note containing tne names OF Ger
mans who's, vXtradition is mand9 ed
nv The allied powers. III the course
~ the last three months | have most
seriously laid before representatives
o. 1he allied and 'ss1cilted govern
meuts. ten times in writing and tnlt
teen times orally. the reasons it was
imVOSsible to comply With such re-
quest. no matter what the social rank
Of the accused persons might nt-
81 remind your e%ceilency OF my
constantly repeated declarations thac
no German functionary "o"id be ais
posed To be in any way WhateNeI
instrumental in the realization OF the
demand for their eXtradit!on
should ne instrumental in 1t
were to forward to the German gov
ernment the note OF your eXcsliency-
1 therefore serd it back herewith
II have made it kro II to my gov
ernment that ] cannot remain in OF
flee and that / shall .eave Paris by
the ne>t train.
"FREIHERR Won LERSNER-"
Raron Won Lersner, j, VAS ssIn
early this afternoon. would leave for
Berlin by an evening train.
Ambassadors Meet.
The .tf!ed COuilCll "a dIfbdSsd-
dors was called into extraordinary
session today to discuss the situa-
tion created by the resignation of
Paron Kurt Won Lersner. The session
was held in the French foreign office.
Hugh {. Wallace, the American
amba ssador. who attended the meet
ing, said afterward that he had no
statement to make regarding it
Ii was made known that an official
communique would be issued after the
second meeting OF the council, which
was set for $50 O'Clock this evening.
Meanwhile, an official view of the
situation arising from Baron Won
Lersner's refusal to transmit the list
Of the accused Germans to his govern
ment is lacking. The general impress
sion among observers of the peace
proceedings, however. was that the
action of the German representative
would not influence the determination
of the allies to demand the extradi-
tions.
sos Germans Accused.
Extradition of 500 Germans ac-
cused of violations of the laws of war
is demanded in the list handed Won
Lersner by Paul Dutasta. secretary OF
the peace conference. last night.
England demands ninety-seven for
trial, France and Belgium S34 eacn,
Italy twenty-nine. Poland ifty-seven.
Rumania forty-one and Serbia four.
the first list against whom charges
are preferred by all the allied nations
are included in the above figures.
Noted Gensrals Accused.
The ambas ador's council has con-
firmed it's decision not to publish the
names or those Germany is askea 10
surrender, but II is possible to say
that. in addition to those already re-
ported as being on the list. are the
following:
Field Marshal Alexander H. r. Won
Kluck, commander of the right wing of
the German army in it's advance on Paris
in 1919. Gen. Baron Kurt Won Manteuffel.
German military commander in Louyain,
Belgium, in 1914; Field Marshal Won
BueIow. commander OF the "a German
army: Gen. Stenger, commander OF the
SD German Infantry Brigade; Gen.
Won Tesma former governor of
Luxembourg; the Niemeyer brothers,
one n captain, who were accused in
1915 of mistreating British prisoners
of war; Maj. Won Goerts and Lieut..
Capt Forstner. submarine command
ers: Baron Won der Lancken, former
military governor of Bruss els; Ad-
rliral Won Capelie, former head OF the
Liman Won Sanders. German command
er of Turliish armies.
Public Indifferent.
Comment by the French press and
the attitude of the public in general
before this mornings developments
indicated the utmost Indifference to-
ward the demand for the extradition
Of the Germans accused of war crimes.
although some of the names were
those of men accused of deeds which
during the war aroused the most in
tense Indignation of virtually the en-
tire uopuiation of France,
While il cannot be said that France
has forgotten the happenings which
form the basis of the accusations. the
great delay in the peace negotiations
and the sIownesS of the reconstruc-
tion work has created a feeling of in
difference with everything connected
with the peace deliberations not deal
ing with the economic revival.
The general opinion, as expressed in
the public press. seems to be that
France is not SO anxious to receive
satisfaction concerning the punish
fnent of the guilty persons as she Is
TO get coal. in order to be able to pro-
duce goods for export.
ATTITUDE ON Crown Prince.
THE HAGUE. February 3.-The AS
sociated Press was informed today
that any demand On Holland for the
surrender of former Crown Prince
Frederick william as a war criminal
"a IL. f.l h.- hx t,l,