Word: hollands
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Gave In. In late September the Pontiff decided to solve two problems with one Jan Willebrands. The cardinal, already known as Paul's flying Dutchman, would take over as primate of Holland while commuting occasionally to his Vatican desk. Willebrands would have preferred to devote full time to the troubles back home, but when the Pope persisted he gave in. Said Willebrands last week: "A reasonable obedience is asked...
...Holland there was general relief when Catholics learned that Willebrands, not a right-winger, was coming. Conservative Bishop Simonis saw Paul's choice of a key aide as proof of his "love for The Netherlands." Others were less glowing, since Willebrands was not on the list of three nominees submitted by the Dutch hierarchy. Carped the Protestant daily Trouw: "The move possibly indicates a love for the Dutch church situation, but it certainly does not betray much confidence...
...eastern Holland, dark-skinned parishioners were shocked and frightened when rocks shattered windows in their church. A 16-year-old Indonesian girl was attacked by young Dutch toughs. Dutch newspaper offices and The Netherlands Justice Ministry were flooded with thousands of letters, many of them demanding a government decision to, as one outraged citizen put it bluntly, "shoot the bastards...
...target of all this rage, in a country that has always prided itself as the archetype of the liberal society, is Holland's community of some 35,000 refugees from South Molucca, a group of islands that is now part of Indonesia (see map). The cause of the backlash against the South Moluccan minority was one of the longest terrorist sieges in memory. At week's end, South Moluccan gunmen who had taken over a railroad train near the town of Beilen 13 days ago finally surrendered and released 23 hostages. Terrorists still held the Indonesian consulate...
Passionate Cause. The young terrorists were descendants of South Molucca islanders who arrived in Holland a generation ago. Their demand, independence for the South Molucca Islands, was another of those obscure but passionate causes growing out of colonial times and puzzling to Europeans (see following story). As the siege dragged on, the Dutch army erected minimilitary camps around the consulate and the train. After the initial violence, the atmosphere aboard the train lapsed into a tense quiet. "But it was getting very cold," reported an elderly hostage who was released last week. The terrorists refused to allow mechanics to repair...