Amsterdam, Mar, 10, 'The decision of the Netherlands Government to enforce immediately the recent law authorizing an increase in the period of military' training from 5% to eleven months was announced in' a broadcast spece the Prime Minister; Dr. H. Collin, He said the Government was compelled by circumstances to take this "The vital interests of the country fare at stake," Dr. Collin declared. "The recent events in Austria have deeply impressed the Netherlands Government and have increased our troubles.
"Although there 1s no immediate danger of war," he added, "hitherto there have been several months in the year in which no resistance whatever against a sudden surprise would have been possible:
In view of the very rapid course which military actions now seemed to be able to take, Dr. Collin declared, this situation could not continue—Reuter,
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