The sudden appearance of Prince Carol of Rumania in Bucharest and the coup d'état which followed his arrival appears to have taken Europe 80 uch by surprise that the events immediately leading up to that exploit are not readily ascertainable, The Rumanian people mus be allowed to choose their own King; it is a privilege over which they have asserted themselves for centuries and, in fact, was part of their Constitu-'To the outsider it may appear regrettable that 0 volatile a Prince as King Carol should have been allowed to emerge from the obscurity of exile. Whatever his deficiencies may be, he has evidently impressed his personality on the Rumanian people and his
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