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Show - . j SEl I ft MIS OF GERMANY f REVIEWED BY ALLIED I NOTE FOB SURRENDER I Belief Expressed Dutch Gov-J$ Gov-J$ I ernment Will Induce Wilhelm J To Stand Trial V 1 1 DO NOT PROTECT HIM, ' tJ I SAYS ENTENTE NOTE - H Millions of Victims Cry Out I M f0 Trial of Former Emperor, 0 Is Declaration BRUSSELS, Jan. 19 Deep H I emotion lias been caused in H Holland by the allied demand H for the extradition of former H - Emperor William of Ger- H , many, according" to a dis-H dis-H : patch. Belief is .expressed at Hj : The Hague that measures will j be taken with a view to in-H in-H j during him voluntarily to I . place himself at the disposal H ; of the allies. I i PARIS, Jan. 19- Holland is told in B the allied note demanding the extra- H 'fi dition o former Emperor William that) I I she will "not fulfill her duty," if she H I refuses to associate" herself with the ; committed by Germans during the war. The text of the note sent to The Hague was made public today. It fol- "Paris, January 15. ; "In notifying by these presents The i Netherlands' government and queen of the text pf article 227 of the treaty or Versailles, a certified copy of which is annexed, which came into force i January 10, the powers have the honor I in make known' At the ?arae time that I they have decided to put Into execu- tloii without delay this articel. (Ar-j (Ar-j tide 227 'publicly arraigns Willian II, j i of Germany, for a supreme offense ! against international morality and the ; sanctity of treaties; and declares the ' allied and associated power will ad-1 i dress a request to The Netherlands' government for his surrender in order ' that he may be placed on .trial'). Demand Is Official ' "Consequently the powers address to the government of The Netherlands l an official demand to deliver into their hands William of Hohenzollern, for-' for-' mer emperor of Germany, in order j that he may be judged. "Individuals residing in Germany ; against whom the allied and associat-' associat-' cd powers have brought charges are to be delivered to them under article - 228 of the peace treaty and the former emperor, if he had remained in Germany, Ger-many, would ha've been delivered un ' der the same conditions by the German Ger-man government. V Crimes Are Known "The Netherlands' government is conversant with the Incontrovertible reasons and imperious act that pre-' pre-' meditated violations of international ' ' codes as well as systematic disregard $ ' of the most sacred rules and rights of tuitions should receive as regards everyone, including the highest placed ?. personalities, special punishment pro- vided by the peace congress. The .; powers "briefly recall, among so many crimes, the cynical violation of Hie neutrality of Belgium and Luxemburg. I the barbarous and pitiless system of j hostages, deportation en masse, t lie j carrying off of young girls from the' i city of Lille who were torn from I their families and delivered defense less to the worst promiscuity; the sy-' ;- tematic devastation of entire regions : without military utility; the submar-: submar-: ine war without restriction, including inhuman abandonment of victims on the high seas and innumerable acts against non-combatants, committed by German authority in violation of the laws of war. j Kaiser Responsible I . "Responsibility at least moral for all 9gf these acts reaches up to the supreme C head who ordered them, or made abusive abus-ive use of his full powers to infringe ; or to allow infringement upon the 1 ; most sacred regulations of human con-j con-j - science. ' i ; 'The powers cannot conceive that the government of The Netherlands can regard with less reprobation than ; themselves the immense responsibility : ..of the former emperor. i "Holland would not fulfill her inter-i inter-i national duty if she refused to asso-1 asso-1 clattf herself with other nationals as ! far as her means nllow in undertaking, undertak-ing, or at least not. hindering, chastize-ment chastize-ment of the crimes committed. I "In addressing this demand to the ' Duch government, the powers delieve , 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 not a ques- lion of a public accusation with jurldi-' jurldi-' cial character as regards its basis, but an an act of high international policv imposed by tho universal con- science, in which legal forms have i beea nrovIled solely to assure to the S accused such guarantees as were 1 never beforo recognized in public laws. jr Praise of Holland f "The powers are convinced Holland, ji ' which has always shown respect for the right and love of justice, having been one of the first to claim a place in the society of nations, will not be willing to cover by her moral authority author-ity the violation of principles essential to the solidarity of nations, all of which are equally interested in preventing pre-venting the return of a similar catastrophe. catas-trophe. "It is lo the highest Interest of the Dutch people not lo appear to protect the principal author of this catastrophe catastro-phe by allowing him sheltor on her territory, and also to facilitate his trial which is claimed by the voices of millions of victims, (Signed) "CLEMENCEAU." |