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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...
...Polish 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...
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...
Catholics, Bolsheviks & Calvinist. The moneyed Queen was credited by many of her subjects with taking Professor Aalberse neatly into camp and preserving her money on gold by the following maneuver: Her favorite statesman, ruthless, eagle-beaked Premier Hendrikus Colijn, who speaks English with a crusty Scottish accent, suddenly announced that he was not receiving adequate support from the Catholic members of his coalition, abruptly resigned. Thus ambitious Professor Aalberse was confronted with a surprise opportunity to form a Cabinet before his Catholics had time to organize a coalition. It turned out that Professor Aalberse would have to take five Communist...
Wilhelmina, who has reigned longer than any other living king or queen (45 years), let it be known that she said, "These are grave times," when receiving last week her great and favorite Premier, beak-nosed Hendrikus Colijn, bald battler these many years to keep the guilder on gold...