Show 1 f HOLLAND SEEKS AID Dr POWERS ERS Requests the Assistance of Foreign Governments to Punish Castro of Venezuela Dutch Papers Protest Against Secrecy Which Enfolds Venezuelan clan elan Situation And Ask for Details De Do- tails tail of R Report ort of De Dc Reus I The Hague Th r I from other capitals that Holland is requesting requesting re re- questing the power to Join her In I punishing Venezuela caused great sur sur- prise It has been felt that the tho Netherlands Netherlands Nether Nether- lands government government wanted ted to plow Its own furrows and had asked tho other powers only to adhere to a policy of hands bands off It was b believed that Holland Hal Hol land had adopted this attitude because her grievances against Venezuela were more Intimately concerned with the national honor and were not so pure purely v commercial as those of her neighbors The re reasons reasons sons for the tho an ap parent change In tho program are Unknown unknown un Un- known at present The Dutch newspapers are beginning beginning begin begin- ning to protest against the tho secrecy with which the tho government enfolds enfold the entire Venezuelan situation and ask asle for details of the report made b by M. M Do De Reus the former minister to Venezuela and the tho correspondence that has passed between the govern govern- bent and the m members of President Castros Castro's cabinet The papers demand that the government shall not embark on any proceedings Involving heavy expense without the peoples people's approval The Netherlands government apparently apparently ap ap- ap Is quite with tho the explanations made by M. M De Reus Its former minister to the republic of Venezuela relative to the letter criticising crit crit- President Castro and his government gov gay which Is alleged to have been the reason for tor the ministers minister's expulsion sion slon from Venezuela Furthermore The Netherlands has no Intention of disavowing M. M Do De Reus or apologizing I for Cor his action |