The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17
SUPREME COUNCIL APPROVES
DRAFT OF LETTER TO DUTCH
ASKING KAISER'S SURRENDER
II Is Believed Holland Will Re-
fuse the Demand for Lack
of Treaties.
LEAGUE NATIONS MEETS
South American Republics Are
Represented and United
States Is Absent.

Paris. Ian. 16.-The supreme coun-
ell today approved of the text Oh 2
lester to the Dutch government asking
FDr extraditiol of the former German
emperor. General expectation IN
French circles is that Holland VIII
-efuse to deliver the former monarch.
1t was pointed out in supreme coun-
eil circles tllat in case Holland Is dis-
inclined TO deliver up William Hohen-
zollern that it has foundation for It's
resistance n the fact that o1Ienses
named in the peace treaty namely
crimes against international morality
ma sacredness Of treaties" are not
provided fer in Dutch laws nor in
treaties between Holland and allied
powers regarding extradition.
It IS saio the letter to the Dutch
governments was drafted by a French
man who used clauses from SINH
lar letter drafted last July by the
American delegation.
League Council Meets.
Representatives of France. Great
Britain, Italy, Greece, Belgium, SPAN,
Japan, and Brazil. members OF the
council Of the league Of nations met
in the Clock room of the French for
eign office ut 20 o'clock this morning
for the frs meeting of the league.
The council organized at 1880
O'Clock BY electing Leon Bourgeois
chairman and confirming the choice
of Sir Eric Drummond of Great Brit
ain as general secretary.
The first official act of the council
was the appointment of commits
sion to trade upon the spot the from
tiers of the territory of the Sarre
basin.
Leon Bourgeois. French representa-
tive, who presided, said:
'sThe task OF presiding at this meet
ing and inituguating this great in
ternational institution, should have
fallen to President Wilson. We re-
spect the reasons which still final de-
cision by or friends in Washington,
hut express the hope their differences
viii soon be overcome and that a rep
resentative or the great American re-
public will occupy the place awaiting
him among IS. The work Of the coun-
ell will then assume definite char
acter and win have that particular
force which should be associated with
our work.
January is, 1920 will go down in
history as the date OF the birth of a
today will be in the name of all ma
tions adhering to the covenant of the
league. 1t will be the first decree of
ali first nations leaguing themselves
together, for the first time in the
world TO substitute right for might.
But the orgs .nization of the league OF
nations win not be complete until the
assembly of all the states meet.
Earl Curzon, British secretary of
state for foreign affairs, and that ma
tion's representative on the council of
the league said:
"On behalf OF the British empire
desire TO express the loyalty of my
government and the external domin-
ions Of the british crown to the spirit
underlying tile covenant of the league
of nations. 1t is our intention by
every means In our power 10 insure its
practical efficiency. 1t is our firm
belief that through its instrumentality
alone we can hope to insure that such
miseries thai the world has expert
enced during the past five years shall
not be repeated and that new era
W6f international relationship shall
dawn. The league of nations is an ex-
preston OF the universal desire for
saner methods of regulating affairs of
mankind. and provides machinery by
which practical effect may be given
hhe principles of international friend
ship and good understanding. The
success OF the labors of the peace
conference is a good augury for the
future OF tho league of nations. For
the first time an attempt was made
to bring together under the auspices
OF the league representatives of gov
ernments. EN- oloyes and labors. and an
advance exceeding the results of the
entire work of the previous quarter
of a century has been made in the
field Of International action on in
dustrial aues ions"
All the members of the council call
ed for by the, covenant of the league
with the exception of the representa-
tives Of the United States were pres
ent when NJ. Bourgeois called the
meeting to order. Besides NJ. Bour-
geois the members were Earl Curzon,
the British foreign secretary, for Great
Britain, Prem ier venizelos, for Greece;
Carlos Ferrarl IS, Italian minister of in
dustry, comm cree, labor and food, for
italy; Paul Eymans. the Belgian for
eign ministe, for Belgium; Baron
Matsui, amba ssador to France, Japan;
DIR. Gascoa Ia Cunha. ambassador to
, France. for Brazil; Count Quinones
de Leon, am bassadors to France, for
Spain.
Premier Lloyd George of Great Brit
ain and Viscount Grey dropped into
the meeting at an early stage. Mr..
Lloyd George soon retired however.
Viscount Gre.f remaining He was in