VIOLENT ACTION

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 July 1940, Page 5

VIOLENT ACTION

URGED BY HUNGARIAN DEPUTY DEMAND FOR TRANSYLVANIA. ALLEGED ASSURANCE OF AXIS SUPPORT. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, July 3. The “Daily Telegraph’s” Balkans correspondent says Al. Koezihorvath, a deputy closely connected with the Government, in a violent speech in the Hungarian Parliament against Rumania, urged Hungary to invade Transylvania and protect her nationals. He added that Germany and Italy would support Hungary. Amid great excitement members shouted: "Bring back Translyvania,” and “Hail, Bulgaria!” and sang the national anthem. The Bucharest correspondent of the British United Press says that Rumanian and Hungarian troops are reported to have clashed on Tuesday on the frontier in the Satulmare Province. According to military circles, Hungarian soldiers were killed when they attempted to cross the frontier. A message from Bucharest says that Dr Argetoianu, Foreign Minister, giving evidence before the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee, said: “All our friends and allies advised us to accept the Soviet ultimatum in order not to create a new war in this part of Europe. Russia is in the first and second ultimatums declared that the return of Bessarabia and North Bukovina must be unconditional, but, despite the advice of our friends, we sent a Note to the Soviet suggesting negotiations for easier conditions. The Russian reply described the Rumanian Note as evasive and set a time limit for the acceptance of the demands.” AUXILIARY PIONEERS COMMAND FOR LORD MILNE. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, July 2. The veteran soldier Field-Marshal Lord Milne, who was Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1926 to 1933, has been appointed Colonel Commandant of the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps. The corps are being trained to make, man and defend the defences of the country. They played a creditable part in the recent operations in Flanders and France, and they formed a part of the rearguard which defended Boulogne during the evacuation, and also took part in the defence of Dunkirk. RIOTS & DISORDERS HINDERING EFFORTS TO SAVE RUMANIA. KING APPEALS TO AXIS POWERS. LONDON, July 3. The Bucharest correspondent of the Associated Press of Great Britain states that spreading antiJewish disorders in Rumania are hindering King Carol’s endeavours to save his kingdom. Iron Guard (pro-Nazi) extremists are reported to have inspired riots, against which the Government apparently is making little headway in spite of police reinforcements. In Berlin the official German news agency says that King Carol has urgently appealed to Mussolini and the German Minister, Herr Fabricus, had a long audience with King Carol. The Budapest correspondent of the Associated Press reports that the Hungarian military preparations have reached a high peak. Blackout lights are strung along the streets, and all omnibuses have been requisitioned for the transport of troops, the correspondent says. Addressing a meeting of the Government Party after an anjournment of Parliament for the summer vacation, the Hungarian Prime Minister, Count Teleki, said: “The Government will maintain a constant watch on the situation, which is changing daily. Hungary’s standpoint is based on the triple interests of Hungary, Europe and Christianity.” A Rumanian communique states that the evacuation of Bessarabia continued yesterday without an incident of any importance. The Rumanian troops are along the line from Bolgrad to Lunga, Comrat, Crasna, Saratagalbena, Lapusna, Cornesti, Falesti and Zaicani. The Rumanian Prime Minister, M Tatarescu, in a statement to the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday, said that Bessarabia was and always would remain a Rumanian province. Rumanian would carry out her understaking with the Soviet. M Tatarescu appealed to the country to united round King Carol. The representatives of Bessarabia and Bukovina read statements affirming that the two territories would remain Rumanian in spite of their temporary vicissitudes. SOVIET ATTITUDE APPEAL TO ANOTHER POWER RESENTED. MOSCOW, July 3. Moscow radio stated that the workers in Rumania, after seeing their comrades shot down by the Rumanian- authorities, were now appealing to the Red Army to restore order. "Their anger was great when they heard that the Rumanian Government, being unable to obtain help from the Allies, turned to another Power for aid,” the broadcast said. "The workers cannot sec how their interest can be served by protection from a Power that is not concerned with their wellbeing. and they are determined to prevent its influence from spreading. “Thousands of Soviet supporters have flocked to the Soviet-occupied territory, seeking freedom. Whole army battalions with their officers tried to remain under Soviet protection but the Rumanian authorities dealt with them ruthlessly.” NO GERMAN GUARANTEE (Received This Day. 11.15 a.m.) LONDON. July 3. The Associated Press of Great Britain's Berlin correspondent says authoised circles deny, knowledge of any ' German guarantees to Rumania.