The Archive · 1930

I of Silence

Paris, June 10. viewed the cheers which greeted him and the deposed Boy King wher they appeared together on the bal-Palace, all of which, "eft a ible impression upon my soul." King Carol then praised his brother, Prince Nicholas, whose wise counsel had helped him greatly in ascending the throne.

Turning to political problems, he declared, "friendship with France remains our cardinal foreign policy which I will follow along presen? fines. I shall, however, grapple first with my country's economic rehabi'itation and the exploitation of it untapped resources. Rumania -deserves credit and confidence and 1 am convinced that, with the return of her legitimate King, all this material assistance will become available."—Trans Ocean Kuo Min. in political that the Rumanian Minister France, M. Diamandi who was sumimarily' dismissed im the return of King Rumania, has refused to obey structions to return to Buchares!.

It is believed that 3M. Diamandi afraid to face the wrath of Rumanian King whose enmity he incurred daring the latter's exile.

Diamandi is reported to have shadowed King Carol everywhere and was instrumental in. bringing about his deepest humiliation, name-Jy, expulsion from England.

In the meantime, the press con innes to comment lengthily on Rumanian developments, forecasting difficulties in regard to King Carol's, attempt to rally the country around him and to check the process of disintegration.

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"Isvestia" Annoyed Moscow, June 11, The Press is still preoccupied with the ascension of the Rumanian throne of King Carol, which is generally described as' "a French coup d'état."

The official organ, "Isvestia," declared that it was ly pro bable that French Imperialists enthroned Carol in return for the pledge that in the event Polish war, Rumania wi ately invade southern Russi the Bessarabian frontier.

Moreover, the official organ claims ko in possession of definite in: formation that the French Cenorsi Stalf has extracted from King fa pledge to build strategic railway ines for the improvement of Russian-Polish communication,—thus Much speculation also centres upon the probable foreign policy the Romanian King. The "Ion Libre," a radical organ, declared V's return ached another to strengthening the a1 The article concludes by assertin; that Rumania must pay for -the doubtful pleasure of getting an dult Kit ans Ocean Kuo 4

Europe's many storm-centres the "Action Frangaise," a royalist organ, went one step farther with the declaration that Europe was iting and the last. tests ments and treaties going Communist organ, "asserted that the French Government and Its genera's engineered the return of Carol wo9 was cast for an important role the Anti-Soviet campaign.

wits press reports state that King Carol's dramatic coup was Prepared on Swiss sell, at Bellinzone, where ho arrived from Zurica land conferred throug'- out the night behind closed doors with prominent Rumanian politicians after which the party quickly persed, Carol return to Zur The veil of silence which descend. fed on Monday on the Rumanian capital is not yet lifted although! information percolating across border intimates that. King Carol has commissioned the ex-Premier, Dr. Julius Maniu, to. net and that, therefore, he will probably fall back on his own party.

The Liberals are reported to be jing that in order to ascertain the sentiment of the people, King Carol must dissolve the preseat parliament and order new elections, a solution from which the King is reported to have taken an adverse views June 11.

King Carol continued his consult-various party chiefs with the view of forming a coalition prosptets of which, however, are rapidly dimi It is now confidently expected that the ex-Premier M. Maniu, will be commissioned to form a Cabinet on the base of his own (National Peasants'? Party with perhaps several indeical leaders, "published "to-day: a special interview with King. Carol of Rumania who expressed deepest gratitude for the French people and hospitality wan ian King "with tears: welling his eyes" brokenly deseribced the enthusiastic welcome accorded him by the Rumanian people and also the royal reception given him }by the National Assembly.

He according to present! dcecriied, in detail, his pilgrimage to his father's tomb and vivid

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