The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-07
ALLIES TO AWAIT
GERMANY,SAC77ON
Council of Ambassadors Decides on Immediate
Delivery in Berlin of List of War-Guilty
i Whose ExtraditiOn Is Demanded.
Entire Question Now Up to German Government
Lloyd George Said to Favor Modification of Order.
Teutons Ridicule Inclusion of Won Trpitz Name.

Paris, Feb. ia. P.)-Delivery to
the German Cove nment by the
French charge in Berlin OF the list Of
Germans whose extradition is de-
manded by the allies is the proper
course to purs- in the existing cir
cumstanees, the council of ambassa.
dors decid I'd today. Its action was
made known through an official COM
munique which read:
"The cornell of ambassadors is
unanimously of the opinion that tho
list should be delivered to the Ger
man overrment by the charge
d'affaires of France in the name of
the allied powers as soon as pos
sib'e."
1t is unders ood in the discussion
Of the question today the ambassadors
took the view that the entire ques-
lion S now up to Germany and that
furt er st ps by the allies should
await action by the German gov rn-
ment. The fact that the communique
was lent regarding the issuance of
n note was taken to mean no note
was cOnsi cred necessary by the
cou Gil. The issuance of the COM
mu ique was taken as an indication
that there was to be a restriction
upon the sources Of information of
the counci g Official doings, and
caused mu h ind 6 'ation.
l. oyd G orge ReIsnting?
London, Feb. 7.-Pren ier Lloyd
George is repot to favor a sub
sta al modifica on of the list of
Germans whose sure der the allies
demand. the Westminster Gazette
says today,
Barn Won Lersner, head of the
German dele at on in Paris, has
made formal rrote t 10 the Berlin
for, ign office, according to a Copen-
hagen dispatch to the Exchange
Telegra h comp p'ny. The allies are
ravorted to have told him that after
proceed ngs against the Germans
named in the Tr S ut list had begun
furt er list of those required for
.Iial would be presented.
Accuse Anterior Motive.
Berlin. Feb. IA. P)-Twelve ad-
mirals high seas fleet commanders,
manS U-boat captains and numerous
other active officers of the German navy
are included in the list of Germans
whose extradition is demanded by the
entente powers The names of Vir-
tually all the officials on the naval
home and high seas staffs are found
in the list.
Admiral Won Mueller, chief of the
secret naval cabinet, was permanently
attached to great headquarters, where
he was counted among former EN-
peror williams personal confidential
advisers In addition the allies demand
Admiral Won Tirptz, Admiral Won
Capelle and Admiral Won Trotha, who
were successfully secretaries of the
navy.
Admiralty officers who will discuss
the list charge that the wholesale de-
mand for German naval officers indi-
Gates the entente's desire to perma-
nently "paralyze German naval aspira-
tions," and the presence of names ike
those of Admiral Won Tirpitz and Ad-
mral Won Mueller is ridiculed.
Admiral Won Tirpitz,' said an Off
cial today, was never active at the
front during the war and never par
ticipated to the extent OF commanding
4 a gunbcat."
He declared Admiral Won Mueller was
an executive official who merely rep
resented the admiralty at great head
quarters.
Doubt Allies Seriousness.
Admiral Won Schroeder commanded
' the Flanders naval base, and II was
under his jurisdiction that Capt. Fryatt.
later executed, was captured. Out OF
a total of 500 German submarine com
manders, the entente powers have
called for only thrty-who, presum-
ably are suspected of having exceeded
their legitimate Instructions. The ad-
miralty admitted losing 200 U-boats,
and 1t is estimated 160 were left at the
close of the conflict. Commander
Booker Is an aviator who attempted a
sensational Zeppelin fight to the Ger
man colony in the heart of Africa. Off
cials are unable to account for the
absence of the names of Zeppelin COM
manders who bombed London, in view
of the fact that the naval officials were
demanded chiefly by Great Britain.