Word: cauwelaert
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Stopped cold, Van Zeeland stepped out. Regent Charles next asked a less ardent Leopoldist Catholic, Frans van Cauwelaert, to sound out the parties. This time the Socialists cautiously thought they might accept if certain stiff conditions were met: 1) a public statement of charges against the King and his defense; 2) requirement of a 70-75% majority in the plebiscite before the King could return; 3) if the King fails of this majority, he must abdicate...
...cars rolled through the streets, multicolored neon lights made Brussels one of Europe's few gay capitals. By permitting a rich flow of imports, cutting prices 10%, keeping wages down and boosting taxes, the Government had licked inflation. But trade was stagnating. Wailed Catholic Opposition Leader Frans van Cauwelaert: "We have wasted our chances, we have squandered our resources. For too long now we have gobbled down the compliments of visiting foreigners, telling us how well off we are compared to other European nations...
...Washington last week Speaker Frans van Cauwelaert of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives issued a not-too-convincing rebuttal. Said he: "There was no treason involved. The King gave himself up in order to share the fate of his Army. He was then and is now a prisoner of war. The Belgian Ministers in London are still loyal to the King and, having pledged cooperation with the British cause, are working for victory and the day of the King's release...
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