The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-20
DUTCH OPPOSE ALLIED ARREST OF wilhelm
List of Germans to Be Sought for Trial
Is Now Completed

THE HAGUE. Jan. iss--There was
every indication here tonight that
the Dutch government will refuse
tho allied demand for extradition
ot tho former kaiser.
The allied note. signed by i'resi.
dent Clcmenccau 81 the peace con.
ference. was reported TO have ar
rived hero late yesterday. brought
by special courier from Parts.
The text OF tho note follows:
Paris. January Is. In notifying
BY these presents The Netherlands
government and queen OF tho text
~ tho Article 2si OF the treaty OF
Versailles. a certified copy OF which
is annexed. which came into force
January 10. the powers have the
honor 60 make known al the same
time that they have decided TO put
into execution without delay this
article. ARTICLE saT publicly ar.
raigned William II o. Germany FOR
supreme offcnsc against intcrna.
tional morality and The sanctity or
treaties and declares tho allied and
associated powers win address a re-.
quest TO Tho Netherlands govern,
mcnt for his surrender In order that
he may ho placed on triail
Consequently the powers address
20 the government OF The Neither.
lands an official demand 90 deliver
into their hands William OF Hohen.
xollcrn. former emperor OF Ger.
many. in order that he may be
judged.
Individuals residing IN Germany
against whom tho allied and asso-
ciated powers have brought eharrea
are TO be delivered 10 them under
Article s2s OF tho peace treaty. and
the former emperor. II he had Re
manned In Germany. would have
been delivered under the same con.
ditions by the German govern.
ment.
The SetherlandS government r.
conv-rsAnt with the incontrvvertible
reasons which impcrfously exact that
premeditRted violations OF in,erna.
tionai treaties as well as systematic
disregard OF the most sacred rules
and rights OF nations. should receive
as regards everyone. including the
highest placed personalities. special
punishment provided by tho peace
conference.
'-Th. powers briefly recall. among
80 many crimes. the violation % the
neutrality OF Belgium and Lurcrn.
bourg: the barharous and pitiicss sys'
tenn OF hostages. deportation en-
rnaase. tho carrying Off OF young
girls from the city OF Lille. who
we're torn from their families: the
systematic devastation OF entire re
gions without military utility. the
submarine war without restriction.
including inhumnn abandonment, OF
victims on the high Seas. and innu-
merabln acts against non-combstan,s
committed by German authority. in
violation Of tho laws OF war.
Responsibility. at least moral. for
all these acts reaches up 20 the SUI
pr.ne head who ordered them. or
made abusive use Of his fun power 20
infringe. or 20 allow infringement
upon the most sacred regulations Of
human conscience.
The powers cannot conceive that
the government Of the Netherlands
can regard with less reprohauon than
themselves the immense responsible
ity Of III. former emperor.
Holland would not fuifili her In
tcrnatlonai duty ~ shs refused 20
associate herself with other nations
a. far as her means allow IN under
taking. or. at least. not hindsring.
chastlsement for tho crimes commit
ted.
In addressing this demand 20 the
Dutch government the powers bc-
Ilcve Il their duty 20 emphasize Us
special character. IL IL their duty
20 insure the execution OF Article 227
without allowing themselves TO b
stopped by arguments because 70 Is
no, n question OF n public accusation
with turfdicai character as rcgard'
it's basis, but an act OF high inter
national policy imposed By the uni
versai conscience. In which lcga
forms have been provided solely q
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