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...possible role in the hotel-room sessions of the Great Powers and their European satellites, left London early Thursday morning for what he called a "little Paris weekend." Ambassador Davis, Foreign Secretary Eden, French Minister of National Economy Charles Spinasse, German Ambassador von Ribbentrop and Dutch Premier Dr. Hendrikus Colijn talked about lowering tariffs, applying brakes to the Rearmament race, somehow dealing with Europe's debts to the U. S. before there is another war, and causing overproduction of such commodities as Sugar to subside. Because Japan and Italy had declined to send delegates and the atmosphere of London...
...words she had learned: "Don't photograph!" Considering how ably the world press can hound romantic couples when it wants to, world press applause this week for the autocratic, aristocratic Dutch way of putting over a royal wedding was a great tribute to the abilities of Premier Hendrikus Colijn. He is imperious, stuffy, vigorous and wise. Her Majesty was pleased last week to confer upon Premier Colijn the highest decoration in Queen Wilhelmina's gift, the Grand Cross of the Order of The Netherlands Lion...
Schacht Won't? Mussolini Will? Switzerland and The Netherlands quietly joined France off the gold standard last week, Dutch Prime Minister Hendnkus Colijn declaring by radio with masterly understatement: "Practically nothing has been changed as everyone will very soon realize...
Actually discreet Prince "Benno" stayed home. Bands blared and standards were clipped to the ground as beloved Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands waddled in to read the speech from the Throne opening Parliament. As usual, the State paper was written by close-cropped and sagacious Premier Hendrikus Colijn. With Dutch industry now joining in the general world industrial pick-up springing from Rearmament. Her Majesty could and did sound an optimistic note as to Treasury finance and the general economic condition of The Netherlands last week, in sharp contrast to the bucket of cold retrenchment Her Majesty was obliged...
...economic side Her Majesty's Government have just moved far toward making peace in the cut-throat Far East freight war between Dutch and Japanese shipping companies. By quiet, patient insistence Premier Colijn has forced both Japanese and Dutch shipmen to agree upon preliminary peace terms and these will now be used by diplomats of Tokyo and The Hague in an effort to make a binding economic treaty between the Empire of Hirohito and that of Wilhelmina...