| Show Tightens Rule Rue in Netherlands s y lY t tS tr r S N A r z k Associated Press MOVES TO QUELL UNREST IN AMSTERDAM General Friedrich Christan nazi commander atThe at atThe atThe The Hague who issued martial rul rule ord orders rs British Cause Dutch Riots Say Nazis I BERLIN Feb 27 INS INS Brit Brit Brit- ish sh ish agents dropped into German- German occupied Holland by parachute were at least partially responsible responsible sible ible for the riots and Ger anti-Ger- man demonstrations which led to tot at t least six deaths and numerous numerous casualties in Amsterdam it was charged charged barged in ht Berlin Thursday Discussing g the th series series' series of disturbances dis- dis s which led to establishment establishment establishment establish establish- ment of full mar martial ial law and scores cores of arrests r re responsible quarters quarters ers admitted it would be a com par simple matter for the British to drop numbers of fully trained rained civilian agitators into Holland to stir sti up trouble The Amsterdam disturbances it was s said id could be traced in the first place to hostile Dutch political political po- po elements whose presence js is understandable in any occupied territory ry Jewish intrigues were blamed as well But a Spokesman said we must look to the work of British agents or fifth columnists who could have been dropped by DY parachute into Holland Such agents would naturally find a ripe field for their endeavors endeavors endeavors en en- deavors among certain sections of the public This would be true of any militarily occupied land as has been the case in the past history of all nations Despite the difficulties of penetrating penetrating pene pene- the Netherlands by land or sea it was said civilian agitators agitators agitators tors could be dropped from the air aira a at some convenient spot filter into Dutch cities ferret out subversive subversive subversive sub sub- circles and then proceed with their t task sk of spreading unrest unrest unrest un un- rest and sabotage As a result of these machinations machinations machinations machina machina- it was understood several h hundred Netherlands demonstrators demonstrators tors organized an ml anti German anti German parade marched through the streets of Amsterdam breaking German shop windows and at length assaulted German guards Many of the demonstrators it was said were Jews German authorities it was announced annOunced an- an will employ sharpest measures to quell any new riots It was admitted that military regulations regulations regulations reg reg- in northern Holland were tantamount to martial law and that additional arrests had been m made de There was no announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment of the actual number held in custody AMSTERDAM Via Berlin Feb 27 Dutch P-Dutch P Dutch newspaper men said all strikers returned to work Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day obeying the orders of a German German German Ger Ger- man military administration which yesterday threatened heavy penalties penalties penal penal- penal penal-I ties for strikers and strike agitators agitators tors I The Th city was quiet after clashes between civilians and Germ German n military military mili mili- mill mill-I tary police in which at least six persons were killed and several others Injured yesterday I |
