Word: rexist
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Belgium last week the vaguely liberal Cabinet of Premier-Professor Paul van Zeeland was physically threatened by sleek and slim young Leon Degrelle and his Rexists, the newly potent Belgian Catholic-Fascist movement which takes its name from Chrisfus Rex. The Rexist newsorgan, Rex, had just boldly admitted that M. Degrelle had visited Berlin a few weeks before. Doubtless emboldened by Nazi bigwigs, he openly threatened last week to bring 250,000 Rexists on chartered trains to Brussels and "sweep out the van Zeeland Government!" This Rexist rashness caused Belgium's Premier to forbid the railways...
With 60,000 Rexists already in Brussels the air of the Capital was grim on Sunday. Armed police and cavalry lurked down every side street. After service at St. Gudule's Cathedral, emerging adherents of Christus Rex jampacked the Cathedral Square. Suddenly a window flew open and Rexist Degrelle made what he called a "Proclamation." Unfurled were two huge Rexist flags showing "the Black Crown of Christ the King" on a red field. The crowd roared "Rex will conquer! Long live Degrelle!" At this Premier van Zeeland's cavalry charged out of side streets, slashing with their sabres...
...Rexist throng, disappointing their leader with a turnout of only 5,000, fought with walking sticks to which they had secured razor blades. As fast as police drove Rexists from one square they would rush off down side streets shouting the name of the next square in which they proceeded to meet police charges. Sporadic shots killed nobody, but 78 were injured, nearly 300 briefly jailed...