Amsterdam, Oct. 12. German assertions that the neutral nations should take a hand in the war game and protest to Britain against prolongation of the conflict roused irritation in the press of the Netherlands today.
"Naturally, no neutral State wants war," the influential "Nieue Rotterdamsche Courant" wrote, "but wishes to remain altogether out of war. No neutral State can be expected to make any proposals and can only maintain its neutrality."
The Berlin correspondent of the "Telegraaf" cabled: "Reaction' to Mr. Neville Chamberlain's speech indicate anxiety and indignation. German quarters now place responsibility on the neutrals, It is also to be remarked that the Reich does not consider the moment ripe to draw conclusions, Germany remains expectant. Only a protest by the neutrals, German quarters say, could bring about a happy change in the evolution of the present situation, "Germany," the "Telegraaf" correspondent added, "hopes that the United States and other neutral nations will address a common protest io London demanding that the British Government should accept Adolf Hitler's conditions as a basis of discussion for the establishment of lasting peace. According to Herr Hitler, the neutrals will have {o shoulder responsibility if they fail in their "obligations' but the German quarters do not indicate what C; many intends to do in the future." Havas,
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