Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-05
GERMANS To Be
FORCED To YIELD
MEN DEMANDED
BY THE ALLIES
Resignation of Baron Kurt
Won LerSner WithoutS Send =
ing List To Berlin DoeSn t
Change Situation,
HIGH OFFICERS IN
WAR MUST ANSWER
Men Responsible for Brutal
Murders, Deportations
and Wanton Burning of
Cities Are to Be Tried.
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Paris, Feb (HaVas.) dis
patch from Berlin announced the
receipt of the list of persons, the
demand for the surrender of whom
has been made hy the allies. Pre-
mier Mille: and declared today to
the foreign affairs commission of
the chamber of deputies, that the
Versailles treaty gave the authority
to compel the Germans TO fulfill
the treaty equiements and that all
effotS would be made to insure the
execution of the demands.
The accusation against Crown
Prince Rupprecht Of Bavaria is the
deportations from the Lille district,
the Duke of Wurttemburg is
charged with massacres at Namur;
Field Marshal Won kluck with the
assassination of hostages at Zenlis
and the massacre of civilians at
Aerschot; Field Marshal Won
Mackensen with thefts and pillages
in Rumania; Baron Won Der Lanci-
en- with the murders of capt.
Charles Fryatt, the British sea cap
tain executed by the Germans, and
Miss Edith Cayell, the English
nurse who was executed on a
charge of aiding prisoners to es-
cape, Admiral Won Capelle with
submarine outrages; Field Marshal
I.iH3an Won Sanders with massacres
of Armenians and Syrians; General
Stenger with issuing orders to take
no prisoners; the Niemeyer broth
ers with cruelties to prisoners at
the Holzminden camp; Major Won
Coerts with cruelties at the Magde-
burg camp; Lieutenant Rodiger
with cruelties at the Ruhleben
camp. General von Cassel with cru
elites at the Doberitz camp; Gener-
al Won Manteufel with the sack of
Louvain; Lieutenant Erner, Cap
tain Valenties and Captain Forst-
ner, with submarine outfages;
General Won Tesma with the exc
cution of 112 civilians at Allen;
General Won Ostrowsky, with the
pillaac of Deynze and the execu-
tion of 1913 civilians, and Major Won
Rulow with destruction and muir
ders at Aerschot.
Paris, Feb. 4.--Kurt Won Bers-
ner, head of the German peace
delegation, here, has returned to
Premier Millerand the list contain
ing the names of Germans whose
extradition is demanded by the
allies, which was handed to him
last night and has informed the
premier that he has resigned and
is leaving for Berlin by the first
train.
Baron Won Lersner told the As
sociated Press his decision was in
line with the attitude he had
throughout regarding
the question OF extradition. He
declared he had held that no Ger
man officials could be instrumental
in carrying out the extradition
clauses of the treaty and conse-
uuently the matter having come up
in definite form there was moth
ing left for him to do but resign
and go home.
Immediately after receiving the
list last night, Baron Won Lersner
the following letter to
Premier Millerand:
"Your eXcellency has transmitted
to me a note containing the names
of Germans whose eXtradition is
demanded by the allied powers. In
the course of the last three months
/ have most seriously laid before
of the allied and
associated governments ten times
in writing and thirteen times orally
the reasons 1t was impossible to
with such a request no mat
ter what the social rank of the ae-
cused persons might be-"
II remind your excellency of my
repeated declaration
that no German functionary would
be disposed to be in any way what
ever instrumental in the realiZa-
ton of the demand for their ex-
tradition I should be instrumental
in it if / We're to forward to the
German government, the note of
your eXcellency, | therefore send
it back herewith.
81 have made it known to my
government that | cannot remain
in office and that shall leave
Paris by the next train.
(Signed)
"FRIEHERR Won LERSNER."
The baron, it was said, would
leave for Berlin tonight.