The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-06
HUN LEADERS
HOLD BACK ON
ExTRADITION
Government, in Agitation,
Debates Prospect of Trial
by Neutrals, But Leaders
Are Defiant.
never, SAYS BUELOW
(By Associated Pressl


eminent probably will be willing to
surrender its nationals charged with
war crimes, to be tried by a neutral
country, If the entente will agree, says
the National Zeitung.
The Swiss government, the news
paper says, has declared its readiness
TO arrange such a tribunal
, Premier Bauer's conference, WIN
party leaders tomorrow will probably
determine whether the national as
sembly will be called to consider the
extradition situation. e-F-. ~-ea.s-.
Persons well Informed deny the ex-
1stence Of a governmental crisis and
| the Prussian cabinet has unanimously
endorsed the national cabinets atti.
tude which is unaltered. This may be
! regarded as symptom Of the spirit
| In which the entente demands are be-
ing met, all prominent politicians
condemning the allied edict.
| Trying to Negotiate.
A member of the government -
| quoted by the press as saying
| The government is still endeayor-
| ing to find way out by further nego-
tiations."
1t is believed that the government
Will attempt to obtain a modification
OF the peace treaty respecting extradi-
ton. If it is unsuccessful, it will, SO
to speak, fold its arms and let events
take their own course, according to
prevalent opinion Already 1t is re-
ported, the German airmen detailed
TO accompany the entente commission
OF control have refused to perform
| their duties. r+--
A scrutiny of the extradition list
shows that Belgium and France have
demanded the surrender of all the
German generals who commanded on
the west front in 1914 except General
Won Heeringen. Why the grand duke
of Hesse is listed is a mystery, says
the Tageblatt, as he only once visited
the front.
/ Won BueIow Defiant.
Field Marshal Won Buelow told the
Local Anzeiger today that Germans
whose names are on the list of those
whose extraditfon is demanded by the
allies only did their duty to the
fatherland" and that extradition was
1gnom1ny to which mo German would
voluntarily submit
The Field Marshal declared he
would never place himself at the dis
posal OF the entente nations and ex-
pressed the belief that most Of the
commanders in the allied list would
take the same view.
1t is understood that meetings OF
army and navy commanders were held
on Jan. z, and it was unanimously con-
cluded that evasion of the extradition
clause Of the Versailles treaty was
entirely compatible with German
honor and that no one must voluntarily
surrender.
Legal objections should be lodged
against orders for the arrest Of any
of the commanders, it was decided at
these meetings. The government has
issued to the press proclamation
reiterating it's opposition to the extra
dition demand and declaring it cannot
be fulfilled by this or any other gov
ernment
Even il the present government Is
forced to give way to a new cabinet
. composed of independent Socialists or
other factions, the same situation will
prevail, it is said.
The covering note and the official
list has not been received here and
the unofficial list which was sent to
Berlin does not afford basis for even
superficial consideration of the often
ses charged against the listed men. 1t
is not improbable the government will
tional assembly, which is expected to
reconvene next week, although It ad-
journed until the end of the month.
PARIS, Feb. 6-Wilhelm Mayer,
German charge d'affaires In this city.
has arrived in Berlin and will parti-
cipate in government deliberations re-
garding the extradition Of Germans &C
cused of war crimes, according to
dispatch received here.
, Settlement of the present conflict
between the allied powers and Ger
many relative to the surrender OF
Germans accused of war crimes may
! determine the value of the Versailles
, treaty, according to views expressed
by the French press. Several journals
declare the allies must profit by the
present occasion and call for the exc
cution of guarantees provided In the
treaty.
Disarmament of Germany should be
required by the allies, says the Eclair
and the provocation afforded by the
s Lersner incident is sufficient to justi-
: fly this step.
I Suggestion that In default OF sur
: rendering the men on the extradition
| list and the execution of other alleged
! ly Impossible" treaty clauses. Ger
many should be compelled to cede the
left bank of the Rhine to the entente,
is made by the Journal, while the VIC
toire observed that the workings Of
;. the extradition clause of the pact re-
call to the allies the demand of Mar
: shall Foch that the left bank of the
. Rhine should be formed into q neutral
/ state.
!. LONDON. Feb. ga Berlin dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph company
quotes the Berlin Tages Zeitung as
saying the German government must
! resign, while the Allgemeine Zeitung
is said to assert the question of cx-
+ traditing Germans accused OF viola
e tions of the laws Of war is 'for the
s whole country to decide, SO the Ger
r man states may determine whether
0 they are willing to be the victims OF
an invasion"