EX-KAISER'S EXILE.
A FITTING PUNISHMENT. SURRENDER ABANDONED. Beut*r. LONDON, Nov. 5. Regarding the non-fulfilment of the promise to bring the ex-Kaiser to justice, Mr. Lloyd George replied to a correspondent explaining that twice the Allies had notified the Netherlands Government demanding the extradition-of Wilhelm and emphasising the most pressing need of compliance from both national and international viewpoints. The Netherlands Government had twice refused, insisting on its right and duty to give Wilhelm asylum. Consequently the exKaiser's surrender was not securable through diplomacy. Mr. Lloyd George added that when the promise was given it was not contemplated that the Allies should go to the extremity of war with Holland. The responsibility now jested with the Netherlands Government to maintain the permanent safe custody of the ex-Kaiser, and no greater or more enduring punishment could be imposed upon him than that which the Allies' action had secured.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17622, 8 November 1920, Page 7
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