Evening star., 1923-12-03
HOLLAND FALLING
AFOUL OF FRANCE:
Paris Schemes ReprisaIs for
Open Friendship Shown
for Germany.
By Cable 10 The Star and New York Tribune.
Copyright. 1923.

By Cable TO The Star and New York Tribune.
Copyright, 1928.
PARIS. December 3.-Holland, that
solid little nation, which has pretty
well kept out Of the European mess
to date. is beginning to put her foot
into 1t. At least relations between
The Hague and Paris, which have al
ways been most placid. threaten to
become less cordial and even strained.
Holland is suspected strongly in
Paris of going too far in countenanc-
ing German intrigues and prepara-
uons for revenge on Dutch soil. Paris
is now convinced that Holland is not
neutral. Although investigation is
still going on there is already enough
evidence, FULLY accepted as conclusive
In high French circles. that the bulk
OF 800 Fokker planes, now being
manufactured in Holland. ostensibly
for South America and Russia, are
destined mainly for Germany.
kaiser Lightly Guarded.
Secondly. the Dutch government is
considered To be fully aware that the
large Gcrman-built industrial plant
near Amsterdam is exclusively a big
gun factory. In the third place. s.ncr
the night OF the former crown prime
tho kaiser ig SO lightly guarded that
lie Is free TO wander where he de-
SircS, even back across the German
border, If he thinks the occasion de-
mandS il. -
Aside from these convictions, there
Is considerable suspicion in Paris
that the new Dutch government is
generally Germanophile and that
Teuton nationalistS now are free to
hatch their intrigues unmolsted on
Dutch soil.
Two important conferences on the
DUAL d'Orsay have been held In the
past few days. At the first one Gen.
Nollet arrived from Germany to re-
port to Premier Poincare that the
allied measures to supervise control
OF armaments within reich borders
were more or less useless unless
supervision We're possible also over
some OF Germany's neighboring
states
Planes Ready TO Use.
Nollett possesses much evidence re-
garding heavy orders and the fever
ish activity of the Fokker factory in
turning out war machines equipped
and ready for immediate service when
they leave the factory. He also fur
nished details of the big gun works
at Amsterdam, which high military
persoHases in Paris now say are
confirmed.
His report led to the recall of Am
bassador Charles Benoist from the
Hague for conference of high diplo-
ment. This distinguished diplomat
IS member of the Institute of
France and candidate for election
to the Academic Franchise. He will
return to the Hague within the next
rev days, laden with instructions
which Will be made known only as
they are carried out.
There is no possible way by which
the French government can inter
Vene in diplomatic way in the Dutch
situation. The new Dutch govern
ment. the foreign minister of which
Is avowedly a Germanophile would
answer with a polite reminder that
interfere with private Dutch indus
tries.
Plan Economic ReprisaIs.
Hollands new foreign minister was
for nine years minister at Peking and :,
throughout the war uRmasked' hisi
leanings. The French
government therefore has hsan forced
to envisage measures OF economic
natural would be blocking off Rhine
coal destined for Rotterdam, but such
a move would cause onlyStemporary
at the least and would
not be likely to lead to the desired
results.
The situation has already entered
into the well known realm OF Euro
pean enigmaa so many of which are
cluttering up the route toward re-
construction and peace. While
French military and diplomatic cir
cleS fear Hollands part in the as
pirationS of German nationaliSts, the
government and financial authorities
are convinced also that Dutch bank
ing IS playing a considerable role in
current affairs.