The fact that It was not generally j
(Continued on Third ['age.)
GERM AN PROPOSAL
IS FLATLY REFUSED
Menace of German Bayonets Prevents
Holland P rom F ollowing Lead of U. S.
II A - <i? i.*T<-'1 1
I UITMI MiKN, I'ctirimr* I- I I ill
l.nmlonl.?I'iir l.rrtmm Hrniv corps
i'iin<rn lr? I nl on ill- Ifnllnnri Ironllrr
fnrnish ji fuirl* con \ iitciiik c v |iln iill
tlnn. in ilrlmilt of oilier rcnsons. for
the fiiiinrr of the Dutch ki>\i iumrnl
io inlopt lli<- policy tnn.-iril I .rriim nn
ri-conimr nilr ii tij I'rrnlilriil Wilson
on account or Ilir t.c rniini siiliiiinrinr
cniiipitficn.
'I lint (arrmuii triiHfH nrrr n.s
hililIiik in (nii l > Ihijic iiumlir rs
III ?lt?* vicinity of tlir Holland lior
ilr r liit<1 lireii lli#* mi lijc-d ol KnsMip
in HtIIii mililiii-y circles for scl
eral nrrkii lirlnrc llr. mil llrth
ni:iiin-lli>llufK'? nitiinnncc nieiit of
tlir iic? snluiinr"nr I'limpuiKn. Their
presence there ill ii time ulieii <. e r
niimy >?jih mikiiii; of peace. iiixlrml
of n policy Mint iimilrl iiri|;|i iniiit
linivilj upon iii-utr:il inlrrroln mi
then usually evplniiicil n? n |>rrc:iu>
liotiuri in i-ii mii ii-. in r>rn iiinrlv
I'luirrii'tPrifil a* part of n tiliin for
? lie ill* I ri Ii 111 ion or nl rsilrsi'- roir rvr*
for tlir >prini; cjiuipiiiKll. s,,iur
iloiilii 11 n? rniseil I'tMifi-riiinvr r Ii o
lliltrr r \ |il ii mi l ion.
Wlitilri f r I lir i'ini?r of ? Ii?? con.
