Evening star., 1920-02-10
PRINCE
WOULD SURRENDER,
He CABLES WILSON
National Assembly Commit
tee Supports Government
in Opposing Extradition.

BY the Associated Press.
The former German crown prince
has cabled President Wilson offer
ing to surrender himself for friai
il the allied governments insist.
The message WAS In President Will
sons hands today.
1t follows:
.To the President of the United
States Of North America. Mr. Will
son. WaShinEtOn:
'.Mr. President: The demand Tor
the delivery of Germans of every
walk OF life has again confronted
my country. solely tried by -FOUR
years Of war and one year OF Sc
crisis that is without precedent
in the history of the world az af-
fecting the life Of people. That
government can be found In Ger
many which would carry out the
demanded surrender Is out of the
question: the consequences to Eu-
rope Of an enforcement Of the de-
mnnd by violence are incnlculnbIe.
Hatred and revenge would be made
eternal.
"As the former successor to the
throne Of my German fatherland 1
am willing at this fateful hour to
stand up for my cOmpntrtOts. If
the allied and associated govern
mentx want "a victim. let them take
me instead of the 300 Germans who
have committed no OfTense other
than that of serving their country
"Wieringen Island. Feb. Q. 1920.
"WILHELM,
"Feb. 10, 1920"
AMSTERDAM. February 1O.-For-
mer Crown Prince Frederick William
of Germany has offered to give him.
self up to the allies in place of the
hundreds of Germans demanded for
isf 1y h.
mitted to Berlin. according to tel
egram purporting to have come from
him. published in the Handelsblad of
this city. The telegram, addressed to
the kings of England. Belgium and
Italy. the presidents of France and
Japan. says:
LAS the ex-crown prince. I wish to
take the place of my countrymen. II
the allied and associated govern
ments desire victim. let them take
me instead of the 900 Germans who
no other crime than to
serve their country in war.
Will Support Government.
BERLIN, February 9.-Decision was
reached by the committee on foreign
relations of the national assembly to-
day to support the governments stand
in declaring the ethical and patriotic
Indignation of the German people at
the allied demand for eXtradition OF
Germans accused of war crimes is
such that the carrying out of extra
1ition measures have been made phys
cal1y impossible and would produce
Internal inSurrection.'
Independent socialist members re-
fused to subscribe to this declaration,
which was adopted at the meeting OF
The committee, which lasted three
hours this afternoon.
Prepares List of Allies.
Germany is preparing a list con-
tanning the names of allied soldiers
and high officials who are accused by
the Berlin government of violations
of the laws Of war and plans to sub
nit it as a counter proposals to the
demand of the allies for eXtradition
Of Germans who are alleged to be war
criminals.
This list is in the course of compila-
ton and it is expected it will be
ready for publication and delivery
1t will contain speclfic in
[lictments based upon alleged authen-
ticated material which is on file in
the German archives. 1t was stated
tonight Germany. however, would not
eXtradition of the men named
in it's indictment.
Only cases where specific charges
have been filed in the allies list will be
80
stance, members of the cabinet are con-
vinced trial of DR.. Theobald Won Beth
mann Hoilweg for the violation Of Bel
sian sovereignty and the deportation of
her civilians would be wholly infeasi-
BILE. because these were military meas
urcs for which he was not responsible.
Wholesale blanket indictments such as
were filed by Poland. it is stated, also
fail to afford tangible basis of pro-
cedure.
Sing "Deutschland I ber Allies"
MUNICH. Monday. February 9.-Aft-
er a meeting of Bavarian democrats
today to protest against the extradition
demands of the entente, several thou
sand persons formed a procession to
the hotel. where portion of the entente
is residing. The crowd sang
..Deutschland Uber Allies. cried Down
with France.' and otherwise gave vocal
to its feelings.