Evening star., 1952-04-05
'Oueen JuIiunu
.ReneWs Plea
For Refugees
By lsobelIe Shelton

NRucSll Ou1ldIld VI IIAC ANCIICl~
lands yesterday renewed her plea
that the free world do something
about those millions of innocent
victims of war and political up
heaval who even seven years after
the war have neither home nor
country and often not even
family"
The Queen emphasized her con-
Germ for the refugee problem at
a meeting in the Netherlands
Chancery with the White House
group of women reporters.
In my opinion it is an issue
which may well prove to be at the
core Of any serious difficulty
which We may face in the future"
she declared. The problem needs
| the cooperation of all free ma
tions if it is ever to be solved at
all.
In spite of all the praiseworthy
efforts of UNRRA and the Inter-
national Relief Organization
both now out of eXistence-there
still are millions of these unfor-
tunate people continuing to exist
in camps or to wander in West
ern Europe" the Queen stated.
And an even greater number are
seeking aid in the Middle East,
Syria and Korea"
= Queen Juliana commended the
United States for having accepted
several thousand refugees, and
commented that her own country
and others had taken in some, too.
But all of this is not nearly
enough" she said. THE free
nations must find way to help
more. particularly those who are
handicapped by age and disabil-
ity. To deal only with refu-
gees labor potential is to ignore
his personality
In answer to another question
the Dutch Queen said she ap-
proved lin principal the draft
ing of women. Il think every
body should do something for the
community" she said The prac-
tical question seems to be that
there is not enough that women
can do"
She expressed delight at the
charming articles about my hus-
band and myself" which have
appeared in American newspapers.
with one exception. They al
ways say we are normal people,
and then make the contrast with
my mother, who is made to sound
'Stuffy and stiff she said. That
is not true. She was always
warm and friendly. But she was
the victim of her contemporaries.
who thought a Queen should be
stiff and formal. She put up
with it, never liking it. And now
she has to suffer for it,"
The Queen said she found the
new White House very lovely,
just beautiful. Her gift to the
Trumans, she revealed, was a
set of five ancient blue delft vases.
In answer to another question,
she said teen-agerS in Holland
dress very much like their contem-
IporarieS in the United States, in
sweaters, skirts and bobby socks.
She told another questioner that
girls don't start dating as early
as IA in her country and asked
in some surprise if this was the
practice in the United States.
Girls of IA in Holland still think
boys are a terrible invention" she
exclaimed
II was relaxed. friendly meet
ing lit couldn't be called press
conference because traditionally
the Queen does not give press con-
ferenceS). Questions had been
submitted in advance, in writing.
and except for the problem Of
refugees. on which she read long
prepared statement, the Queen
answered quite informally, occa-
sionally skipping a question, such
as one asking her to explain the
Dutch education system, which
she said would take a whole eve
ming to answer"
| She threatened a few times to
"go on the offensive" and ask the
reporters questions. which she
said she would much prefer. But
there was not time.