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Show I CONSIDER PLAN TO EXTRADITE KAISER QUESTION UNDER ADVISEMENT) OF BRITISH AND FRENCH LAW OFFICER8. -Former Emperor Has Been Indicted .Three Times for Murder In Connection Con-nection With Dastardly Crimes During the War. Iondon. it Is understood the question ques-tion of the extradition of tho former German emperor Is being considered by British law officers of tho crown, who nre working In closo co-opcratlon with the French authorities. Action In tho promises was taken Immediately after tho flight of tho former emperor em-peror to IIoland. Tho Uvcnlng News snys it understands under-stands tho law officers hnvo concluded conclud-ed that tho allies nro entitled to demand de-mand tho extradition of tho former i emperor, and that this decision applies ap-plies also to Individuals who have committed com-mitted or given Instructions for tho commission of cztrndltahlo crimes. It is added that Holland' takes tho vlow that she has not tho power to surrender mich persons without Uio consent of Germany.' Tho French, premier, M. Clcmcnccnu, recently requested of Charles Lyon-Caen, Lyon-Caen, dean of tho faculty of law of tho University of Paris, on opinion on tho possibility of tho extradition of William Ilohcnzollcrn. M. Lyon-Cacn nBkcd to bo given Uino to preparo a decision. Ono f tho leading French authorities authori-ties on International law, Kdouard - Clunct, Is reported to havo advanced tho opinion that it was Imposslblo to demand tho one-tlmo emperor's extradition. extra-dition. Tho former emperor lias been indicted in-dicted threo times for murdor In England Eng-land In connection witli tho sinking of tho Lusltanla, German aerial raids and tho ohclllng by warships of unfortified cast coast towns. |