KING LEOPOLD’S PROTEST
BELGIAN DISRUPTION CONST!TUTION IGNORED (Independent Pablo Service.) (Reed. Mar. 8, 9 a.m.) BRUSSELS, Mar. 7. King Leopold of Belgium has sent a letter to the ex-Prime Minister, M. Pierlot, declaring that constitutional principles were being ignored, responsibilities were being avoided, and the work of the executive was no longer
proceeding along constitutional lines and that as head of the State he was forced to sanction decisions in which he had no part. The King said he wished to remain faithful to the constitution and hoped the dissolution of Parliament would re-establish internal equilibrium and enable the formation of a stable Government.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19882, 8 March 1939, Page 5
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104KING LEOPOLD’S PROTEST Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19882, 8 March 1939, Page 5
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