Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-20
Note Is Form.


 Paris, Jan. 19.--Holland is told in the allied note, demanding the ex- tradition of former Emperor Will 1 liam that she will "not fulfill her ] international duty" If she refuses to associate herself with the entente l powers in chastising crimes commit l ted by Germans during the war. The l text of the note sent to The Hague 1 was made public today. It follows:
 "Paris, Jan. 15.
 "In notifying by these presents the Netherlands government and queen of the text of artluie 227 of the treaty of Versailles, certified copy of which is annexed, which came into force January 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 publicly arraigns William II, of Germany, for supreme offense against interna- tional morality and the sanctity of treaties, and declares the allied and associated powers will address re- 1 quest to the Netherlands govern ment for his surrender in order that he may be placed on trial.)
 Consequently, the powers address to hte government of the Nether- lands, an official demand to deliver into their hands William of Hohen- zollern, former emperor of Ger. many, in order that he may be judg- ed. s8
 Individuals residing in Germany against whom the allied and asso- ciated powers have brought charges are to be delivered to them under article 228 of the peace treaty, and the former emperor, if he had remain ed in Germany, would have been de- livered under the same conditions by tn German government.
 "The Netherlands government is conversant with the incontrovertible reasons which imperiously exact that premeditated violations of in ternational treaties, as well as sys- tematic disregard of the most sac red rules and rights of nations should receive as regards everyone, includ ing the highest placed personalities. The powers briefly recall, among so many crims, the cynical violation of the neutralit yof Belgium and Lux embourg, the barbarous and pitiless system of hostages, deportation en masse, the carrying off of young girls from the city of Lille, who were torn from their families and deliv- cred defenseless to the worst pro- miscuity; the systematic devastation of entire regions without military utility, the submarine war without restriction, including inhuman treat ment, acts against non-combatants, committed by German authority in violation of the laws of war.
 Responsibility at least moral for all these acts reaches up to the su- preme head who ordered them, or made abusive use of his full powers to infringe, or to allow infringement upon the most sacred regulations ot human conscience.
 "The powers cannot conceive that the government of the Netherlands can regard with less reproduction than themselves the immense responsible ty of the former emperor.
 Holland would not fulfill her in- ternatlonal duty if she refused to associate herself with other nations as far as her means allow i'll under taking, or at least not hindering, chastisement of the crimes commit ted.
 "ln addressing this demand to the Dutch government, the powers be- heve it their duty to emphasize It's special character. It is their duty to insure the execution of article 227 without allowing themselves to De stopped by arguments, because 1t IS not question of a public ac sasation with ju1dical character a regards it's basis, but an act of higr international policy imposed by the universal conscience, in which lega forms have been providing solely tc assure to the accused, such guaran.. tees as were never before recognized Tn public law. The powers ar con vlnced Holland, which has alway: shown respect for the right and lovt ot Justice, having been one of tht 1irst to claim place in the society ot nations, will not be willing tt cover by her moral authority the vio' iation of principles essential to tht solidarity of nations, all of whlcf are equally interested in preventing the return of similar catastrophe Ut is to the highest interest ol the Dutch people not to appear tt protect the principal author ot thls catastrophe by allowing him shelter |, on her territory and also to facilitate his trial which is claimed by tht voices of millions of victims.
 (Signed) "Clemenceau."