Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-28
REFORMS FOR ROUMANlA
King Meets Demands of Insurgents
with Promise of Better Land
Laws.


posed by the government to meet the de-
mands Of the revolted peasantry and end
the civil war which is devastating Molda-
via and Wallachia we're announced in to-
days issue Of the Official Gazette in the
shape OF a proclamation issued in the name
OF King Charles. The royal proclamation
appeals for the patriotic cooperation Of
the people to secure the re-establishment
of tranquility and announces that the SOW
ereign has agreed to the immediate sup
preston of some of the heavy taxes, while
hereafter the farm lands will be cultivated
by the state or leased direct to the peas
ants. None of the larger syndicates hith-
erto engaged in farming vast tracts of land
will be allowed to hold more than 5000
acres
The document also gives notice of the in
PRODUCTION of laws to ameliorate the condi-
ton of the peasantrt. facilitating the rails
ing OF money to pay rents, reforming the
taxation Of small holdings and revising the
terms of the agricultural agreements which
at present practically enslave the peasan-
try.
Disorder to He Suppressed.
These reforms" the proclamation com
cludes, being the desire Of the sovereign
and the government, all Romanians are
urged to give all possible assistance to the
government which, while scrupulously APP
plying the laws and avoiding the injustice
will at the same time, vigorously suppress
all disorders and severely punish all who
seek to profit by robbery"
The minister of the interior announced to-
day that the condition in Moldavia had i'm
proved. but there is not much evidence In
support of the statement In the reports Of
disorders coming in from numerous points.
From the districts of Vlashica, Dambovitz,
Tecuci, Buzen, Doll, Oft and Teleorman
come the now familiar stories Of incen-
diarism, pillage and excuses of all kinds.
The censorship is strict, so details Of the
occurrences are lacking.
The workmeh in the petroleum districts
are also in a state of excitement, but the
authorities believe that the measures taken
will prevent any disorder among them.
Troops have been concentrated here to pro-
tect the capitol and reinforcements are
being distributed in the disturbed sections
of the country as speedily possible.
The new cabinet ministers propose to
make a tour Of the country and personally
superintend measures taken to end the ag-
itation.
Fighting at other Places.
fOFIy peasants were kllltu NdINuhGO IN a
hard fight with troops in the Mozazi dis
trict. The insurgents in that section cut
to pieces and burned some Of their victims
stubborn encounter occurred yesterday
at a point on the Guirgevo road, about
sixty miles from Bucharest, where 1900 in
surgents met a strong detachment of
troops The troops attacked with cavalry
as well as infantry, but the military com
mander ultimately was obliged to use arti-
lery before he was able to force the peas
ants to retreat.
The Chamber of Deputies today unani-
mously passed bills providing for the aboli-
ton of several taxes and adopted other
measures helpful to the rural population
of Roumania.
The premier, NJ. Sturdza, announced that
according to the latest reports the agrarian
disorders were subsidlng.
Cruelty of Peasants.
LONDON, March IA special dispatch
from Sofia, Bulgaria, says that according
to some Of the Roumnnia refugees who
have arrived on the Bulgarian side of the
DANUBE the insurgents have been guilty of
the same ruthless cruelties which usually
mark the feuds in the Balkans. Many Of
the landlord class have been burned to
death after their bodies and limbs had been
enrolled in the thick twists of hay and
straw. The children the refugees report,