THE NETHERLANDS: N. S. B.

The living Sphinx of the Netherlands, crop-haired, eagle-beaked Premier Hendrik Colijn has brought Her Majesty's Government unscathed through Communist brickbat assaults and the worst of Depression only to face last week the "Dutch Nazis." For stanch old Dr. Colijn it was exquisitely embarrassing to have to explain to his strong-minded Queen, Nazi-contemptuous Wilhelmina, how it has come about that one of the Premier's own sons is a "Dutch Nazi" or N. S. B.

In Germany Nazi stands for National Socialist. In the Netherlands N. S. B. stands for National Socialistische Beweging. Glib...

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