THE NETHERLANDS.
GUARANTEE OF INTEGRITY.
AFRAID OF GERMANY.
THE KAISER'S DESIGNS.
By Telegraph. Association.—Copyright. (Received February 10, 11.45 p.m.)
Amsterdam, February 10. During a debate in the StatesGeneral, Baron Van Heeckeren asked the Foreign Minister to take steps to guarantee the integrity of the Netherlands.
The speaker declared that this was necessary, because a neighbouring Sovereign had intimated a few years ago that he would be obliged to occupy Dutch territory unless Holland defended herself against Britain. «
The Foreign Minister refused to reply, unless Baron Van Heeckeren gave the name of the Sovereign. . The newspaper Nieuwe Courant states that Baron Van Heeckeren, at a secret sitting, informed the Foreign Minister that the Kaiser wrote to Queen W-ilhelmina in 1904.
A lew days ago stated that, replying to'a question, the Dutch Minister for Foreign Affairs (Dr. R. de Marees van Swinderen) refused to ask for a further declaration of guarantees that Great Britain and Germany, in case of war, would respect the integrity and neutrality of the Netherlands. He added that their integrity was "sufficiently 'guaranteed."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14292, 11 February 1910, Page 5
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