The Washington herald., 1920-02-08

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nsny. Gustav Neske. nt.s.fer
OF defense. today teIe<r.pkes
/ the chief of de German naval
stan In the BaIfie-
Noske's telesram was IN r<-
! ply tn n me-<aEe from che Bzf-
tie conzmsnder. decIsrfnx O.
navy would sst esn->zf O 1-
tradition Of Admiral van rre-
tha- one OF the aecu-ed Teutnn.
London. Feb. 1.-The allies hzve
abandoned the idea Of forcing Hol-
Land. by economic pressure or bIorzr-
ade, 10 give MP the kaiser. accnrunx
TO Information received today A
new note being drafted Is To be thu
chief subject Of discussion at Rrs-
u1ier Lloyd Georges new peace Gun
ference, which Is to be held In Down
ing street Wednesday or Thur~dzu
The new note said the tunor,nzuf
will simply appeal To the sense OF
fair play OF the Dutch government IN
surrender the person OF the srch
criminal The issue vi1 be fought ouf
solely on the lines Of tnternafdnnzf
law. The allies are determined To
show The Hague that IL should SUI
render the kaiser in the interest OF
world peace
The same informant said a solu-
ton OF the delicate situation created
by the allied demand for surrender
Of the lesser war criminals was in
sight The allies. he added. are
adamant on the point OF surrender
| Premiers Nnnerand of France; NIttf
Of Italy: Venizelos Of Greece. snd
Vaida Voevad. OF Roumanis- are to
attend the Downing street conferences.
Ambassador Davis il Is understood
is likely to be called in a. an observ-
er. although ofSciarly the United
states win not be represented
The Turkish question is 10 be taken
up at the conference. after the dusF-
tons OF the surrender OF the kaiser
has been disposed Of
Germany Indignant
Berlin, Feb. THE wave Of indig-
nation and bitter resentment which Is
sweeping over Germany is swelling
hourly. Premier iAnlerand's declara-
ton that the demands for the ex-
tradition OF German nationals accused
Of war crimes will be forced with
all the means Of the command of the
allies is serving 20 fan the. flames OF
hatred which are concentrating on
France TO a degree unparalleled even
dHrinC the war.
The situation Is not unlike that
which followed the publication OF the
peace terms last spring. The convic-
lion is growing that France is de-
| liberately planning the fall Of the
present German government.
List Amases Dfplomats-
I The greatest amazement and sur
prise was expressed TO-DAY in foreign
diplomatic circles. including some OF
the allied missions. especially among
the British official representatives.
when the contents Of the eNtraditi0n
list were learned. One of the hign-
est British officials remarked that no
military officer could have drawn Up
such demands: that they could only
be the work Of politicians. He said
he considered remarkable that the
German people at this crucial moment
had not lost their heads and scrupu-
lously refrained from molesting the
members OF the allied missions, who
are here in large numbers.
/ II appears 10 be the general
opinion among foreign press repre-
sentatives as well as among MEM
bers Of some of the allied missions
that at this time the German gov
ernment can truly lay claim to
. sincerity when IL states the impos-
sibility Of carrying out the demands
presented.
Re-estabIIsh Unity Of Feeling.
/ With the exception Of the Boil
sheviks" and a portion OF the ex-
tremist wing of the independent
Socialists, who. however, are keep
! ing very quiet these days, In the
4 face Of hostile public feeling.
something like a solid and united
front has been re-established in
Germany for the time being.
The Reichsrafh, as the national
counciI. or upper chamber made up
of representatives OF the German
states is called. announced fts
solidarity with the government in
a declaration OF the impossibility
mands. The Prussian cabinet took
a similar position. The Prussisn
! ASSEMBLY and the Berlin municipal
council also have approved the at
titude of the government.
In the Berliner Tageblatt. Lieut..
Gen. Count Monteglas characterizes
the extradition list as a product
Of insanity" and in view OF the
"abnormality of this list" with
draws the statement he recently
made urging that all generals ana
other high officers set the example
Of sacrifice for the fatherland by
voluntarily surrendering them
selves.
Feature Noske stntement.
The aged field marshal. Won Bue-
low. who was incapacitated by q
stroke OF apoplexy while com
manding in Flanders. and who is
on ;he eNt-adition list. declared to-
day that he did not believe a sim
gle high ohicer would go volun-
ttarily.
The entire German press is fea-
turing interviews with Minister OF
Defense Noske In which the latter
states that he would not lift a hand
10 carry out the extradition de-
mands.
Germany's ear Is strained 20
catch an echo of the efect of the
extradition demand throughout the
world She is looking especially 10
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