The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-04
LESNER QUITS
WHEN HANDED
LIST OF HUNS
Head of German Peace Dele
cation Returns Names of
8o6 Germans Wanted for
Trial by Allies.
Am BASAD0RS MEET
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
! BERLIN, Feb. 4.-Baron Kurt Won
dIersner, head of the German mission
In Paris, has been relieved of that Of
flee. Herr Won Lersner, it is stated,
had received explicit orders to trans
init the expected allied note on extra
hition demands to his government.
PARIS, Feb. 4-The allied council
bf ambassadors was called into extra
ordinary session today to discuss the
situation created by the resignation of
Baron Kurt Won Lersner, head of the
German peace delegation here. The
session was held in the French for
Daign office.
Hugh c. Wallace, the American am
ybassador, who attended the meeting,
said afterwards that he had no state
ment to make regarding it.
y was made known that an official
7he second meeting Of the council,
evening
Returned List Wanted.
Won Lersner returned to Premier
Millerand the list containing names
of Germans whose extradition was de-
manded by the allies, which was hand
ed to him last night, and informed the
premier that he has resigned and is
leaving for Berlin.
Baron Won Lersner, 1t was said
this afternoon, would leave for Berlin
by an evening train.
Won Lersner told the Associated
Press his decision was in line with
the attitude he had maintained
throughout regarding the question of
extradition. He declared he had held
that no German officials could be
instrumental in carrying out the ex-
tradition clauses of the treaty, and
consequently the matter having come
up in definite final form, there was
nothing left for him to do but resign
and go home.
Letter Is Specific.
Immediately after receiving the list
last night, Baron Won Lersner ad-
dressed the following letter to Pre-
mier Millerand: "Your Excellency has
transmitted to me a note containing
the names of Germans whose extradi-
ton is demanded by the allied powers.
In the course of the last three months
i
representatives of the allied and as
.sociated governments 10 times in
writing and 13 times orally the reas7
ors it was impossible to comply with
such requests, no matter what the so
cial rank of the accused persons
might be.
Il remind your Excellency of my
constantly repeated declarations that
no German functionary would be dis
posed to be in any way fnltrumental
in the realization of the demand for
extradition. I should be instrumental
in it if I were to forward to the
German government the note of your
Excellency. / therefore send it back
here with.
81 have made it known to my gov
ernment that l cannot remain in Of
flee. and shall leave Paris by tie
next train.
Freiherr Won Lersner."
so6 Names are Listed.
Extradition of S96 Germans, accus-
ed of violations Of the laws of war is
demanded in the list handed Won Ler-
sner, by Paul Dutasta. secretary or
the peace conference last night.
England demands 81 for trial,
France and Belgium 334 each, Italy
90. Poland 81, Rumania Al and Serbia
The names of Germans comprised
in the first list against whom charges
are preferred by all the allied nations
are included in the above figures.
The ambassadors council has con-
firmed its decision not to publish the
names of those Germany is asked to
surrender but it is possible to say that
in addition to those already reported
as being on the list are the follow
ing:
=. Field Marshal Alexander H. R. Won
SIluck, commander Of the right wing
of the German army in its advance
on Paris in 1914; General Baron Kurt
Won Manteuffel, German military com
mander ir Louvain, Belgium in 1914;
Field Marshal Won Buelow, comman'
der of the second German army; Gen.
cral Stenger. commander of the 55rd
German infantry brigade; General
Won Tesma. former governor Of Lux
embourg; the Niemeyer Brothers, one
a captain. who were accused in 1918
of mistre ating British prisoners OF
war: Major Won Goertz and Lieuten
ant Werner. Captain Max Valentiner
and Captain Forstner, submarine com
manders: Baron Won Der Lancken
former military governor of Brussels
Admiral Won Capelle, former head OF
the German admiralty and field mar
shal Liman Won Sanders. German com
mander of Turkish armies.