Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-17

Allied Note.
London. Feb. 17.-Germany has
been informed she may try men ac-
cused by the allies. while Holland
may intern William of Hohenbollsrn
and satisfy tho allied powers. Notes
q this .efEsot have ben sen& to The
Hague and Berlin by the allied coun-
ciL
Trials Of Germans under charges
prsfsrrsd by the powers will be un-
der close surveillance by the allies.
Holland u Eebuked for her failure
to express in her first reply to the
allies of the disapproval Of the
crimes committed by the former
emperor and 10 reminded she must
assume responsibility Tor the former
emperor and his family.
In q note sent to Berlin last eve
ming, the allied powers promise to
refrain from any intervention. but
emphasize that they leave to the Ger
man government entire responsibility
for the trial OF all German nationals
tanned in the list recently sent to
Berlin.
The note states In effect that tho
allies reserve the right to Judge
whether Justice has been meted out,
and the further right to sei5e for
trial before allied tribunals such men
whom they do not consider to havo
been properly judged by the German
court.
Reply Of the Allies.
{ After stating That the allies have
carefully considered the German note
Of Jan. 25, the reply says:
s.The powers observe. In the drst
place. that Germany declares herself
unable to carry out the obligations
impoled on her BY articles z28 to 230.
sltuh sha signed They reservs to
ensslves The poker 70 employ. In
Saich measafs aiid iSfsan, - thsy may
judge suitxble, The rigttS accorded
to them IN this event by the tFsdty.
"The alliessnotA. however. tAs Gsr-
man governments declaration that
II 10 prepared to open before tho court
OF Leipsic penal proceedings without
delay, surrounded by the most COM
plete guarantees and not affected BY
the application Of ell Judgments. pro-
cedure or previous decisions OF Ger
man civil or military tribunals before
the supreme court at Leipsic. against
all Germans whose extradition the
allied associated powers have the in-
tention to demand.
"The prosecution which the German
government itself proposes immedi-
4tely to institute In this manner Is
Compatible with article 22s OF the
peace treaty and Is expressly provid-
ed for at tho end Of its nrst para
graph. s'>.'
viii Not Intervene.
faithful to the letter and spirit
Of the treaty. the ailes will abstain
from Intervention In any way In tho
procedure Of the prosecution and vsr-
dict In order to leave to tho German
government complete and entire re-
sponsibility. They reserve to thsm-
selves the right to decide by the 70.
suits - to tho good faith Of Gers
many. the recognition by her OF the
crimes she has committed and her
sincere desire to associate herself
with their punishment. 3.
They will SEQ whether the aers
man government, which has. dsciared
Itself unable to arrest the accused
named on the above list to deliver
them for trial to tho allies. is aotu-
ally determined to Judge them itself.
AT the same time the allies, In
the pursuance Of truth and Justice,
h>ye decided to entrust to mixed
inter-allied commission the task Of
collecting, publishing and communi-
eating to Germany details Of the
charges brought against each. Of
these whose guilt shall have been es-
tabl!shed by their Investigations
Finally, the allies would formally
emphasise that procedure bS1ore q
Jurisdiction such Is ia proposed can
in no way annul the provisions oS ar.
ticles 21l to 230 Of the treaty,
Will Prsvsnt 1ssapAs 4 &
'"The powers reserve 70 taomselYss
tho right to decide whethsr the pro-'
cedurs by Germany. which. xeoord.
ing to her, would assure Is ~ "a.
cused eli guarantees of 1ustiSS doSe
not In effect, bring about ,thelr % :
caps from tho Just punisknasut of
their Grimes. In this event thS siliSs
would exercise their rights u their
full extent by submitting tha cases
70 their own tribunal" j,
Holland Makes No Concessions f.s
The Hague, Feb. IT, Holland will
Answer the second note sent 81 the
senate BY rsiteratins hers ,original
position refusing to surrender. him
but acquisscing In the request 70
guard him closely, It was declared
,hsre today.
The dutch answer, win be dispatch-
ID within . fsw days. la & sg,g
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