Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-19

the allied note demanding the extra
dition of Former Emperor William that
she will mot fulfill her international
duty If she refuses to associate herself
with the entente powers in chastising
cdimes committed during the war" The
text OF the note follows:
Paris, Jan. 15.-In notifying the
Netherlands government and Queen OF
the text of Article 227 of the treaty of
versailles, which came into force Jan.
~, the powers have the honor to make
known at the same time that they have
decided to put into execution without
delay this article (22D, which publicly
arralsns William II. OF Germany for q
supreme ofHense against international
morality and the sanctity of treaties,
and declared the allied and associated
powers will address q request for his
surrender.
Individuals residing In Germany
against whom the allies and associated
powers have brought charges are to be
delivered to them under Article 22s of
the. treaty, and the former emperor, II
he had remaihed tn Germany, would
have been delivered under the sans
article.
kaissr Held Responsible.
THE Netherlands government is con
versant with tho incontrovertible rea :
sons which inperiously exact the pun
ishment for premeditAtsd violations on
internattpnal treaties as we'll as sys-
ternatic disrrgard OF tha most sacred
rules and rights Of nations should re-
ceiye. " y : &
40. regards every one, including the
highest placed personalities for which
special punishment Is provided by the
peace congress-. The powers briefly
recall among 80 many Grimes the ,eyni-
cal violation OF the neutrality OF Bel
s1um and Luxembourg, the barbarous
and pitiless system of hostage deporta-
ton in mass, the carrying on OF young
girls from Lille. who were torn from
their families and delivered, defence
less, to the worst promiscuity. the
systematic pillage Of villages the sub
marine war without restriction, includ-
Ing inhuman abandonment OF victims
on the hisk seaA, and innumerable acts
committed against non -combatants.
Responsibility, at least moral for
these acts reaches UP to tho supreme
head who ordered them or made use OF
his powers to infringe or to allow In
fringement Of the most sacred rules OF
human conduct. The powers can not
conceive that the government Of the
Netherlands can regard with less rep
rotation than themselves tho immense
responsibility OF the former emperor.
"Iolland will not fulfill her i1terna-
tional duty If she refuses to associate
herself with other nations IN now un-
dertaking ana not hindcring chastiae-
ment for crimes committed.
No Arguments Necessary,
"Tn addressing this note. tho powers
believe 1t necessary to emphasize Its
special character. It is necessary to
insure tho execution Of Article 227 and
not to allow themselves TO be stopped
by arguments, because It is not an act
Of judicial basis but an act OF high
Jurisdiction based on conscience IN
which legal forces have been provided
so as to insure the accused as never
before provided IN public law.
"The powers are convinced Holland,
which has always won q regard for the
right and Justice. having bean, one OF
tho flrst to claim place in the society
of nations. will not be willing to cover
by her authority tho violation OF prtn-
ciples of the league OF nations, all OF
Which nations concerned are deter-
mined to prevent q return OF such prtn
ciple. It is to the interest OF Holland ia
facilitate his trial, which u claimed
by tho voices OF millions Of. Victims.
(Siyned) "C1en1onceau."