Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-08
HOLLAND CONTROLS RIVER SCHELDT
BUFFER STATE COVERS SEA GATE FOR OR AGAINST ENGLAND OR
GERMANY = NEUTRALITY GUARANTEED RY TREATY IN 1870
|" HAT the kaiser should be 50
prompt to make move ON
Germany's northwestern from.

!" HAT the kaiser should be 50
prompt to make q move on
Germany's northwestern from.
tier when about to antagonize
France and Great Britain could sur.
prise no one who has followed up the
drift in Europe for the last few years
1t has been limited that Germany could
afford to take great chances In order
to hold the mouths of the river Rhine
This she might do by controlling both
Holland and Belgium. and to control
either would strengthen her situation
on the coast closest to England.
The Importance to Germany. in the
event of her wishing to branch into
world politics. OF the mouth of the
Scheldt has been considered many
times within the century Attention
was called to it when in 1901 the reign
ing queen Of Holland married prince
Of German house
German King Possible.
The matter of the royal succession in
Holland is one Of vital Importance
According to the present provision. the
succession is in the direct male line or
failing that the female line Should
there he no legal heir the sovereign or
parliament ~ If the sovereign is dead
parliament alone. is to name IL success
sOr. the number of the members of
parliament being doubled for the occa
sion These peculiar conditions were
brought about through the marriage Of
Queen Wilhelmina with Duke Henry
Of Mecklenburg. .Schwerin for the lat
ter, being in the line of succession.
gives to Germany the preponderant
chance for gaining a fo0thold in the
country
Amazing German Proposal.
In 1917 Il German engineer issued n
pamphlet in which he argued for the
importance of Hollands absorption by
Germany as II protection against Eng
land Said he: The absolute incOrpO
ration Of Holland into the German EN-.
pire is the only guarantee Of the con.
tinued maintenance Of her colonial pos.
sessions. The English hydra could not
then stretch its teutacles toward the
islands of the Sonde If we were in
Holland we would have within our
reach the head of that Unsuitable by
dra-within our reach in the sense that
in the actual state of science the mari
time situation Of England does not
longer constitute an absolute guaran
tee. The Prussian's foot on the head
of the hydra will suffice that the long
tentacIes will finally drop their prey
IN word. we should have door of
attack against England"
All this meant that. in order to save
her colonies from the English. Holland
should give them to Germany. They
should seek the Hollanders) to have
their state made part Of the Ger.
manic confederation.
Fortified to Aid Germany
Back in 1870. when the war broke
out between France and Prussia. there
was a momentary fear that either
power might disregard treaties Of
neutrality for the sake Of military ad'
vantage. The British foreign office ap-
preached both belligerents on the sub
ject, and both consented to sign treaties
pledging themselves to hold Belgian
territory inviOlable.
The guarantee was h0n0rably OBJ
served By both sides. and the question