Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-09
ALLIED LIST Of
WAR CRIMINALS
GIVEN To BAUER
s. DE- MARC|LLY
New procedure Adopted as
the Result of Refusal OF
KurtvOn LerSner to Trans
NIT the Names to Berlin,
CABINET IS SITTING
TO DISCUSS DEMANDS
London Hears That Ger
many is Resolved to Call
a Meeting of Parliament
to Consider Situation,

| tsY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiREl
Berlin, Feb. S.-The allied list
of war criminals was handed to
Premier Gustav Bauer at 9 o'clock
Saturday night by NJ. De Marcilly.
the French charge d'affaires. A
letter from Premier Millerand ac-
companied the list. explaining the
NEW procedure of the allies was the
outcome of the refusal of Baron
| Kurt Won Lersner 20 transmit the
list to the German government.
Premier Bauer expressed to the
| French charge the governments
| Ictsapproval Of Won Lersners action.
The cabinet is sitting today to
discuss the allied demands
The covering note says that not
Iall Germans guilty of infractions of
the laws of warfare are included
in the list. but for reasons of prac-
tcability only those are cited to
whom the greatest responsibility
attaches. The allied powers, how
ever, do not propose amnesty for
those not included, but reserve the
right to prosecute them in the
event they are apprehended In
their territories. Possession of all
German documentary evidence and
access to the archives are also de-
manded, to facilitate prosecution.
In supplementary note the al
lied powers reply to the German
communication of January 25,
winch explained Germany's reasons
Tor not carrying out the extradition
provision Premier Millerand in O,
letter 70 Gustav Bauer. intimates
| that he does not hold the German
government responsible for Baron
Won Lersner's action in quitting
Paris, because he assumes that
Germany viii not attempt 10 evade
treaty obligation to which its slg-
nature is affixed.
official quarters thus far have
declined information regarding the
size or nature of the list.
London. Feb. S..--Tha Exchanges
Telegraph's Copenhagen corre-
spondent says that the Berlin gov-
ernment is resolved to call a meet
| ing of parliament immediately
upon receipt of the allied note de-
manding the surrender of those
guilty of war crimes.
Basle, Feb. S.--The list of per-
sons charged with war crimes
whom Austria must deliver over to
the allies will be handed to the
Austrian government at an early
date, according to a Vienna dis
patch. 1t is ready, but will be ex-
amined by the representatives at
Paris, of Jugo-Slavia. Poland. Ru-
mania and C2echo- -Slovakia.
| Tho LIST 10 not lnn,r hue d.
Archduke Joseph, Field Marshal
ARR Won Straussenburg, Field Mar
shall Won Kouvess, General Paoti-
crek, governor of Bosnia; Field
Marshal Won Broevic and Count Won
Berchtold, former Austrian foreign
minister.
The extradition will be compli-
Gated, 1t is said. because several OF
those named are at present in ne,t-
tral countries and others are citi-
2ens of states which are friendly
to the entente
Zurich, Feb. S.-The newspapers
and some officials express them
selves as disinclined to accept the
German proposal to have those
charged by the allies with war
crimes tried by q Swiss court.
Paris, Feb. S.-The Paris news
rapers today express themselves
highly satisfied with the action of
the allies in quickly ending discus
sion as to the outcome of the at
tttude of Baron Kurt Won Lersner.
who refused to transmit the allied
eNtradition demands to the German
m ont he tKN,tt To- D., 4
stration to the latter their COM
plete agreement The newspapers
discuss the possible difficulties in
case of refusal by Germany to
surrender the persons demanded.
but say they do not doubt that
req ched