ROUMANIAN CRISIS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1928, Page 2

ROUMANIAN CRISIS

(United Press Association.—By Electric >Telegraph.- -Copyright.)

LONDON, May 8.

Prince Carol was notified of the decision at noon. The request was unmistakably but politely phrased in order not to bring it within the meaning of n- deportation order. Prince Carol was obviously tak«n aback at the definite eonfinnatio of the Government’s attitude. “This terrible -blow,” Jonescu complains bitterly. “Carol’s expulsion has wrecked a decade’s hard work to effect an Anglo-Rounmnia reapproachment. How can England now say she is a friend of the little country that lost half her manhood in the war fighting on the same side.”

Carol left Surrey in a motor car soon after the ultimatum was deliverered and drove to a West End hotel, where lunch had been arranged in his honour but lie cancelled it and lunched privately. Subsequently be motored to a zoo and joined Jonescu and thence went hack to Surrey to express his views.

not prevented from returning TO FRANCK.

PARIS, May 8,

Prince Carol has not been prevented from returning to France- but has been warned that his stay is subject to good behaviour. The authorities maintain a close watch to see there is not repetition of 'English intrigues.

IN ROUMANIA. "LONDON, -May 8. A delayed message from Albujulia, Roumania, says that the Congress of (i7(i delegates, representing seventy-one districts, and one hundred thousand people, proceeded thither headed by bauds playing patriotic airs. The Petroshani colliers seized a train and forced the crew to convey them to the demonstration.

• The crowd after the meeting condemned the resolutions, and demanded deeds. They were stirred up •by orators. They swore by God to drive out the Government, which, they declared,was basely extorted from King Ferdinand on his death-bed. Thousands of bareheaded peasants repeated the formula of the oath, sentence by sentence, while a Priest held up a crucifix. Tlio Peasant Party Committee is not prepared for revolutionary action, but the younger leaders, hacked hy public opinion, insisted on something resembling the Fascist! March on Rome as being tlie only effective measure.

MOVEMENT. IN ENGLAND

LONDON, May 8.

The “Daily Herald” states: The authorities are making a careful inquiry into the- activities of an English journalist who has been the prime agent in getting tlie Roumanian manifestoes printed and in chartering tlie aeroplanes. The “ Daily Herald” adds: The suggestion that the whole affair is a mere newspaper enterprise is, of course, baseless. It is far more serious than that.

THE PEASANT LEADER. LONDON, May 8. The “Morning Post’s” Berlin correspondent says: Most of the Roumanian demonstrators are drifting homeward, while those who began, the march on Bucharest have been brought to a standstill, owing to the tact.ics of the Government and a lack of leadership, M. A[an in (the Peasant Party’s leader) having shrunk from using any show ol force against the Government. M. Manin. therefore, possesses merely moral arguments with which to impress the Regency of the seriousness of the peasants’ intentions. ’l’b.e correspondent adds: The Roumanian Government, therefore, remains outwardly unshaken while M. Mania and lifs friends must do some hard bargaining at Bucharest il they arc not to lose their prestige. M. '.Mania, in an interview, said:—

“ Prince Carol does not concern me! M.y struggle is solely against the Government. 1 am aiming at establishing a democratic regime.”

THE GOYERXMEXT UXSHAKEX. I.OXDOX. May S. > Xews from Roumania direct has practically stopped since the demonstration held at Alhajulia. What news is now coming obviously represents the official viewpoint. On the other hand, there is much indirect news, by way of Berlin and Vienna, which obviously is exaggerated. The most reliable news is as follows! The Bucharest Cabinet, under the • Presidency of Premier Bratianu. have decided that measures should he taken against the journalists who sent news abroad about a inarch against Bucharest, and also about the collision .that took place between the demonstrators and the troops, resulting in killed and injured, all ot which was without foundation.

The press was informed, after the Cabinet meeting, that all political agitations will in future he forbidden. One of the Ministers declared that since the Xational Peasant Party considered that the Government is an enemy of the people, it (the Peasant Party) had ceased to he within the law, and had become an illegal parti. The Cabinet has considered a Bill for the reorganising of various Ministries, which will he introduced in the autumn. A correspondent- ot the Berlin paper “ Voss iclie Zciiung ” at Bucharest lias been placed under arrest in the military prison, on a charge ol issuing false information. This occurred a few minutes after his telephoning. The police had tapped his wires.

MARCH OX CAPITAL. LOXDOX, May 8.

The *• Times’s” Vienna correspondent says: The Budapest papers, despite the fact that all communications are closed, announce the receipt of despatches from Bucharest apparently continuing the reports that groups of the peasants are marching on the capital.

The Hungarian papers also report the arrest of M. Canada, the Bucharest correspondent of the ” Daily Express ” and the " Xew York limes.” and also of M. Jonznrnnii, a local journalist, who is charged with spreading false reports in connection with the Alhajulia meeting. M. Dura, the Roumanian Minister of tlio Interior, denies the press reports of disorder, and declares that perfect calm prevails.