The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-19
WILLIAM May
GIVE SELF UP,
HOLLAND HOPE
Note of Entente Demanding
Former Emperor is Deliv-
cred to Brussels - Asks
Country to Do its Duty. .
ARRAICNS WILLIAM \.
(By Associated Press)


BRUSSELS, Jan 19.-Deep emotion
has been caused in Holland by the al
lied demand for the extradition of
former emperor William, of Germany,
according to a dispatch.
Belief is expressed at The Hague
that measures will be taken with a
view to inducing him voluntarily to
place himself at the disposal of the
allies. - ~
PARIS. Jan. 19-Holland is told in
the allied note demanding the extradi-
ton of former Emperor William that
she will mot fulfill her international
duty" if she refuses to associate her
self with the entente powers in chas-
tising crimes committed by Germans
during the war. The text of the note
sent to The Hague was made public
today. 1t follows in part:
Paris, Jan. 15.-"In' notifying by
these presents The Netherlands gov
eminent and Queen, of the text Of
Article 227 of the treaty of Versailles,
a certified copy of which is annexed,
which came into force Jan. TO- the
powers have the honor to make known
at the same time that they have de-
cided to put into execution without
delay this article, (Article 227' public
ly arraigns William III of Germany for
a supreme offense against information
al morality and the sanctity of treaties
and declares the allied and associated
powers will address a request to, The
Netherlands government for his sur
| render in order that he may be
placed on trial.)
THAT He May Be Judged" .
Con the I1nUorS oddrecs fc
the government of The Netherlands an
| official demand to deliver into their
hands William of Hohenzollern, former
| emperor of Germany in order that he
may be Judged.
individuals residing in Germany
against whom the allied and associated
powers have brought charges are to be
delivered TO them under Article 22s Of
the peace treaty, and the former en-
peror, il he had remained in Germany,
would have been delivered under the
same conditions by the German govern
ment
THE Netherlands government is
conversant with the incontrovertibIe
reasons which imperiously exact that
premeditated violations Of information
al treaties as we'll as systematic disre-
gard of the most sacred rules and
|
CARDS every one. including the highest
placed personalities, special punish
ment provided by the peace congress.
The powers briefly recall, among so
many crimes, the cynical violation OF
the neutrality of Belgium and Luxem.
bourg the barbarous and pitiless
| system of hostages, deportation en-
masse, the carrying off of young girls
| from the city of Lille. who were torn
from their families and delivered de-
fenseless to the worst promiscuity; the
systematic devastation of entire reg
ions without military utility, the SUBJ
marine war without restriction, includ-
ing inhuman abandonment Of victims
On the high seas. and innumerable
acts against non-combatants, commit
ted by German authority in violations
Of the laws of war.
Responsibility at least moral for all
these acts reaches up to the supreme
head who ordered them. or made
abusive use of his full powers to in
fringe, or to allow infringement upon
the most sacred regulations of human
conscience.
"The powers cannot conceive that
the government of The Netherlands
can regard with less reprobation than
themselves the immense responsibility
of the former emperor
Holland would not fulfill her inter
national duty if she refused to asso-
ciate herself with other nations as far
as her means allow in undertaking. or
at least not hiEdering, chatisement OF
the crimes committed.