Statement from the Crown of the Netherlands, King William IV:
"In reply to the Belgian accusation of Dutch insolance, I offer the international community this: it was the Belgians who cut off diplomatic ties just as the negotiation began. Because the Dutch refuse to give anything to the Belgians without recieving in return, the Belgians have withdrawn from the conference and instead chosen a path of solidarity and an attitude of thoughtlessness. The Dutch are more then willing to listen to the plights of the Belgians, but when Brussels doesn't do so much as to meet with me, I very well cannot listen. I call upon Britain and France to help mediate an agreement and bring the Belgians back to the table, where we can finally bring peace to the Lowlands. Belgium can only benefit from a lasting peace treaty, but when she refuses to even bargain, the Dutch can only assume malicious intents."