HOLLAND'S NEUTRALITY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 90, 19 April 1915, Page 6

HOLLAND'S NEUTRALITY.

CERMAN DESICNS. Captain O. Dhal, of the steamer Natal on arrival in Australia, gave some interesting news of the feeling in Denmark. There was a feeling, he said, in Denmark that Germany was not likely to respect the neutrality of Hollad any more than she had done that of Belgium. Holland's neutrality was a big drawback to Germany's plans for the invasion of England, and it was thought that when it suited him the Kaiser would forward an ultimatum to tlie Dutch Ministry demanding the right of way from Antwerp to the open sea! The strategic importance of the Belgian capital would be enhanced by a declaration of war against the Dutch.

Ever since the capture of Antwerp, continued the captain, the Germans had been busy raising a large number of vessels which were sunk in the harbor before the Belgians evacuated the port, and those vessels were now almost ready to take to sea again. There was no doubting the fact that Germany had designs for the invasion of England, and from the activity in Antwerp vessels in the harbor were apparently being fitted up, as transports to convey the invaders. Until, Holland was embroiled in the struggle, those vessels could not get out, and the general feeling was that a breach of Holland's neutrality was only to be expected.