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Show DUTCH IMPERTINENCE. Holland is not called upon to make suggestions concerning the . future of William Hohenzollern and his eldest son. The nations which freed tho world from the domination of the German empire will decide the question, and the Dutch government need not interest itself in the matter. It is absurd to even suppose that the entente allies and the United States would consent to the placing of Herr llohenzollern and his son on an island in cither the East or West Iudies. where he would be guarded guard-ed by a Dutch fleet. If there is any guarding to bo done the British, American, Ameri-can, French or Italian warships will do it, and if there is to be a St. Helena for Wilhelm, it will not be an - island , selected by Holland. Of course, it is : well understood that the Dutch govern- ! ment would like to help the former kaiser kai-ser escape trial for his crimes, and that thcr would be averse to giving him up on demand of the victorious powers, lint they cannot accomplish anything by making suggestions as to a place of. .exile. Neither can they avoid sun-en- j dering his pernon when the demand is j formally made, and they should he given a hint to that effect. Practically all of tho leading statesmen of Great Britain Brit-ain and France, and the mo-it powerful newspapers as well, favor extradition of Wilhelm and his trial before an international in-ternational high court. It is said that much will depend upon the view expensed ex-pensed by President Wilson when he arrives iu Kuropc. Most Americans be-liove be-liove the author of so much woe should be tried and executed, and they would liko to see some of the commanders who operated in northern France and j Belgium ornament tho name scaffold. |