Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-20
HOLLAND HEARS
STERN DEMANDS
As TO EX-KA|SER
Communication Signed BY
ClemenCeau Says Dutch
Government Should Aid in
Punishment of Criminal.

uIllolIltlCIlt vi OllIIiHldis
''r pae'" "o''''% ''"SHAA SPECIAL LEASED "'aei
a. ''' Jan i9--holland is told
IN 'ile allied note demanding the
eStradition of former Emperor
William that she win "not fulfill
her international duty If she re.
fuses to associate herself with the
entente powers in chastising crimes
committed by Germans during the
war, The text of the note sent to
The Hague was made nublin today
1t follows;
Paris. January Is.
In notifying by these presents
the Netherlands government and
queen, OF the text OF the article 227
or the treaty of Versailles, a certi-
fled 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
22D, publicly arraigns William III.
or Germany. for supreme offense
against International morality and
the sanctily of treaties, and de-
clares the allied and associated
powers Will address a request to the
Netherlands government for his
surrender In order that he may be
placed on trial)
consequently the powers adj
dress to the government of the
Netherlands an official demand 20
deliver into their hands william
of Hohenzollern, former emperor of
Germany, in order that he may
be judged.
individuals residing i'm Ger |
many against whom the allied and !
associated powers have brought |
charges are to be delivered TO them
under article 22S of the peace trea- |
ty, and the former emperor. if he |
had remained in Germany, would !
have been delivered under the |
same conditions by the German |
Treaties Violated.
"The Netherlands government is !
with incontrovertibie !
which imperiously exact /
that premeditated violations Of in.
ternational treaties, as well rs sys-
tematic disregard of the most sa-
cred rules and rights of nations.
should receive. as regards every |
one, including the highest nlaced /
special punishment
provided by the peace congress.
The movers briefly recall among
SO many crimes. the oynieal vicIa-
ton of the neutrality of Balaiurn
and Luxembourg; the harbarous
and pitiless system OF hostages, de-
Dortation en- masse, the carrying off
If young girls from the city of Lille.
who were torns from their familits
md delivered to the worst promis-
,uity; the systematic devastation of
,ntire regions without military util-
ty; the submarine war without re-
including inhuman aban- I
lonment of victims on the high
seas and innumerable acts against
ION -conbatants, committed by
ierman authority in violation of
he laws OF war.
Responsibility AT least moral for
III these acts reaches up to the su-
)reme head who ordered them, or
made abusive use OF all his powers
o infringe or to allow infringement
ipon the most sacred regulations of
human conscience.
THE powers cannot conceive that
he government of the Netherlands
AN regard with less reprobation
han themselves the immense re-
possibilities of the former en-
)eror.
Must Chastise Crimes.
Holland would not fulfill her
duty if she refused to
herself with other ma
ions as far as her means allow in
or at least not hinder
ng, chastisement of the crimes
'1n addressing this demand to
he Dutch government, the powers
,elieve it their duty to emphasize
is special character. It is their
luty to insure the execution of ar
icle 227 without allowing them
elves tn he slammed hy argun,onte
BECAUSE III is NOT n o,,estion of n
,ublic n acoucot.o,, ,i,b .ur;d;oa,
,baracter os regards its hasis bnt
m act of hipb internat;onaI noIic,,