The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-10

The Netherlands took extraord-
mary military precautions during the
night, obviously in fear of a Ger
man invasion.
Sweden took emergency air de-
tense measures effective at noon
&c a. m, EST.
German milintary forces were now
in full occupation of Denmark and
German naval and marine units
commanded important Norwegian
ports.
Oslo, the Norwegian capital, was
under full German control and a
puppet government, headed by Vi
dron Quisling, leader of an anti
Conmunistic" group called the Ma
tional Union Party, which had been
considered Moribund and had no
representation In parliament, was
set up.
The Stockholm radio reported that
the Norwegian parliament had APP
proved the appointment Of a four
man delegation to open negotiations
with the German government.
London official quarters were in
clined to doubt the report, which
on its surface might mean Norwe-
gian acquiescence In the German
occupation, and suggested that Ger-
mans might have broadcast 1t from
Oslo.
Stockholm reports indicated that
the appointment might have been
made not by parliament but by the
puppet government.
Speaker G. j. Hambro Of the
Norwegian upper house, 1t was re-
ported, had adjourned the parlia-
ment indefinitely, ending his adj
journment announcement with the
plea:
80 help us, God, and our coun-
try"
Twelve hundred German troops
were reported in occupation OF
Oslo.
Embargo ON Exports
London, April 10.-(UP)-Great
Britain today imposed an embargo
on all exports to Denmark and
provisional ban on shipments to all
other Scandinavian and Baltic des-
tinations.
Orders were given to detain all
Danish ships in British ports and II
was believed they may be subject to
seizure. Danish vessels on the high
seas, it was announced, are now IL
able to be halted and taken into
British ports.
It was understood that the British
dominions are applying similar
measures Immediately.
The move was taken to block i'm
mediately any possibility of loop
hole in the blockade of Germany
through her new moves In Scandi-
navia.
Taking stock of Germany's con-
quest of Denmark and her invasion
Of Norway, British observers ex-
pressed belief that the Allies must
act swiftly and effectively to redress
the balance, which now appeared un-
favorable.
War Cabinet Meets
The new situation was reviewed
as the war cabinet met at 10 Down
ing Street, the prime minister's Of.
ficial residence, and as Norwegian
minister Eric Colban conferred with
| Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax
Chief interest conferred In the i'm
plications Of German moves in the
north.
The Manchester Guardians nava
correspondent said that in sea war
fare 1t was automatic that oversee.
operations cannot be prosecuted
successfully without established
command Of the seas.
| German sea communication;
across the Skagerrak indeed are sc
brittle that 1t seems inevitable that
the Germans will look for q morl
secure route and that Is Offered
through south Sweden" the Man.
chester Guardian said.
(In this connection Stockholm
dispatches, although heavily cen
sored, said today that Sweden wa.
calling additional reservists to tn.
colors and apparently expected to b.
confronted with O crisis Of her owl
in the very near future)
Express Doubt
Naval experts expressed opinion
that Il was doubtful that any Of thI
larger German naval units In Nor
| Wegian waters would succeed IN