Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-19
HOLLAND TOLD that IT IS A
PART OF her DUTY TO HHI
CHASTlN GRIMES OF GERMANS
Note From Allied P,wersDe
manding Extraditien OF
Former German Emperor
|. Made Public Today;
Germany To Deliver Other
Former officials.

the allied note demanding the extra
dition Of former Emperor William
that she will mot fulfill her internA-
tional duty IL she refuses to associats
herself with tho entente powers n
chastising crimes committed by Ger
mans during the war. The note sent
to The Hague and made public, today
says: 1:
'In notifying the Netherlands gov
ernment and queen Of the text Of the
article 227 of the treaty Of Versailles,
which came into force January 10.
the powers have the honor to make
known at the same time that they
have decided to put into execution
without delay this article. article
227, publicly arraigns William II Of
Germany for supreme oftsnse
against International morality and
the allied and associated powers will
address a request to the Netherlands
government for his surrender in or
der that he may be placed on trial
Demand Delivery.
Consequently the powers address
to the government Of The Neither.
into their hands William Of Hohen-
zollern, former emperor Of Germany,
in order that he may be judged.
Individuals residing in Germany
against whom the allied and asociAt-
ed powers have brought charges are
to be delivered to them under article
c2S Of the peace treaty, and the fore
mer emperor il he had remained in
Germany. would have been delivered
! @4r Al IS~~tA y -
German government. .f
? "The Netherlands government is
conversant with the incontrovertibie
reasons which imperiously exact that
premeditated violations of interna-
tional treaties, as well as systematic
disregard Of the most sacred rules
and rights OF nations should receive-
a. regards every one, including the
highest placed personalities, special
punishment provided by the peace,
congress. The powers briefly recall
among 20, many crimes, the cynical
violation Of neutrality Of Belgium and
Luxembourg. the bArbarnus and pitt
less system Of hostages deportation
enmasse, the carrying bR ot young.
| girls from the city Of ESlfe, who wure
torn from their families and delivered
ths systs ma tls syxi l9s;Fr sstir:
lregions aithout mn: ttsssy Esslltty. the
submarine war without restriction,
including inhuman abandonment of
victims on the high seas, and innum-
erable acts against nonAeoss6atants.
/ committed by German Authority in
/ violations OF laws Of war rs
/ "Respons;bility at least morally for
all these acts reaches up to the su-
1 preme head who ordered them. or
made abusive use of his full poWers
to infringe. or to allow infringement
I upon the most sacred regulations Of
human conscience. s.,
| the government Of The Netherlands
can regard with less reprobation than
I themselves the immense Responsible
ty OF the former emperor.
1 Part OF Her Duty.
Holland would not fulfill her IN
ternational duty II she refused to as
sociate herself with other nations az
| Tar as her means allow, in undertak-
ing. or at least not hindering, chas-
ttsement of the crimes committed.
/ In addressing this demand to the
Dutch government the powers believe
it their duty to emphasize its special
character. It is their duty to insure
the execution Of article 227 without
allowing themselves to be stopped by
! arguments, because it is an act OF
high international policy imposed by
the universal conscience. in which
legal forms have been provided solely
to assure to the accused such guaran-
tees as were never before recognized
in public law. The, powers are con
vinced Holland. which has alway.
shown respect for the right and love
OF justice, having been one Of the first
to claim place in society OF nations,
will not be willing to cover By her
moral authority the violation OF
principles essential to the solidarity
Of nations, all of which arc eoual,y
interested in preventing the return Of
a similar catastrophe.
1T is to the highest interest Of the
Dutch people not to appear to protest
the principal author of this catastro-
phe by allowing him shelter on her
territory and also to facilitate his
trial which is claimed by the voice Of
millions of victims. - :
tsigned) 'tClemencean..