| 'DUTCH SS' MILITIA FOSTERED BY NAZIS Mussert’s National Socialists of Netherlands Get More Open Reich Support ANTI-SEMITISM IS ALLOWED Pro-German Prosecutors Are Named at the Hague After Fatal Outbreak There Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES. AMSTERDAM, German-Occupied Netherlands, Sept, 14—Many symp- toms point to more active promo- tion by the German authorities of the influence of the Netherland Na- tional Socialists in domestic affairs in all fields. Their attempts to gain the na- tion’s confidence having on the whole proved unsuccessful, the fol- lowers of Anton Adrian Mussert, chief of the Nazis of this country, are gladly accepting the strong moral support of the Germans. In yesterday's issue of his weekly Volk en Vaderland, Mr. Mussert de- clared his decision to establish a “Dutch SS" as a sister organitza- tion to the German Schutzstaffel (Elite Guard). “This militia will demonstrate the Blutverbundenheit (blood Kkin- ship) of the Netherland and Ger- man people and illustrate the high value that we Netherland National Socialists attach to ancient virtues of courage, honor and fidelity,” wrote Alr. Mussert. The prospective SS men would he drilled according to the German system. he said, by leaders trained in Germany. Mr. Mussert’'s partisans are al- lowed to raise their voices with in- creasing freedom. Unmistakable signs of German favor were he- stowed on their movement Wednes- day when wreaths from the Reich Commissioner, Dr. Arthur Seyss- Inquart and other German officials adorned the grave of the Netherland Nazi demonstrator killed by a police- man during a recent riot at The Hague. German officials spoke at the funeral of the Hague “martyr.” The Hague chief of police, E. van der Mey, was removed from his post because of the incident; and the Nazis have named their own public prosecutors, Messrs. Arnhem and Hertogenbosch, in the Hague municipal courts. Persons offending the Netherland Nazis have been severely punished recently. Also, anti-Jewish leaflets are allowed to he sold on the streets. The new regime established itself in the newspaper field by the insti- tution of a Press Chamber yestei- dav. under the leadership of indi- viduals representing the “New Order.” Drastic measures to adjust the Netherland press to Nazi prin- ciples are expected soon. All except the official markets in Amsterdam are being closed. as from today. Most of the merchants in the street markets have been Jews, and the German daily paper here welcomed the new restriction. The New York Times Published: September 15, 1940 |
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