Show s gin Begin in Army AyR Rule ls' ls In Dutch Province AMSTERDAM via Berlin Feb 26 German AP-German AP German au authorities authorities authorities au- au Wednesday imposed a military administration on the province of North Holland because of strikes and riots in Am Am- The strikers were ordered back to work by Thursday and were warned varned that Imprisonment and even capital punishment might follow follow fol fol- fol low violations The proclamation was issued at atThe atThe atThe The Hague by the German military commander Ge General eral Friedrich Christian I have taken over executive power for the province of North Holland he sa said d in view of the present political situation Orders W Work rk rk Resumed The general ordered work in all public and private enterprises be resumed to the fullest extent by bt Thursday morning Marching meetings and demon demol demonstrations as well as assembling on the streets were f forbidden Political Political cal parties of all the Netherlands were banned from activity in the north Holland province The wearing wearing wearing wear wear- ing of uniforms or insignia of any kind al also ao o was banned Cas Cases CasYl of violation of the order will vIll be handled by military courts General warned Provoking strikes or laying down on work will be punishable by by 15 years so far as not more serious penal laws are violated he said When infringement of laws Occurs in connection with enterprises enterprises en en- for the army to which all vital industries belong capital punishment punishment pun pun- may follow Lieutenant Gets Post The general named Air Force Lieutenant to direct the martial administration in the I ince Th The strike which started among mu municipal workers spread to private private vate concerns The fhe demonstrations were part of a series which followed followed fol lol fol- fol lowed recent clashes in which vanous various various vari van ous factions Including Dutch nazis were involved The Germans blamed Jewish elements for the disturbances 1 More than a half halt dozen accounts of spreading friction among mong Dutch citizens Dutch nazis and German occupying authorities have come out of the Netherlands since No No- vember As a result of riots against Dutch nazis on February 10 some Jews in Amsterdam were declared to be facing the immediate possibility possibility possibility of being segregated in a ghetto Street fighting I Io German anti demonstrations ns accusations s of ot sabotage sabotage sab sab- otage and charges vs sentiment sentiment senti senti- ment in Netherlands universities were among the factors mentioned in dispatches |