Aprit 19.
The rapid coup which the Rumanian government made over the week-end should have the effect of bringing about some restoration, of that law and order which for some time: ast has been threatened by the old Iron. Guard, which since the end of 1936 has been operating under another name. Throughout the whole of that year Rumania had been. Kept in a state of unrest by the activities of the extreme Nationalists and kindred bodies, Early in the year a new party was formed by: the amalgamation of the Christian League led by Professor Cuza, the National Christian Party, led by the poet, and, for a short time! recently Prime Minister, Octavian Goga and secessionists from the National Peasant Party, led by Dr. Alexander Vaida-Voevod, which aimed at government by totalitarian methods and the driving of the Jews and Magyars out of public life. Serious affrays took place between the Cuzists and the members of the National Peasant and Democratic parties, and the government had eventually to issue an order dissolving the quasi-military organizations of the Fascist and anti-Jewish parties, and forbidding the wearing of uniforms by. their members, The order was not very stridly enforced and ultimately the Government was accused of insincerity by its critics, This led to M. Tatarescu. promising to take: a stronger line against all extremists of the Right and the Iron Guard, under the leadership of Capt. Codreanu, the notorious anti-Semite, was in fact dissolved. That did not however put an end to their activities, for they continued under another name,' and were responsible for much subterranean work. An alliance with the National Peasant party gave the old Iron Guard an accession of strength with the result that the National, Peasant Party recently emerged successfully from the polls, and it looked as though a government inspired with Nazi principles w: likely to take control of the country. It wi the fear of such a development that led King Carol, to set aside the results of the elections, and call upon 'M. Goga to form a Caifinet which would not be so extremist as any which Capt. Codreanu and his followers would have' been likely to set up. In fact matters did not turn out quite as King Carol had desired, for M. Goga showed himself to be almost as extremist, and the King was eventually forced to: take control into his own hands with the assistance of the Patriarch Myron Christea who headed a Cabinet of} former Premiers.
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