Evening star., 1920-02-29
HOLLAND IS FIRM
IN HER REFUSAL TO
GIVE Up EX-KA|SER
Allies Demand Again to Be
Denied-Former Emperor
Not to Go to Colonies.
BY GORDON STILES.


(CableRram to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright. 1020)
AMSTERDAM, February 2S.-Hol-
land will not surrender the kaiser to
the allies. nor will she send him off
to the Dutch colonies. This is the
substance of a note which Holland
will send in reply to the peace con-
ference's reiteration of the demand
that the former war lord be turned
over to it for trial. The reply. how
ever. will not be sent before next
week at the earliest. The text has
not yet been framed. but when ready
it will be brief and to the point
a simple repetition of the fact that
there appear to be no grounds on
calmly and very firmly the policy of
the Dutch government was explained
to mo today by Jonkheer van Karne-
beck, the foreign minister Of Holland, in
an exclusive interview.
Cannot Be Forced Out.
Eve are not prepared to transfer
the ex-emperor to one of our col
onies. Under the Dutch law once
an individual is permitted to reside
in our territory he cannot be forced
to change his place of abode so long
as he obeys tho laws and conducts
himself properly.
I'VE will undertake to make with
Wilhelm certain definite arrange
ments as to just what he is to be
permitted to do and where he is to
be permitted to CO." the minister
replied. For instance, he must
agree to our regulation Of his visits
to Dutch cities as we'll as to such
surveillance as We Judge proper
Would you permit him to go to
Spain or the United Stateso"
Il do not think there is any cause
for worry on either Of those scores.'-
The minister then explained his
views on the Proposed deportation of
Wilhelm to one of the Dutch colonies.
Hot Wise to Send Him Away.
I'VE do not believe that it would be
wise step to send him to our over
seas possessions" he said. I'm tho
first place he would be more diflcult
to control when at 50 great dis
tance from the seat OF government.
In the second place l. fail to see the
wt1dom % sllowing him 70 come iin
contact with the various mixed races
which inhabit some Of our colonies.
There ID no telling wh8s sAfesct ,ahis
presence there might have. Here in
Holland he can be kept under our
eyes. and the fact that he will dwell
in q little populated district is q
guarantee that he can make no move
which is unobserved. The talk about
his planning to hold extensive court
In his new house In Doom Is all non
sense. Tho house has only eleven
rooms, 30 I fancy there will not be a
great host Of retainers. At present
there are only two on his personal
staff.'
When asked the minister II he
thought Hollands position> in tho
league Of nations would be affected by
her refusal to comply with tho allied
request he said he believed It would
not, but at the Same time admitted
that the fact that Holland had not yet
been made a member Of tho league
placed the country in a better posi-
ton to refuse the demand in ques-
ton.
While on 4 visit to The Hague I
was told by an Official that the last
note from the allies to the Dutch gov
ernment was somewhat pu1zling to
the various ministers. Ono OF them
told me that in tho first place 1t was
too long and then that it was ad-
dressed to "the president Of tho coun-
Gil" instead Of to her majesty. the
queen. To cap the climax. it was
signed ID. Lloyd George" While all
have a faint inkling as to who d.
Lloyd George is. they flnd 1t difficult
to understand why he did not sign 1t
as president Of tho peace conference
or at least as prime minister of Enr.
land. All the note appeared to show
was that d. Lloyd George wanted the
ex-kaiser surrendered.