The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-17
HOLLAND May Be
NEAR ENTERING WAR
Sinking of the Katwijk by
German Submarine ROuscs
Indignation.
PAPERS URGE CALMNESS

Special frbie BesDotcb 10 TUE SrN.
l.oNpoN. April i7.---Thc DdiiU Mails
| correspondent at The Hague says that
special conferences are being held be-
tween the Netherlands Foreign Once
| and the Ministry Of Marine and evil
dence f. being taken regarding the sink
ing Of the steamship katwijk, with spe-
! cial reference to establishing the ma
! tiouality Of the submarine.
The under water vessel tried to con
! ccal her identity. " is expected that
HOLLAND will mack a strong protest to
Germany and demand reparation.
Tho German Government has I'M
dcrja>eu ga investigation of the
I SINKING of the Dutch steamship
: Eatwijk by A German submarine of the
: North Hinder lightship on the night OF
! Nprn ~. according to "A despatch from
/ Renters correspondent in Berlin
The Netherlands Ministry of Marine
] has published a report of the SINKING
Of the vessel. based on an examination
of capt. Tcensmi and the crew OF the
! l<atwijk The report says
! THE captain east anchor in twenty
| fathoms of water seven miles west OF
I the North Hinder lightship. The anchor
! light Immediately was lighted. as well as
| two electric lamps Illuminating the 1dgs
] fore and aft. fifteen and ten feet in
! length. respectively. Between the flags
| in big letters were the words 'katwijk
! Rotterdam
The second mate and two sailors we're
/ busy with the lamps. Resides the look
out standing on the bridge nobody else
was or deck. suddenly heavy shock
| was felt and the mate observeda column
of water on the port side. The lamps
| were thrown out and fire started inn
mediately
''rhc captain and crew hastencd on
] = a.. .ft,tf, ~
near the sinking vessel for some time.
/ suddenly they observed submarine
emerging showing TO number. and with
/ none of the crew visible. Tho katwijk' =
I captain shouted q request that the sub
( marine tow the boats to tho lightshp.
hut no attention was paid to him. anI
! the submarine disappeared in the dark
ness Tho katwijk disappeared beneath
I The water I'm twenty minutes and the
boats were rpwcd to the ligntshlp"
The Amsterdam newspapers continue
! to express Indignation IN the most out
| spoken terms ~ their comment on the
sinking of the Dutch steamship kitwiik
by German submarine.
me HdndeLSbidd says:
"'>is attack on Holland is Of such a
/ nature a. To- give vs. complete right
To- draw the sword and join the op-
poncntS OF Germany. We wish to re-
main al peace and viii bear much and
suffer much in ordcr to avoid sending
our sons into this awful war. But il
| is possible to make too great sacrifices
tu this end. If We submit TO every hu-
initiation and allow our rights 10 he
trampi.d upon, peac" would he bought
too dearly
Tho T'l'OrnGf. after remarking that
tho nationality Of tho submarine has not
been determined. warns people who al
'pIdy haN, drawn their own conclusions
not to allow their Indignation 60 carry
,hcm too FAR and advises ia" Govern.
mcut NOT To he drawn into the game "bv
uu" or the other Government which OBJ
viouslv wishes 20 pinprck Holland ur-
IA she il Obliged to consider resortlnG
to arms
~ our country must take part Ia the
general madness" t'r T'l"gru0t says
I'll should ne .qpr Government Who
chooses tn" mortisilt for our entry. not
the ioy'rumesi which has these
c"wardLy assts~iisS ds It's helpers
The Times CORE ~I'und"ut ~ Ams'e"-
dam. recording Nc universal iudigna'
tiuu and d..gust 81 the Dutch people
.,ud press. r"Scrthrlcss says that O.,
Dutch are fer from losing their heads
, 1r"' tn, Incident
The Uut'h' no says. HAY" never
| been more SOL i-pu-s'~S'd.