The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-25
SEES ANARCHY IN .
'ROUMAN|A RIOTS
KING ALARMED AT NEW TURN
IN ANTLsEMiTic AND AGRA
RAN TROUBLES.
PEASANTS ARE AROUSED
In Russia as well as Austria and Lay
Waste to Vast Estates--Fire
and Sword in Media
Wan District.

bucharest. Roumania. March e4.-T
IN the opinion OF the Roumanian gov
eminent the rising of the peasants IN
| Modavla is more of an anarchistic
character than anti-Semitlc. In reply
| 10 requests for statement on the
subject today Finance Minister
| Ionescu wrote the following note
/ aThe present regrettable movement
Il not only of an antiSemitic but
also OF an agrarian and anarchistic
character. The houses of Christians
Iboth owners and tenants, have been
destroyed. The government has
taken all the possible measures to
rome with the movement, which must
now be regarded more as an anar-
! chistic campaign than anything else,
| According to the latest advices re-
ceived here the movement is spread
ling southwaed Bands Of peasants 10
1.-The Brahilov and Buzeau districts
mostly armed with cudgels. are ma
randing over the farms. threatening
the proprietors with death unless
/ thew ameliorate the conditions OF
work
kinq Blames Politicians.
! A deputation of land owners headed
/ bv Prince Ghika was received IN audi
fence by King Charles today and as
surad that no efforts would be spared
| to end the peasant troubles. The
king promised TO devote most earnest
attention to restoring order In Mol
| dayia.
He held politics responsible for the
whole trouble and said the countr,
was better governed thirty years ago
than It was today The present adj
ministration did not answer to the
needs Of the time. The politicians,
This majesty declared, must forthwith
set to work and solve the agrariar
| ana Semitic questions.
The kings assurances have made
good impression on the public.
King Charles today refused to re
ceive In audience delegation o.
students from Jassy university who
desired to urge him 70 support me
peasants ia the present movement
| The delegates, incensed at his ma
| iesty's refusal, issued several pamph
flets melting the population to assis'
1.-THE revolted peasantry. These are
now being widely distributed II
Bucharest,
| Regiment. Of Cavalry 70 Front.
The government claims that th'
disturbances. have been Guelled II
the districts into which 1t has beeI
able TO get sufficient troops. resi
\ nent Of cavalry left here today foI
the Bacau and vaslu districts.
In the Bacau. Vaslui and Roman
districts the peasants ale well or
ganlzed. Most of them have served
in the army and they have formed
themselves into companies and regi
ments under officers and are plumber
ing small towns and villages where
ever there is an insuffiiiency o
troops to overawe them without dis
tinction as to nationality. In severa
instances the farmers and land
owners have yielded to the demand
of the peasants and the raids have
ceased.
In the attack made by the peasant
on troops at Blegestl. in the Baca'
district. which resulted in fourteen
OF the attackers being killed, TIL
peasants seized Colonel poltzer, wit
was in command of the troops ant
locked him UP in the house. of tn
public prosecutor. which they wer
preparing 10 burn when the troop
dispersed them.
A serious encounter between troop
and peasants has occurred in tn
small town OF Misaileni. near tn
Bukovina frontier. in the district o
Dorohol. Many peasants were kille
dufibg the fighting.
The disturbed sections OF the couI
TRY have been placarded with an ar
lnouncement made by the government
that a bill against farming trusts Wi
be submitted TO parliament durin
the present session.
RUSSIAN PEASANTS AROUSED