The Allies in a Note presented on Sunday last invited
Holland to reconsider her refusal to surrender the ex-Kaiser for trial. They emphasized the exceptional nature of tho ex-Kaiser's crime in provoking the war as a reason why Holland should depart for once from her practice of giving sanctuary to alien refugees. The ex-Kaiser's policy and personal actions had cost the lives of ten million men, shattered the health of thrice as many, laid vast territories waste, and piled up stupendous war debts. The Allies expressed their surprise that Holland had not a word to say in disapproval of the criminal, and reminded her that the ex-Kaiser's esoape from punishment would make it difficult to deal with the other culprits. The Allies added, politely but firmly, that the ex-Kaiser's permanent residence near the German frontier, " under fatally ineffectual supervision," would be " a menace which they cannot be called upon to accept." They hinted that Holland had to consider the possi- bility of " holding the ex-Kaiser at a distance from the scene of his crimes "—a reference to the proposal to intern him in the Dutch East Indies, which may yet be carried out.
