The Archive · 1938

Parliament to Be Dissolved

Bucharest, Jan. 1. "Rumania for the Rumanians" is me keynote of a speech broadcast throughout the nation last night by the new Prime Minister, M. Octavian Goga. Explaining his policy, the Premier said that there would be justice in Rumania without oppress sion.

He announced that he was going to dissolve Parliament, suppress more newspapers, abolish profane literature, dissolve all cartels, cheapen many necessities, including sugar, iron, steel, cotton and cement, and reduce third-class fares.

M? Caba said he would respect all existing treaties with other nations, but asserted that he proposed to deprive Jews of their licences to sell alcoholic beverages and appoint Government inspectors to control all industries, He also proposed to verify the papers of the hundreds of thousands of foreigners who had invaded Rumania in recent years, "We are for the Crown and the prerogatives of the Crown," declared the Premier in" conclusion. "The! enemies of the Crown are our enemies."

The report that the Soviet Minister to Rumania, M. M.S. Ostrovski, has notified the new Government of Russia's intention to denounce the non-aggression pact with Rumania. is believed to be exaggerated.

Reuter is officially informed to-day that the Rumanian Government is not in a position to know of any Communication by Russia which would signify its intention of denouncing the non-aggression pact between the two nations.—Reuter,

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