Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-01-24
HOLLAND REPLIES
TO ENTENTE NOTE
DEMANDING KAISER
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"lly VlaI note dated January o..
t-u. SWING lu thr pu,u, ui thc Que %
J' Paris tl. powers rclouu. "a
article -ot DO, raaiy ot Nc.liI.
Dec d'm.ud that tho government ,
Holland fiN, u'u 'hrr hands VII
liam 90 lluhorl gll".I former omr,r
ot ut Germany 30 lpai BE- may po
tried
supporting thi. drmaud they uu.
serve tAlt B. 'bo fomrt emperor had
remained 900 Germany the German
ru,'iumrHt would under the term,
oi Article --> of The treaty of peace.
blya brou ub.go lto dcli' him.
H,..iun>,hilit, un Wilhelm
Ia citing as prcmcdila'od ylulU-
UUU .f international treaties. a, we'll
.s .t.trmati, disregard of The most
sacred rules oi the rights ot man q
lgmhrr ui acts committed during the
Nar Dos German authority. the pow.
ou place 90" responsibility go leJs.
morally upon fhe former emperor
They rNprr.. opinion tldt
Holland would NOT iulnll hrr inter
national duty 10 ,hr refused tu i-~o.
ciair herself with tu.m within co..
um.t of l.~ubUly tu puru, Coz a,
,cisf mot to impede, 90" punishment
OF crimes committed
Reviews Demands
They emphasize the special char
acicr 10 their demands which con
template not q IurIsdirHi accusation
but Ju act oi high international po,-
10y and they mahv an appeal tu ioi'
lands respect ol law aud love OF Just
ice not Go cover with beer moral au-
lhouy violation b, Germany OF the
essential principles OF the solidarity
OF the nation,
"Thc queen has the honor To OBJ.
serve. yy,t that obligations whicl
Tor Germany could have resulted
irum article - of the treaty Jt
peace cannot serve to determine the
duty OF Holland, which Is not par
~ 90 the treaty
biffrrr'ni Viewpoint
THE government 81 the queen
moved = mprvsCriptiblv reason. can
not view the question raised hy the
demands 8, the powers except FROM
the point uf view NJ its own duty itI
was absolutely uucuuuvcied with tAeI
the alr and ha, maintain.
Ell and not Niuoul difficulty, rs
olho end u find, itself
then face 10 face with fact. ot the
war 100 q position different from TIA.
OF the powers
International Duil
n rejects with energy All ,uspl-
cion OF wishing 10 cover with IL soy
crcigu right aud Us moral authority
Of the essential principles
" the solidarity OF nations, but II
cannot recognize an international
duty 90 associate itself with &c, OF
high international policy Of the pow
crs
~ iu the uiurc there should De
Instituted by the society 90 uatonl
an International jurisdiction comp''
tent 10 judge 90 olse 90 war deeds
qualified as crimes and submitted col
its jurisdiction by statute aute-drail
ing the acts committee, % would b.
tit for Holland " associate herself
with the new regime
N.>i observe aw~ uf Kingdom
The government OF the queen
cannot admit Ia the present cas-
any other duty than that imposed
upon u by the Laws Of the kingdom.
which are based upon the principle
OF law universally recognized. nor
respectable secular tradition which
has made this country aWlays 70
ground of refuge for the yanquish
I'd In international conflicts, permit
the government OF Holalnd 10 defer
othc pow 20, by Withdrawing IRON
the former empero rthe benefit oi
It's laws and this tradition
Justice and national honor, o.
which respect r. sacred duty. 90
pose thi, T.e government OF thi
queen Is pleased 20 believe that ~
powers will recognize the COOS
grounds u these considerations
which rise above any cons deratic'
NJ pcrsonalliic, and which seem L
10 80 pcrmantory that they could no.
feasorably give rise 20 wrong inter
1retutuns"