Show r ill t 1 gj J I J GERMANY REFUSES TO GIVE i UP l ACCUSED ARMY OFFICERS RV REVOLUTION lUn N lEANED fARED IN DERLIN Note to Allies Declares Surrender Surrender of Men foiS foi'S for foi S 'S Their ir W War Offenses Offense C Cannot Be e Iff Effected Effect EffectS ct d S 1 j tH t vV- vV W I.- I. S T q 7 J i S r 1 n Jan a 28 2 Indication D of governments government's yern ent s. s growing concern ern ever the extradition n. n o oi of Germans Geans acc accused sed o of war offenses offenses of ol senses was given in the n note te sen sento sent to the ames allies today asking revision o ol of clauses of the Versailles treaty Th The attempted assassination of Mathias rathia Erzberger minister of ot finance last las Monday is viewed in official circles circle as a precursor precursor- of of what is likely t tc to happen on a larger scale if the government government govern ment yielding to t the allies appeals t tc to forc force in arresting men on the list submitted sub sut- by the entente entente- powers J j Editorial and and partisan recriminations provoked bv py the attack on t tx the e finan finance e minister have already aheady reach reached reache d the stage CANNOT BE DON DONE DON J I IThe The note to the theames allies ames which wilnot will wil not be published in Germany warns warn the entente powers that Germany cannot cannot cannot can can- not assume she is able to compel either national or local agencies of the law to lay hands on the men wanted ar and transfer them to German frontiers rS The Associated Press is Informed that tha eyen even responsible officials of the f for foreign r sign eign office have announced point l lank blank they will refuse to execute any work world connected with extradition formalities and they threaten to strike or in passive resistance A 4 leading official of the foreign of office office ot- ot fic fice expressed doubt today th that ta a man nas could be found in Germany from an ar army or navy commander down to a humble village deputy who would lend himself to the work of executing ex a warrant for the arrest or detention of fellow countrymen to be dragged before a foreign tribunal trIbuna TRIAL AT LEIPZIG Suggestion is made in the note that the men be tried by the supreme courtat court courtat at Leipzig and the cabinet has indicated indi c its belief beliet that the nations nation's highest highest highest high high- est tribunal can guarantee an exhaust exhaust- exhaustive lye ive and impartial trial It is pointed out that the allies are given representation representation representation on the bench of the supreme court which should further er tend t guarantee a fair a 4 The economic 5 situation tJi lon in Germany is precarious at pr's prest and this is an n unsuitable period J te trouble the note indicates con 1 ng to point out that tro trouble ble if f Je riis es will not b be confined to q any si par FEAR REVOLT The whole 01 is ely to go or on orI on a a. general genera e I L of tal declared I today toda lg s tt th i govern go ments ment's If It it- i oer ed even I making a a. reint int I In f ap ap- ap th UC the beit el Il d. d t. t s definitely stated that t nit list o oft of l names namn m ii of f men ext I be Le de deI de- de I mandel has Us t e received d and I that hat the government J nt hs hint gC QI when it is js coming j c is wanted I TO ro TRY I. I c P v f PARIS jai Ja iTlie 9 9 The S suggestion that hat the l league a ue of nations set ups tribunal at The HagUe JO to try the e r kaiser hiser thus avoiding the necessity of ot extraditing tho tile former forme emperor from Holland Is ts Is made mide today by y former Pro Pro- flier Clemenc Clemenceau's Clemenceau al' al newspaper Homme Homm Libre U Angry comment Is being made Inthe In inthe the he French press upon the note tote objecting to tot extradition of war var criminals from fr m Germ Germany ny We must have hav the culp culpable ble personages per per- all all of them declared declare Homme lomme Libre GERS GER'S CONDITION BERLIN Jan 29 An An examination of f the of Mathias Erzberger vice ice premier and minister of fin finance in nC Continued d op on page 2 I I I i I REVOLUTION FEARED Continued from page 1 who was shot l Monday y by von HIrschfeld shows the wound little changed with no Inflammation There Is some swelling however and the wound is iz i causing him pain The patients patient's patients patients patient's pa pa- tient's temperature Is normal but his pulse still continues at In consequence of ot his setback yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- he i is il suffering fr from m exhaustion exhaustion exhaustion tion and requires great care car While there Is no immediate danger danger- Herr Erzberger may deal only with the most important state affairs CALLS CO CONFERENCE FER NCE LONDON Jan 29 The The Evening Standard declared toda today that Premier Lloyd George has Invited Premier Mil Mil- lerand o of France Premier of Italy arid and the French Japanese and Italian ambassadors to London f for r a conference to decide the k ex-k kaisers kaiser's fate and to consider the reduction of th the list of German war criminals who ate are wanted for trial According to th the Evening Standard the allies alUes have no desire to to- accentuate Germanys Germany's difficulties cuI ties at present |