Ogden Daily Standard | 1920-01-28 | Page 1 | No Direct Dealing with Hohnzollern to Gain Surrender

IQICTHI WITH MENZ81LE! TO 01 SHI Ex-Kaiser Spends His Second Birthday in Holland; No Desire De-sire to Return to Germany THE HAGUE, Jan. 28. (By the Associated As-sociated Press.) Former Emperor William observed his sixty-first birthday birth-day his second since he has been at Aniqrongen-yyesterday. Dutch officials reiterated lo the Associated As-sociated Press their assurance that no efforts to their knowledge have been made by cither the German government govern-ment or the allies to deal direct with the former emperor with a view to bringing about his surrender. The officials of-ficials expressed tho belief that the letter from CLount Hohenzollern sent from Amerongen on January 2 lo Prince Furstenburg and published in the Neue Zeitung of Berlin can bo taken tak-en at its face value as an expression of William';? attitude. This letter is being widely reproduced repro-duced by tho Dutch press. In it the former emperor slated he had no desire de-sire to return to Germany as he fell he had been deceived even by General Gen-eral Ludendorff, Field Marshal von Hindenburg and Admiral von Titpitz. He said he could not bear to see tho ruin in hin country and that he looked look-ed forward with pleasure to living at Doorn. The letter further stated that the former, emperor favored the return of the former crown prince to Ocls, where tho living is cheaper, as his son had repeatedly complained of his small income. in-come. Tho Dutch press Is beginning lo show signs of alarm in consequence of Holland's refusal lo grant the extradition extradi-tion of the former ruler but It is learned learn-ed that tho government Is tranquil and determined to stick lo ils attitude.