Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-19
DEMAND FOR
|Ex-En|PER0R
|STIRS DUTCH
Relinquishment Pointst
In Note as an Inter-
national Duty.


allied demand for the extradition
of former Emperor William of Ger
many, according to dispatch.
Belief is expressed at The Hague
that measures will be taken with a
view to inducing him to voluntarily
place himself at the disposal OF
the allies.
Held International Duty.
Paris, Jan. 19.-Holland is told
in the allied note demanding the
extradition of former Emperor VIII
liam "she will not fulfill her inter-
national duty il she refuses to as
sociate herself with the entente
powers in chastising crimes COM
mitted by Germans during the war.
The text of the note was made pub
lie today. It follows:
Paris, Jan. 15.-In notifying The
Netherlands government and queen
Of the text Of article No. 227 Of the
treaty of Versailles, which came
into force Jan. 10, the powers have
the honor to make known at the
same time that they have decided
to put into execution without delay
this article (article 227. which pub
licly arraigns William II of Ger
many for a supreme offense
against International morality and
the sanctity of treaties and de-
clares the allied and associate pow
ers will address a request for his
surrender).
Make Official Demand.
Consequently the powers ad-
dress to The Netherlands govern
ment an official demand to deliver
into their hands william OF Hohen-
xollern. former emperor of Ger
many, in order that he may be
judged.
individuals residing in Ger
many against w3l6m the allied and
associate powers have brought
charges are to be delivered to them
under article 22S of the peace
treaty, and the former emperor, if
he had remained in Germany,
would have been. delivered under
the same conditions by the German
government.
Recites Outrages.
'The Netherlands government is
conversant with the incontrOvert-
able reason which imperiously ex-
/. act the premeditated violations OF
international treaties, as well as
systematic disregard of the most
sacred rules and rights Of nations
should receive as regards every
one, including the highest placed
personalities, special punishment
provided by the peace congress.
The powers briefly recall, among
so many crimes, the cynical viola
ton of the neutrality Of Belgium
and Luxembourg, the barbarous
and pitiless system of hostages de-
portation enmasse, the carrying of
of young girls from the city of
Lille, who we're torn from their
! families and delivered defenseless
to the worst promiscuity, the sys-
tematic devastation of entire re-
gions without military utility, the
submarine war without restriction
including inhuman abandonment Of
victims on the high seas, and in
Vulnerable acts against non-com-
batants, committed by German au-
thority in violation of the laws o1
war.
Responsibility Fixed.
Responsibility. at least moral
for all these acts reaches up to the
supreme head who ordered them
or made abusive use of his full
powers to infringe, or to allow In
fringement upon the most sacred
regulations OF human conscience.
| "The powers can not conceive
that the government The Neither.
lands can regard With less repro.
baton than themselves the i'm.
mense responsibility Of the former
emperor.
Holland would not fulfill her in.
ternational duty if she refused t.
associate herself with. other ma
ltions as far as her means allow II
undertaking or at least not hinder
| ing chastisement of the crime.
committed.
Imposed by Conscience.
| I'm addressing this demand Il
the Dutch government, the power,
believe their duty to emphasize III
special character. It is their dut,
to insure the execution OF articl,
227, without allowing themselve,
to be stopped by arguments, be
cause II ID not . question Of pub
lie accusation with judicial char
acter as regards It's basis, but ii
act Of high International policy I'm
. posed by the universal conscience
in which legal forms have beei
provided solely to assure to th,
accused such guarantees as wer,
never before recognized in publ
law. The powers are convincel
Holland. which has always showl
respect. for the right and lqve q
Justice, having been one 0f III
nrst to claim . place in the societ,
Of nations, will not be willin4 &
/ cover By her moral authority IL
i violation Of principles essential 4
/ tho solidarity Of nations. III b
i which are equally interested b
preventing the return or Z 6irla
: catastrophe. S.
Il Nust GuArl Own In1srssts
II is to the highest intefset .
sthe Dutch peo1le NJ - m