The Archive · 1922

Tur New Provinces

The parties of the new provinces, for each province has a little party of its own representing the particular interests of the province, might well be represented by MIN. Maniu and, Vaida Voevod—the latter an ex-Premier, who made a very good impression in England—for Transylvania, M. Inculetz for Bessarabia, and M. Nestor for Bucovina.

To reconcile the legitimate claims of these new provinces to special treatment with the standards set up by. Old Rumania will be no light task in itself, for the new elements which have been introduced into the State have centuries of tradition behind them, and very strong predilections. The Liberals, who will form the backbone of the hoped-for National Government, declare their intention to give the utmost possible freedom as regards education and religion. The new provinces will be expected in return to grant the fullest ce-operation.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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