Amsterdam, May 4.
Twenty-one persons were arrested in Holland last night, by virtue of the "State of Siege" law, because they were considered dangerous to the public security and calm, the Prime Minister, Jonkheer De Goer, announced over the radio this afternoon.
"The Government, he added, had irrefutable proof that among' the rank and file of the citizenry there were many "whose state of mind and activities were not in accordance with the will of the nation for neutrality, and they represented danger to the country."
Special measures have already been taken against these persons, it was revealed.
Competent circles interpreted the address as a slap and a warning to the Nazi party in Holland, although it was not mentioned by name. The persons arrested last night were prominent leaders of the German-inspired organization, and among them was Deputy Rest Van Tonningen, who two days ago, cited the Nazi "hero" Horst Wessel as an example to Dutch youth.—Havas.
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