The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-01-22
DEMAND PUBLISHED.

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DEMAND PUBLISHED.
Paris, Jan. 20.--Holland is told in the
allied note demanding the extraltion
of former Emperor William that she
will not fulfill her international duty"
IL she refuses to associate herself with
the entente powers in chastising
crimes committed by Germans during
the war. The text OF the note sent to
The Hague as made public today,
follows:
paris, Jan. 15.-In notifying by
these presents the Netherlands govern
ment and queen of the text of the Arti-
Gle 227 of the treaty of Versailles,
certified copy of which is annexed
which came into force January 10, the
powers have the honor to make known
at the same time that they have de-
cided to put into execution without de-
lay this article. (Article 227. Publicly
arraigns William II. of Germany, for
supreme offense against International
morality and the sanctity of treaties
and declares the allied and associated
powers will address a request to The
Netherlands for his surrender in order
that he may be placed on trial.)
consequently TIE powers aQuTeSS W
the government of The Netherlands in
an official demand to deliver to their
hands William of HohenZollern, eX-
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
by the peace treaty and the former en-
peror, If he had remained in Germany,
would have been delivered under the
same conditions by the German gov
eminent. The Netherlands government
is conversant with the incontrovertible
reasons which imperiously exact that
premeditated violations of internation-
al treaties, as well as systematic dis
regard of the most sacred rules and
rights of nations. should receive as re-
CARDS every one, including the highest
places personalities, special punish
ment provided by the peace congress.
The powers briefly recall, among SC
many crimes, the cynical violation OF
the neutrality of Belgium and Luxem-
@bourg, the barbarous and pitiless sys-
tenn OF hostages, deportations enmasse,
the carrying off of young girls from
the city of Lille who were torn from
their families and delivered defense.
less to the worst promiscuity; the sys
.eNast 1tion oil entire regions
without military utility; the submarine
war without restriction, including in
human abandonment of victims on the
nigh seas and innumerable acts against
non combatants committed by German
authority in violation of the laws of
war
Responsibility at least moral, for
all the acts, reaches UP to the supreme
mead, who ordered them or made abus-
we use of his full powers to infringe,
or TO ailew infringement upon the most
4 sacred equations CT human con
science.
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 associ-
ate herself with other nations as far as
:her means allow in undertaking, or at
least no tlindering chastisement for the
crimes committed.
In addressing this demand to the
i'uteh government, the powers believe
il their duty to emphasize its special
character. 1t is their duty to insure
the execution of Article 227 without
allowing themselves to be stopped by
arguments. because it is not question
OF public accusation with jurfdical
character as regards it's basis, but an
i'et of high international policy i'm
posed BY the universal conscience, in
mich legal forms have been provided
solely 10 assure to the accused such
guarantees as We're never before recog
s!Zed in public law. The powers are
convinced Holland, which has always
SHOWN respect for the right and love OF
Justice, having been one of the first
TO claim place in the society of ma
upns, Will not be willing 10 cover by
hef moral authority the violations OF
PRINCIPLES essential to the solidarity OF
nations. all of which are equally in
y terested in preventing the return of q
similar catastrophe.
IT is to the highest interest of the
4 i1uteh@ neoi'le not to appear to protect
the principal author of this catastrophe
bs allowing him shelter in her ter
cry, and also TO facilitate mis- triH
which is claimed by the voices of mil
lions of y victims. i.
tSignedD "clemencSau.'