ROUMANIAN CRISIS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 May 1928, Page 2

ROUMANIAN CRISIS

PRINCE CAROL. ORDERED OUT OF ENGLAND. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.- -Copyright.) LONDON, May S. The “Daily Express” says a deportation order has been served on Prince Carol.

IN ROUMANIA. VIENNA, May 8

Private advices from Bucharest state that the Peasants’ Congress lias constituted itself as the National Assembly, and it will await the Council of the Regency’s decision.

PRESSSIEN ARK KSTKD. VIENNA, 51 ay 7,

A number of foreign press correspondents at Bucharest, including M. Cazana, the Roumanian correspondent of the “Daily Express,” have been arrested by the Government. The Government of Rouniania has issued a manifesto stating that it has no intention of handing over its power to anyone, and warning the peasants not to march on the capital.

The newspapers of Rouniania show.: large blank spaces, thus indicating the censor’s activities. Troops are prepared to prevent disturbances when 51. Mania arrives. ’ CAROL’S DOINGS. LONDON, 51 ay 8. Prince Carol of Rouinania’s activities in England savour of pure melodrama. The Prince, attired in spotless tennis flannels, is most accessible to scores of interviewers at ' 51. Joneseit’s Surrey homo. He speaks in cryptic phrases, inferring that there is much at the hack of his mind which lie is not prepared to disclose.

To-day the Prince is the centre of considerable official and unofficial interest, because lie is believed to he engaged in sonic quaint plan, despite emphatic denial. Carol said to-day: “There is no plot, hut the moment lias court. I am now starting, because t believe that my ascension of .the throne is Roumania’s hope lor welfare and peace.” Just how and where the Prince strikes it is difficult to ascertain, because lie denies that lie has had anything to do with two aeroplanes which have been stopped by the British authorities when they were about to depart. Carol said- 51 ay be the aeroplanes were carry ; r,g manifestos. I know nothing of the details. I leave them to my good friends. Certainly manifestoes have long been prepared and some time ago they sent leaders to Roumania, so that, even if thousands were stopped this week-end, others have already been delivered.”

Jn another interview, Carol declared that the manifesto embodied his ideals as to the management of the country. May 6th had been adjudged as the best date for the issue of the manifesto, hut there were people who were making, mountains out of molehills. He continued : “ I am not a throne-seeker. . I have not come to convert the pleasant English countryside into quarters ioi a throne-stealing plot. 1 came to live quietly a while, hut chance dictated that while ‘I was here the moment to strike should arrive.”

Another side of the stopped-acro-plane story is given hv an oHji-ial of the Air Ministry, who in a statement to-dav says that the -Ministry was informed that two Imperial Airways liners had been chartered, ostensibly to fly with Prince Carol to Roumania; Li view of the fact that the authorities were not satisfied, that Prince Carol possessed the necessary papers to land in Roumania, action was taken to prevent the flight.

The Roumanian headquarters at London, in an official statement, says:— Prince Carol’s actions have nothing whatever to do with the internal politics of Roumania. All these vague activities have not escaped the Foreign Office,, (aiol s action in authorising the manifesto to be delivered to the Roumanian people from England is regarded as a breach of hospitality given an exile Irom his own country.

“ A JOURNALISTIC FARCE.” LONDON, May 8. The “Times” in an editorial headed “ Abuse of Hospitality,” says:— The Roumanian situation is serious enough, but' it concerns the Roumanian people alone. Outside interlerencc is wot merely illegitimate, hut may he daiige "jus. Ours in the last country from which intervention could, he expected, yet reports are current that advantage has been taken ol British hospitality to carry out a particularly fatuous intrigue, exploiting the Roumanian unrest in a melodramatic man-

ner. Aearoplaiies were chartered to spread propaganda, and the Foreign Office wisely prevented their departure. J’rinci Carol is. a visitor here, and his inunc is freely mentioned in connection with fantastic proceedings, suggesting vaudeville or film-acting. r l here is t?»k of showering down dynastic prbc'-uiiations on awsembled Roumanians with living reporters observing the ■(fleets from the upper air. The ail r lias become a journalistic farce. Is jt more. 'lnis meddling may go too lav. If Prince Carol is tempted by ( Jtisive promises ol support, he has mistaken the character of the British people. If lie has indulged in a grotesque intrigue, he should he told plainly thn the has abused the hospitality accorded to him as a private individual. and that his presence in England j( mo longer desirable.

THE ORDER TO QUIT. LONDON. May 8. The authorities, after a day’s inquiries and conferences, sent a Scotland Yard officer to Coilstone to explain to Prince Carol that, in the British Government’s view, his presence was undesirable, and also to secure his undertaking to depart voluntarily. If this fails, an expulsion order will he presented. Prince Carol declares that he iff amazed to hear that the British Home Office has intervened. He says its action must he the result of Roumanian intrigue. He said that the British Government with its tradition of courtesy surely would not do such a thing on its own account. Polife are still guarding all entrances to Carol’.s house early this morning. The “Daily Chronicle” states: — "The Home Secretary will make a statement in the lluose of Commons to-day concerning Prince Carol’s conduct. .LONDON, May 8. The ” Morning Post ” affirms that the so-called plot has been organised hv a newspaper combine, which chartered two aeroplanes, in which a paper staff were to travel. Apparently it was hoped Prince Carol would accompany them.

CAROL A PAWN IN THE GAME. The “ Daily Herald ” alleges that Prince Carol is only a pawn in the game, saying that he has been induced to promise that, if he were made king, lie would use all his influence to secure the revision of the Trianon Treaty in favour of Hungary, restoring to that country territory which is now Roumanian,