The Archive · 1940

Leader Fails to Arrive

Dui, Sept. 2.

Keen disappointment was evident here this morning when M. Julius Maniu, Transylvanian leader, failed to arrive to lead what would have been organized resistance against the Hungarians.

He was reported to have been halted en route, believed ly at Brasov. M. Maniu announced yesterday that Rumanians would never accept the Vienna sentence.

Dui was nervous, but Rumanian troops were moving out of the Transylvanian border region at a fast London, Sept. 2 pace.

There was no panic but rather the sombre atmosphere prevalent at a d attack was weaker, and d to aerodromes on the statistics revealed today.

"Nazi losses for the week ended

neni, while Britain Jost 128 planes a!

urday were 298 planes and 700 110 men for the same period.

"At least 11 German planes wer shot down "Before I0 a.m. today as escorted by fighting attempted to smash British defences te the London area, the "Evening Standard" reported. y "The air seemed full of enemy air-i out Tt was a men bailing as s I" said in quoting an eye-this mornings raids. funeral.

Everywhere resistance against the Hungarians was reported to have broken down.

Evacuees arriving here by the last train from Arad said that troops were used to disperse Rumanian demonstrations there.

The suggestion was made here that organized resistance failed generally because property-loving Rumanians were eager to save all possible property from "the wreck."—Wnited Press.

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