Show I HUN GROWN CROWN PRINCE WOULD SURRENDER FREDERICK FREDERICK SEEKS ROLE OF MARTYR IN THE EYES EVES OF HIS COMPATRIOTS I President Wilson Receives Cablegram In Which Eldest Son of of Former Kaiser Suggests That He Take Place of Accused Germans Washington President Wilson re- re calved ed on on February 10 a personal cablegram cable cable- cablegram gram from Frederick former crown prince of Germany suggesting Oil If the allied and associated governments governments govern govern- ments want a n victim let them take me me Instead of the Germans who have ha committed no other oilier offense that that of serving their country countr In the w war r. r What action the president might take on the message presumably was Identical with that reported in Amsterdam dispatches as sent to the rulers and presidents of other powers opposed to German Germany in the war var was I Inot not disclosed I The mes message ace did not come through h state department channels but direct from the refuge In Holland of the former German crown prince It has not come officially to the attention of Secretary Lansing and he would not comment on It in any way It was Indicated indicated In In- however that any action Mr Wilson might take hiKe with regard to it would be more of a personal observation observation a tion on the situation than any official expression There Ther was a suggestion at the W lite House that he might reply making his his fils message the vehicle for an expression expression ex ex- ex- ex o of the opposition to the trial of the the forn former r German emperor emperor em em- rero or other enemy officials expressed b by br American delegates at In some quarters quartets however the opinion prevailed that he would not even knowledge acknowledge its receipt since it was pointed out the United States is not a ll party to the treaty or a member member mem mem- ber bet of tl the e league o of nations and has n no legal voice In any proceedings as asto asto to extradition of German officials or officers i for trial I |