Evening star., 1920-02-09
GERMANY SEEKING
SEPARATE TREATY
WITH ONE POWER
Berlin Assembly Soon to Con-
slider Allies Demand tor
War Guilty.

BY -" A>,o'il;ed Press.
LONDON, Monday, February g.
, Germany has been trying 10 detach
on" of the allies from the eXtradi-
tion demand b. Offering TO conclude
Il separate treaty with the power,
according 10 a statement attributed
10 Matthias Erzbcrger, German vice
premier and miniSer of finance. by
the Daily Mails Berlin correspond
ent. He is reported as saying:
Il have gone 50 far as to be ready
i TO purchase remuneration of this sur
render demanded by the allies at the
price of sacrifices of other kinds.
have negotiated with the allied pow-
er. declaring myself ready to con-
clude the negotiations if this power
! is willing I" bring its influence TO
! bear over the other allies. IEtor-
! tunately the assurance given 10 one
! of my ministerial colleagues and nly-
/ self has not been kept"
The Daily Mail correspondent learns
/ that the negotiations were OF z tech
! nical nature and did not conflict with
t the spirit of the peace, treaty. an q
/ that the German government supposes
/ the negotiations have been reported
| to the other allies.
! Assemebly to Consider Demands.
. BERLIN. February 9.--The commit
tee on foreign affairs of the national
assembly will meet today to consider
the eXtradition question. 1t seems
improbable that d reply to the ell
tente demand for the surrender of
the Germans whose names are con-
tanned on the list recently delivered
will be sent until a response is re-
ceived by the German government to
its note OF January 25. tIn this note
Germany asked the allies to renounce
the execution Of the eXtradition ar
Il of he. Iyr q
that r. it would inevitably cause po-
ltice1 and economic troubles, the al
ternative proposed being a trial of
the persons involved to be held in
Germany with the participation of
allied reprssentatives.t
The newspapers declare unanimous
~ that the attitude of the govern
ment toward the eXtradition ques-
tion is unchanged.
The Association of German Regular
Soldiers carried out a big domonstra-
ton here Yesterday against accept.
ance of the extradition demand Simi.
lar demonstrations were held in the
provinces.
In addition to the persons of Ger
mans on the extradition list. the al
lied powers demand access to archives
and posse SSion of all German docu-
mentary evidence, so that prosecu-
tion may be facilitated. The covering
note is understood to declare the al
lies do not purpose to grant amnesty
to men not named in the list, but will
should they be apprehended on en-
tente soil.
Military Chieftainx Meet.
BERLIN. February s-A secret
meeting of army and navy leaders a
| month ago in anticipation of the al
lies demand for extradition of those
guilty of war crimes, compiled a set
of regulations for common action
! These instructions. which are signed
by Gems Won Heeringen. Won Kluci,
and Falkenhavn. as well as others
declare that it is no violation of
honor for one to place himself outside
the pale of seizure by his own gov
| ernment or the entente. Therefore
| they must refuse to surrender, re-
fuse to recognize the legality OF a for
eign court and do nothing in the
shape of personal defense or other
| wise acknowledge such court, but
.'make the following common declara-
tion in the German language:
II have merely done my duty as 2
German soldier AS sUch-I refuse to
recognize a foreign court and also
decline to make any further state
| ment.
ProfessOr's Daughter Sought.
Miss Elsa Scheiner. the only woman
| whose name appeared on the list Of
: Germans demanded by the allies, is Il
daughter OF prominent professor OF
Berlin University and had charge Of
| the WomenS concentration camp at
| Valenciennes during the war.
| Tie Nieuwe Rotterdansche Courant
| prints a letter from n contributor who
says he worked with Prof Scheiner
at the astrophysical observatory 1T
| Potsdam and asserts that Miss
Scheiner incurred the enmity of al
lied woman spies who We're impris-
| oned at her camp. He declares. how
ever. that letters to Prof. Scheiler
showed the daughter had many
| friends among the prisoners and that
! she did not approve Of German pol
| icies.
swiss Oppose Trial There
| ZURICH. Saturday. February -
;Swiss newspapers publish this evening
what APPARENTLY is an official or semi
| official note saying the governme mt
would refuse to have the Germans ac-
cused of war crimes by the allies tried
! in Switzerland in the event this is pro-
posed by Germany. The view is held
/ here that Germany may suggest this
in reply to the ententeS note.
Fleeing to Switzerland.
| GENEVA. February S.-Anxiety is
growing in Swiss ofheIal quarters lest
many Germans accused by the allies
! of war crimes enter Switzerland to es-
cape liability under the peace treaty.
| It, is reported from Basel that Vice
! Admiral Won Capelle, former minister
If the German navy, crossed the from
er yesterday. Baron Won Der Lancken,
civil governor of Brussels during the
German oc. unation, is reported to have
arrived in Switzerland from Munich.
| Former Crown Prince Rupprecht OF
Bavaria has been staying at Davos
There is no Swiss law against the en-
trance into the country of fugitives.
Austria Soon to Get List sought.
BASEL. February S.-The list of per-
sons chargeJ with war crimes whom
Austria must deliver over to the allies
will be handed to the Austrian gov
ernment at an early date. according to
Vienna disDatch. 1t is ready. but will
be examined by the representatives at
Paris Of Jugoslavia, Poland. Rumania
and Czechoslovakia The list is not
long, but includes Archduke Joseph.
Field Marshal ARR Won Straussenburg.