Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-02-13
qotifies Wilson He VIZ; Stand
Trial Instead of Other Ger
man Officers.
lFILLlNG TO Be 4 "vICTh"
kilograms Sent TO All Allied Nations
Germany Preparing List Containing
Names Of Entente Soldiers Ac-
cused of Violating Laws.

Washington, Feb. Frederick
William Hohenzollern, former crown
prince Of Germany. IN a caplegram re-
ceived by President Wilson. offers 10
surrender himself for trial by the al
lied governments In place of the APP
proximately 900 Germans whose extra
dition has been demanded
His message was sent from Wierin-
gen island Holland, and similar cable
grams are understood to have been
sent to the kings Of Great Britain. Bel
gium and Italy, the emperor of Japan
and the president of France.
The message to President Wilson is
as follows:
ITO the President Of the United
States of North America MIR. Wilson,
Washington:
Mr. Presidents The demand for
the delivery of Germans OF every walk
Of life has again confronted my coun-
try, sorely tried by four years Of war
and one year of severe internal strug-
giles, with crisis that is without a
precedent in the history of the world
as affecting the life Of people. That
government can be found in Ger
many which would carry out the de-
manded surrender is out of the ques-
ton; the consequences to EuSnpe of
an enforcement Of the demand by yio-
lenee are incalculable; hatred and re-
yenge would be made eternal
"As the former successor TO the
throne of my fatherland, | am willing
at this fateful hour to stand up for
my compatriots. If the allied and as
ISOLATED governments want victim
let them take me instead of the 900
Germans who have committed no Of
fense other than that of serving their
country In the war.
"WILHEIM.
"Wierlingen Island, Feb. 8. 1920"
Rerne. Feb. II. Germany is prepar-
ing list containing the names Of al
lied soldiers and high officials who are
accused by the Berlin government of
violations Of war law, and plans to sub
NIT II as counter-proposal 10 the de-
mand of the allies for extradition Of
Germans who are alleged to be war
| criminals.
The list Is I'm the course of compila-
tion and II Is expected It VIII be ready
for publication and delivery shortly.
II viii contain specific indictments
based upon alleged authenticated ma
terial which is on file In the German
/ archives.
II Is stated, however, Germany will
not demand extraditlon OF the men
named In its Indictment.
| Decision was reached by the COM
mittee on foreign relations of the ma
tional assembly Monday to support the
governments stand declaring "the
ethical and patriotic indignation of the
German people at the allied demand
for cxtradition of Germans accused OF
war crimes Is such that the carrying
out of extradition measures has been
made physically impossible and would
produce internal insprrection."
Independent socialist members re-
fused TO subscribe to this declaration,
adopted at the meeting of the commit-
tee, which lasted for three hours In
the afternoon.
The government has decided to sub
NIT the official extradition list to the
first attorney general at Leipzig, with
Instructions to investigate the offenses
listed and determine whether the
charges made by the allies can be pun
lshed under the German criminal or
civil codes.