El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-19
EAGER
To KEEP DUTCH
IN Good HUM0A
Every Effort Is Being Made
to Show Courtesy to Hol-
Inaders in Faderland.
QUEEN ASKS HER
PEOPLE TO BE CALM
- oTTERDA0L Holland. Sept Is

~ oTTERDAAL Holland. Sept 10
With the Dutch army mobilized
IL and her people determined TO cut
the dilzes and flood their fields rather
than endure invasion, the Germans con-
tinue their policy Of counting Hollands
favor assiduously. Dutch neutrality
will never be violated by Germany they
affirm. Dutch travellers in Germany
find that nothing is too good for them.
one reason for this is the peculiar
situation Of Antwerp. The Scheldt. on
which the beIeaguered city lies, passes
through Dutch territory for several
miles before entering the North Sea
It is very probable that the British
will wish to send fleet Of war vessels
up this Dutch river TO relieve Antwerp.
The British will ask Hollands permis-
sion. Win she grant it?
Holland IN a Dilemma
Here is her dilemma II she refuses,
she will offend Great Britain, which
NAV in great measure be depended up
on TO maintain Dutch neutrality, Just
as Belgiums neutrality is being de-
Tended.
But if she yields the kaiser may
cons 46 the per A44A1sADAA a-a al 81 "a
hostility and his present friendly atti-
tude viii be changed to an exhibition
Of the mailed fist
Meanwhile the German campaign OF
seduction goes on everywhere Sew
eral Dutch business men have shown
me a number Of letters received from
Germany, obviously designed TO fOment
suspicion and hatred Of England
Three DutchwOmen have just arrived
from Germany. All had received
T.-T
lander" being equivalent TO open, Sc
same" whenever a Germany soldier ap-
peared.
Extraordinary Efforts at Courtesy.
4 writer in the Rotterdam Courant
tells of the extraordinary efforts in
on discovering that HOllancer had
come among them.
The Dutchman was taken about,
shown things that are ordinarily kept
that nothing was too much trouble for
the Germans-prOviding only they were
dealing with a Hollander.
But in queen Wilhelmina's proclama-
ton to her people asking them to
stand neutral. even to their speech
(Which significantly is addressed only
to the people Of southern Holland.
north Brabanu. Limburg and Fries
land) there is a percepuble undercur-
rent OF fear Of the Hohenzollerns- Here
Is an extract:
Strict Neutrality Urged
The Netherlands being surrounded
by warning powers, each OF Whlch
maintains friendly relations with US,
it is Of the highest importance that the
neutrality proclaimed by our govern
ment should not only be maintained by
the government itself by also by every
Dutchman personally. To achieve this
end not only should every citizen re-
frain from acts Of partisanship, which
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from expressions OF opinion by word
or by letter. The attitude OF every
Dutchman should be absolutely neu-
trial on the lines Of honesty and good
have we the best means Of securing the
maintenance Of our neutrality by the
warning nations
The assurance that the neutrality
Of our country will be maintained can
not be given. and il is for this reason
that the government is compelled TO
give the following advice in case our
neutrality be broken. and one Of the
warning nations invade cur country.
Defence Must Be Left to Army.
an the first place. il IS the duty only
Of the military power 10 resist the in
vaders; and If this task is left 70 the
military. the enemy is bound to re-
spect the honor. family rights life and
private property OF the inhabitants.
No matter how great may be the indiE-
nation or anger Of the inhabitants.
they should refrain from any acts Of
defence BY deeds Of defence the In
habitants will expose not alone them
selves but also their families, friends
and countrvmen to acts OF vengeance"
The water lines have been flooded.
Thousands Of fruit trees have been cut
down and landing stages destroyed
The military authorities guardedly say
Great pressure" is likely TO be put
uuon the frontier Of the Netherlands
In other words. this is a polite way
of saving that the Germans may wish
to fly back to the Fatherland across
the fields Of Holland There will then
indeed be great pressure on the
Dutch border-