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...first time in ten years, the Belgian people this week heard the voice of their exiled King. In a seven-minute speech, recorded in Switzerland and put on the radio in Belgium, Leopold outlined a compromise plan for his return. He asked that he be recalled to the throne, whereupon he would "temporarily" cede the royal powers to his 19-year-old son Baudouin. In Brussels anti-Leopoldists asked: How long is "temporarily...
...Ghent, such matters are crucial. Ever since 1830, when Belgium achieved its independence, Ghent Flemings have been sturdily defending themselves against the cultural influence of the French-speaking Walloons of south Belgium. In 1930 Ghent won a major victory: the Belgian govern" ment ruled that Flemish should be the official language of the university. Last week, with "I'affaire Van de Velde," the old dispute flared up again...
...Rockefeller brothers had poured more than $7,000,000 into their International Basic Economy Corp., and had started new Latin American businesses in partnership with local capital. Another $5,000,000 had gone into such enterprises as Filatures & Tissages Africains, to make textiles in the Belgian Congo for the local market. Sears, Roebuck, which had spent $20 million on new stores in Mexico, Brazil and other countries, last week opened a $2,000,000 store in Caracas...
...Morning Coat to Shirtsleeves. All week the Socialists tried to prove that the Liberal fears were justified; in so doing, they showed the world another, little-known side of the Belgian temper. At times, stolid sensible Brussels seemed more like the "Red belt" of Paris or a riot-torn Italian piazza...
...second feature is "Black Shadows," a trip to the Belgian Congo accompanied by thudding tour-toms and mysterious chants. It has elephants and lions and leopards, and while none of them talk, they are at least as entertaining as Francis...