Word: belgians
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Prince de Ligne, much in demand in Washington's smart official and diplomatic life, has not been seen frequently enough concluding statesman-like negotiations for his government. Tall, distinguished, invariably well-groomed and polished, the Belgian diplomat is nevertheless regarded by some of the leaders of his government as what might be termed in America 'high...
...recall of Prince de Ligne . . . was to have been expected. His training, temperament and fixed attitude are all such as to make it impossible for him to be useful to his government as envoy to Washington. . . . The Belgian Government could have searched the kingdom without finding an individual more unsuited to perform the duties which the Prince de Ligne was expected to perform and in which he has so signally failed...
Great was the Belgian Ambassador's perturbation. Washington society gasped at the ferocity of the Post's attack. The Diplomatic Corps was loyally unanimous in its explanation of what lay behind the Post's report and comment. Chorused the diplomatists (in effect...
...Publisher Edward Beale McLean of the Post was among the Prince de Ligne's guests at an Embassy dinner last month. As everyone knows, the Belgian Embassy, like many another, is wet. At the dinner table Mr. McLean dined well, very well, too well. He was distressed. He requested the Prince's assistance. The Prince gave it-and asked his publisher-guest to leave the party. The Post's outbursts ensued...
...little village of Steenstrat, a grave and august group of French, British and Belgian notables unveiled a monument last week to the 39,000 French and British victims of the first German gas attack...