Evening star., 1920-02-07
UP TO GERMANY,
IS ALLIES VIEW
OF EXTRADlTI0NS
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week are expected to examine minute
" the question Of the extradition OF
the Germans accused Of war crimes
and the consequences of German re-
sistance to the allied demands.
1t is not expected in official quarters
here that the German government will
appoint successor to Baron Kurt
yon Lersner, former head Of the peace
delegation. 1t is pointed out that there
is no reason for such q functionary re-
naming in Paris after the arrival of
the German charge d'affaires, as the
remaining peace negotiations now are
representatives OF the allies.
Fav0rs Medication.
Lloyd George is reported to favor a
substantial modification Of the list Of
Germans whose surrender the allies
demand: the Westminster Gazette says
today.
Baron Won Lersner, head of the Ger
formal protest to the Berlin foreign
once. according to Copenhagen dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Com
papy. The allies are reported to have
told him that after proceedings
against the Germans named in the
present list had begun a further list
Of those required for trial would be
LONDON. February GA Berlin
wireless dispatch quotes Matthias Err
berger, German minister of finance
and vice chancellor, as declaring it
will be impossible to deliver up sin
gle German to the hateful revenge Of
our adversaries."
1t is asserted by the dispatch that
the German government anticipates
that the wording Of its new note to
the allies will admit of the possibili-
ty OF further negOti2tiOns
Naval Omcefs ON List.
BERLIN. Friday, February g.
Twelve admirals, two high, seas feet
commanders. thirty 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 virtually all the officials on
the naval home and high seas STATS
are found in the list.
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-
tions." and the presence of names like
those Of Admiral Won Tirpitz and Ad-
miral Won Mueller is ridiculed.
Demand Not Taken Seriously
Few parliamentary leaders in Ber.
lin today would venture any opinion
as to what action would be taken, but
were inclined to be skeptical in re-
gard to the seriousness of the allied
demand for extradition. They were
inclined to believe 1t to be the prelude Of
a demand for a staggering indemnity or
an allied move in some other direction.
=. View Of Austrfans.
VIENNA. February Baron Won
Lersner's action In refusing to trans
NIT to Berlin the names Of Germans
whose extradition is demanded by the
allied powers Is featured by news
pdpers here and there are lengthy edi-
torial comments on the incident
1T the allies soiled their hands with
such q demand" says Die Morgen,
what was needed was an honest man
who would not permit his name to be
similarly defiled. Thus Baron Won
Lersner answered the powers note with
a moral slap in the face"
The Arbeiter Zeitung says the de-
cision OF the entente exceeds the
most painful expectations"
The Neue Frei Presse, on the other
hand, declared Baron Won Lersners
refusal was a political gesture" 1t
says:
'aThe German government has met
with many defeats recently at the
hands of labor and hopes by some
great act of bravado to arouse ma
tional passions and overthrow labor"