After Queen Wilhelmina called for a free NL’s Commonwealth, to be democratically governed by all its people, Hitler appointed Dutch Nazi Leader Mussert “Leader of The NL. people.”

One week after Queen Wilhelmina went on record for a free Netherlands Commonwealth, to be democratically governed by all its people (TIME, Dec. 14), Adolf Hitler appointed Dutch Nazi Leader Anton Adrian Mussert “Leader of The Netherlands people.”

The new stooge-boss of The Netherlands is a frustrated little fellow who…

Dutch military authorities arrested 21 fifth columnists. Premier De Geer said they were dangerous to the peace and security of the NL. Nazi Chief Anton Adrian Mussert was not arrested.

After watching their fifth column’s maneuvers for three weeks (TIME, May 6 et ante), Dutch military authorities last week swooped down on suspect strongholds in The Hague, Haarlem, Amsterdam. They carted away and interned 21 Nazis, Communists, etc., including National Socialist Party Editor M. M. Rost van Tonninggen, member of…

The Netherlands did not arrest Anton Mussert, but old Dutch General Jonkheer W. Roell. They also began raiding Dutch Nazis’ homes for arms and uniforms.

“Major Quisling,” said the London Times last week, “has added a new word to the English language. . . . Aurally it contrives to suggest something at once slippery and tortuous. Visually it has the supreme merit of beginning with a Q, which (with one august exception) has long seemed…

Premier Colijn saw his coalition was still rocksteady with a 58% majority in the latest provincial elections, but other Dutch parties had lost to Mussert some 8% of the vote.

The living Sphinx of the Netherlands, crop-haired, eagle-beaked Premier Hendrik Colijn has brought Her Majesty’s Government unscathed through Communist brickbat assaults and the worst of Depression only to face last week the “Dutch Nazis.” For stanch old Dr. Colijn it was exquisitely embarrassing to have to explain to his strong-minded…