Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-20
ALLIES DEMAND Ex-KA|sER
APPEAL TO DUTCH JUSTICE
IN EXTRACTION REQUEST
iionmnd Told She VIII Not ne Full
H"nS international Duty Ii She
Hampers Trial.


PAltlS. Jan. I9.-uollanu il told 1,
/ The allied note demanding the cstradi.
non of former Emperor William that
! duty II she refuses to associate her.
SIT SIT with the entente powers i'm chas
d ,n.inS crimes committed by German,
/, peep emotion has been caused 4,
dision of " ihe ,h tor demand for tho extra
ing 10 Il brussels dispatch. Bniicf 10
expressed ut The Hague that mons
% %r%S VII h, be taken with = view to in
Asks for Surrender.
. Inc text of the note sent Ia Thc
iiiague WAS made public today. II was
S,iisned by, Premier Cicmenccau %" "s
France, and follows:
I'm notifying by these prcso,i;s II tho
N,eth:rlands government and Queen "r
Of versaliss. !, yericd copy 9l 'a Of yTSl,y
- annexed. which came into fore.
J; !" MAY IL. the powers have the honpr
they have decided To put into rxsnm.
Ion without delay this article tar,iele
liam IL ", Of ,; cpD,,'y f arraigns Wi,
ofths. against International morality
ana me sanctity Of treaties and d..
vii .tdhross a request To the .Icther-
iaids government for his surrender In
oracr mat he may DO placed on trial
10 the government of the Ncthcr!nrids
h nn 1ii'Gitl demand to deliver into Their
Emperor OF Germany, in order thar H.,
"Individutls residing In German.
AGAINST whom the allied ana associ:,tcd
powers lave brought charges are !"
q" o. 1igGn n nnan 10 them under article e2S
Emperor. If lie had remained in Cor
inany; would have been delivered I'M
m u,.., me same conditions by tho Ger
cites belgium Invasion.
cont"rsan ie' iyfih rs Eovornmcnt IS
reasons which impcriously cAac, ,hat
preinsdia,ed Violations OF International
.fsai'es; ~ we'll as systema,ie d!src
!LEhis OF nations should rccoiv. :.s rs-
Sincn;d evcTy one. Including the highest
mont provideI hy tic S sneesa nnnsh
ihe powers briefly recall. among So
many crimes. tho cynical violation, q
h"urS. the barnarous and pIiilcss 80
, ,S ~ hostages. deportation on rnassc.
,hcir families aud delivered. dcfens".
..Ss TO me worst iscuiiy: tic
sions without military utility tho siib
marine var without restriction inclua.
lns inhuman abandonment OF Victims
IN 'ne nigh seas and iunumcrabic acts
against noryoinhatants. committed n.
ncr'nal authority III Violation OF the
-. supreme Head Responsible.
an ','SHm n - least moral. Tor
m"de abusive nsc Of his fun power.
20 infringe. or 10 allow iufr!nLtncu,
opon. tho most sacred regulations d;
hlllin conscience.
Tho powers cannot conceive that
the government of the Netherlands.
~, ,hm,,, rs5arl WIZ i.ss reprobaion ,h:,n
S,n'H,s".S"S TIC iinmonse responsible
ny. or ~ former. i!inpcro-.
holland would not fulull her in
, S.n,t..i"i mniE u; sne refused 10
~ FAR as p her MEANS MN ,i ",ger nn, atm;
taking. or at least not hindcrinr
chastiscmcnt of tho crimes committed.
49,. arguments Not Desired.
In addressing this demand to the
,;u'cA government, the powers be-
licNe - their duty TO emphasize ia
special character IT is thnir duty -
insure the execution Of article n"T /.
without allowing Themselves TO b.
stopped by arguments, because /, ia
no. question Of a public accusation
with Jurid!c!al character as regards
It's basis, but an act Of high intGrna-
iionai policy imposed by the universal
conscience, in which legal forms have
''c%m Drowned solc.y 10 assure 10 the
accused such guarantees as ~ !
ncyC. before recognized In pubic
Jaw: inc powers arc convinced IIo!-
and which, has always shown re
ticc. having hccn one of the first 10
claim 4 place Ia the league Of ma.
ti"ns. Wi! not be willing TO cover by
her moral authority the violation ot
principles essential to solidarity OF
nations. all OF which are equally in
torcstel in preventing the return Of
q similar catastrophe.
inns TO the highest interest OF the
Dutch people not TO appear 10 protcc.
the principal author Of this catastrophe
by allowing him shelter on her terri
tory. a1d also 10 facilitate his trial.
which is claimed by the voices Of mil
lions .. victims"