Brussels, Nov. 27.
Commenting on the British and French measures of retaliation against Germany "Lo Vingtième Siècle," a Catholic organ, fully understood' the Allied position and said, "It is childish to think that Great Britain would agree to lose the war so as not to cause a temporary inconvenience to Rotterdam and Antwerp shipping. It would also be childish to think that Germany would hesitate to invade Holland if she rs, found it profitable to do so. Germany, in fact, does not hesitate to stuff the Channel and the North Sea with mines without the slightest concern for neutral shipping which suffers more by this than by the British and French measures. The first condition for us is to be able to sail on through the storm not undamaged but with as little damage as possible, to keep a cool head, and not td confuse the permanent interest of this country with a temporary one, snd to keep our energy for occasions when it may be eventually needed for the very defence of our soil."—Havas,
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