A NEW SYMPATHY
Holland’s Motives In Surrender (British Official wireless.) RUGBY, May 15. The proclamation announcing the abandonment of fighting in the Netherlands with the exception of Zeeland has caused keen disappointment in Britain. The motives of General Winkelman, however, are well understood, and there is a new feeling of sympathy for the Dutch. The presence of .the Dutch Government in London had already indicated that Holland might soon be overrun, involving appalling destruction and loss of civilian life to little purpose, and the surrender was not unexpected in informed circles here. Military experts all along emphasized that ic would not be in Holland that 'the main battle would be fought. The proclamation, it is noted, concerns only the troops engaged in the Netherlands lighting.. It does not include naval units, and it is specifically stated from the seat of the Dutch Government that Holland is still at war with Germany.
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 198, 17 May 1940, Page 9
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151A NEW SYMPATHY Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 198, 17 May 1940, Page 9
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