TO SEIZE SON’S THRONE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 348, 8 May 1928, Page 9

TO SEIZE SON’S THRONE

CAROL INVOLVED IN PLOT PEASANTS DEMAND FREEDOM

(Australian P.A.—United Service) LONDON, Monday. The “Daily Express” protests

against Prince Carol’s activities. It says the Balkans are a source of ever-present trouble, but the matter of the Rumanian throne takes on a different complexion when its exiled Prince hatches a plot in England which may have a touch of comic opera about it, but nevertheless may develop into something more disturbing. The fact that two airplanes chartered on behalf of Carol have been prevented from leaving Britain, says the paper, happily shows that the authorities are alive to his breach of the laws of hospitality. CAROL’S MANIFESTO The “Daily Express” says Carol is the centre of a plot to seize his son’s throne. The British airplanes were actually chartered in order that a manifesto prepared by Carol should be scattered throughout Rumania, announcing Carol’s readiness to take the throne. But the plan miscarried owing to the action of the British authorities. The manifesto said: “Through falsehood and incompetence the people of Rumania are the laughing-stock of the world. The : iment has come to alter this regime of falsehood. Intrigue must disappear: elections must be free; the army must be kept apart from politics; foreign capital must be encouraged and effective help must be given to the peasants by means of land and the provision of seeds and machinery. I wish to return to my child and to make him a worthy successor of the dynasty.” The “Daily Chronicle” says five policemen are guarding Oakhurst Court, where Carol is staying, as it is believed that three Rumanian spies attempted to enter the house secretly on Saturday. PEASANTS RETURN HOME Later messages from Bucharest state that the meeting of the Peasants’ Party at Alba Julia passed oft in an orderly manner and that after resolutions had been carried the delegates dispersed, the peasants returning to their homes. The leaders of the party deny a rumoured attempt to march upon Bucharest. Ten thousand soldiers and police were near Alba Julia during the meeting, but they were discreetly kept in the background by agreement between the Government and the peasant leaders. While 66 of the delegates were holding a conference at the National Theatre a vast gathering of peasants in Square passed a resolution calling on the Cabinet to resign immediately and to permit Dr. Maniu to form a peasant' Government. The resolution asserted that the Peasant Party was Monarchist. After priests on the platform had administered the Communion all present raised their right hands and swore to conduct the fight against the ‘illegal” Government to the death, adding that henceforth, at every church service, they would pray to God to deliver them and grant freedom to their land.

There were many indications at the meeting of the popularity of the boy King, Michael.