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Show PINCH IN HOLLAND. Queen "Willi el mina of Holland has asked for the co-operation of the people, without distinction of class, "in order to maintain ourselves amidst the growing grow-ing distress of tho nations." No doubt the situation in Holland is not very promising, but the Dutch people as a rule aro much better off than the people of some of the other neutral countries of Europe we could name. They are a frugal, industrious race, and they till every inch of available soil. Great hardship is no dotibt entailed by the interference with shipping and the inevitable in-evitable embargo upon both exports and imports, but tho Hollanders will not starve or endure any great amount of suffering during the coming winter un-loss un-loss they have sold too great an amount of their foodstuffs to Germany with the expectation of replenishing them in the United States. If they have made this mistake they will be to blame for their own misfortunes, mis-fortunes, which, in case of a victory by the central powers, would be over-whelminf. over-whelminf. for Germany would not be a bit backward in taking over Holland, as well as - Belgium, with Denmark thrown in for good measure. The people of Holland have long been aware of the ambition of the Germans ill this direction, direc-tion, and when Queen Wilhelmina married a German prince there was much dissatisfaction. . We do not for an instant suppose that Prince Henrv has tho least influence upon Queen Wilmelmina that would tend to throw Holland into the lap of Germany, but her children are half German as well as half Dutch, and the burghers of the Netherlands are naturally suspicious. sus-picious. Kino Constantino of Greece, supposed to be one of the most clear-headed of the European monarchs, as well as a first-class general, lost his crown and has oeen sent into exile because he was influenced by his wife, a sister of the kaiser, and intrigued against the entente allies. German influence at the court of Petrograd resulted in the uncrowning un-crowning of the Romanoff Czar Nicholas Nicho-las and the establishment of a republic repub-lic in Russia. Should Prince Henry mix in the political affairs of Holland the result'would be disastrous to Wilhelmina, Wil-helmina, well-beloved as she is, and it may be said that if the government has allowed the food supply of the country to be dangerously shortened for the benefit of Germany the reigning family will be held responsible to a considerable .extent. Still we do not think it probable the Dutch people will face famine this winter. |