European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and s1kpes March Belgium votes tomorrow on led wife figures in heated contest by Dick Stajn writer Belgium decides tomorrow whether she wants King Leo Pold in Back on the almost five years after the 7th army liberated the King and his family in the people will decide his Fate by popular behind tomorrows vote is a dark Road hints of col the love of the belgian people for a Queen Long and suspicions of Leopolds present standing in the past is the firm figure of King Leopolds who refused a German ultimatum to surrender in marriage is Issue Many who remember Albert Bave found Leopold disappoint the Leopold capitulated to the germans in 1940 and then married a giving her the incognito name Princess de Rethy of his first makes his Story one of the most controversial in the history of tomorrows referendum will decide the 48yearold monarchs but it doubtful if the Public will Ever know More than the Bare charges and counter charges that grew out of Leopolds the Story of belgium1 Capitula Tion to Germany has two versions and the polds act was denounced by his ministers at the the Are these by May the had overrun most of the Leopold King of the whose continuance on the throne will be decided by the people of Belgium tomorrow in a popular the Princess de the former Maria who entered the widowed Kings household As a governess and became his second wife in British were Rushing to the French were falling Back toward the situation was yet Leopold wrote King George of England that would not negotiate with the enemy and would do nothing to harm Al lied three Days startled world Learned he had surrendered to the British claim Leopold let Down because lie did not inform them of Hie intent to cur on the other Leopold claims that be cent a number of messages to the British Irish command describing Bis hopeless military situation advising them he would have to capitulate a chief criticism of the surrender is that none of itis ministers feigned the under belgian the King cannot act without the countersignature of at least one some wonder Why after the did not Fol Low the example of Queen of the Netherlands and flee to England with we Leopold say he wished to share the Fate of Leopold first met has second wife in Ostend in four Yeara after the death of who was killed in an Auto in Switzerland Lin following her Leopold went into almost Complete later at rang ing to Bave the daughter of Henri former governor of West enter his household As governess to his three he married Maria Baels in june the germans moved Leopold and Bis family to a Castle on the Elbe to protect from Albed later they were moved to Austria to protect them from the advancing events since Leopolds libera Tion have somewhat clouded the fat issues involved in Many belgians believe Pold should have returned to country immediately after being enemies say thai at guilty conscience kept him from it in Hay be announced thai he was in and asked Bis Prince to take Over he made this request after conferring with a delegation who it is told irim there oui be trouble if he returned to in july of that after Hamen tary debate in which the words treason and Ator Leopold was asked to he refused and said he would await the outcome that years the gave the majority to his Ojo the who their great strength i French speaking Lea paid is backed by the Liberal Socia Christian parties surf by wanted name cleared alter the argued that the people were Bein asked to judge him without inc ing All the he said wanted Only to Bave Bis in August 1947 the govt offered to make a Declara Tiia Clearing Leopolds name if would abdicate and Send eldest Prince a to Belgium to continue Bis Leopold threatened to the declaration to get Back the Declara Tii never was made Public Many political experts say can win 55 per cent of the be Leopold says be wont with former socialist Premier a Henri Spaak says a Leopold would split Belgium others argue that the try is already split and that Leopolds return can bring or the belgian Royal family left Princess Josephine Prince Alexander on the Knees of his Princess de Reth Prince King Leopold and Alexander of u v King Leopold 3d from ten and his wife Haik u Gen Alexander 7fh army and it Gen Wade 15m corps after the belgian Royal family was freed from confinement at East of on the stars and Stripe is  ski Agocs editor sports editor Birch it col we cum so to Zunn executive chief at distribution Gaur Tethi Frankfurt bu13z3g1 u46so Bremerhaven aiomxi363 bureaus Duim Stadt Munich the curo Peu edition Publ Abed daily at Tor the a occupation under toe array air forces troop information and education s Tel Start and Darmstadt Corresta be addressed to tie surs and Apo to the new Tork office be sent my that to not an official Public anon of reentered m Arcon odium matter at the Noer Art of March