Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-12
WOULD GIVE UP KAISER
FOR TRIAL BY ALLIES
Hun League Says People Must
Cut Themselves Loose From
Ex-War Lord.

Berlin. Jan. I2-Germans are urged
10 turn over former Emperor William
for trial by the Allies in resolutions
passed 1T a public meeting Of the New
fethcrland League here yesterday. :,
In signing the Treaty OF Nersailies,
the res luton said, Germany consented
- the trial of William Ii. 1t is. there
fore. the duty of the German people to
execute the treaty. and every attempt 10
rrevcnt procedure against the former
Kaiser must be branded IS poilticai
crime
One speaker declared William. with
his eccentric mysticism, and former
Emperor Francs joseph, Of Austria.
x,r. not responsible for the criminal
game plavcd with Serbia and that
German diplomacy was helpless in the
f,ce of operations by men higher up.
Herr Won Gcrlach, Radical Democrat,
ass rted tn. surrender Of William would
strengthen the rcaCtlonary wave IN Der
MANY and warned tho Entente to dcsist
carving out treaty provisions calling Tor
the trial of the erstwhilc monarch. lie
advised the establishment Of a neutral
court for the trial, adding: nc Ger.
man people must definitely cut ltseh
loose from tins man.
President Lincoln's attitude toward
the arrest Of Jefferson Davis is recalled
by Otto Landberg, majority Socialist
leader. discussing in VorwacTts the prob
able cxtradltIon and trial 0i torncr
Emperor William He cites the dilemma
Of The Union States when the Conicd-
crate leader was imprisoned, and says
he y convinced 1T would have been bet
ter to have allowed Mr.. DAVIS 70 escape
Herr Landberg recommends that I'm
tente leaders read observations on the
Davis case by Carl Schurtz, and asserts
he believes such a peruSal would bring
about a different attitude toward the
former Kaiser surrender.
"tntente nations should desist III
their demand that Germans be taken
before their tribunals Tor t9ial, nc de-
clates regarding soldiers accused by the
Allies. as that Is bound to result in
not a few OF the men whose names are
on the list seeking death at their own
hands rather than take q chance at the
tate awaiting them beyond German IRON
tiers. Lvcn now ! dread TO thlnk Of
the echoes Of shots fired by the hands
OF suicides.
lie expresses belief that the Entente
will not Be forced to insist upon VII
Iiams cxtiadition on the grounds q
prestige lie points out that recent
law designates the imperial court rs
competent tribunal tor the fi'ecehuoh
OF war offenders and gives the Entente
powers far-rcaching privileges IN respect
10 active co-Opeiatl
Herr Landhe:g SAYS the Allies can
not legally force Holland to give up
Count Hohenzollcin and points out tins
will give them convenient way out o.
iron dilemma. lIc says they have sim
III "a fefer to Their .'oft-repeated prin-
,lples 81 respect and defense q smaller
nations. and not compel Holland 70
turn over the former Emperor.
Ii v lliam should he haled before
an Entente tribunal,' he declares, the
reactionsry elements Of Germany VII
convert him into q SAINT, who Will render
them valuable services IN connection
with their political separations. he
cause OF democracy IN Germany viii bc
gwen fstal setback if To the terms q
The Versailles treaty are added Others
which preclude the healing of wounds
= hIch viii become s. injurious So the
Entente n3tIons as 10 Us.