The Denver Jewish news., 1922-12-13
ROUNfANIAN STUDENTS "FKIGHr.
FULNESs" DENOUNCED BY EN-
TINE PRESS.
Ese6ssivS Rswayisn and SiMultanes,as
DisetiftAnces Against Jews Chsrged
To Tenellers.

Bucharest-The excessive rowdyism
instigated by several Roumanian teach
ers against the Jews, eliminating in
simultaneous attacks the end of
October in Berlad, Botosani, Craioya,
Cslafat and other places, is roundly
Of the papers ut the capitol and
throughout the country conclude that
the Government is responsible for
these attacks, which. occurring ut the
time of the Coronation. marred the
solemnity of the occasion. humilia ting
AID dispiriting the Jewish citizens.
LIndependence Roumaine, one of
the most important papers, under the
title: 'Excesses To Be Condemne1''
suys: 1--WE are informed from Ber-
lad that the students OF the Lyceum,
instigated by the disciples Of the old
maniac Cuza, have made noisy anti
Semitic agitation, followed by the us
ual and traditional fury against show
windows of Jewish stores. These
shameful practices Of pseudo-natiol-
alistic demagogy must be condemned
Ivy every sensible man. We are GER
tain that the authorities who have
started an investigation into these out
breaks will proceed energeically
against these disturbers Of the peace.
"Hooligansim Comes Back to Life"
is the title Of an article In .Adveruf'
an old and influential daily. Out
breaks of an anti-Semitic character
have taken place in the cities in Mol
doya, and the government does not
proceed against them with the energy
1t should" says the Adeverul. In
iasi, Vaslui, Husi, Berlad, Outrages
were instigated by that old mono
maniac of Iasi, (cuza) who, through
IL criminal propaganda is inviting our
youth to do shameful things.
what is indeed grave In connection
with these outbreaks is tolerant atti-
tude of the government towards the
instieators and perpetrators Of these
acts. Does the government not know
what is taking place in Moltlova? And
| il it is informed. why does 1t not take
measures to end the pnssivity.
az band of hoodlums-amongst
whom wish to believe there were not
real students, pr~erked by shouts,
shrieks, whisflings and other noises.
and by shouts of Down with tile
Jews a performance In which Jew
ish actress was playing" is the ver-
sion Of a correspondent In the .Dd-
mineati,' a Bucarest daily. BY chance
was in the theatre that evening and
CONFESS I was deeply humiliated by
Sthis savage outbreak Of Ignorance and
intolerance. These runians did not
protest because the actress was not
talented. hut because her name wns
Burgher. Their claim was Jews have
no business in the Rumaaian Theatre.
Because the question was thus formu-
lated. 1t shows how grave 1t is 1t
was not the question Of an individual.
hut it was intended to be Al insult
to an entire people, people whom
we have fine greatest interest In iden-
tifying with our aspirations and our
culture. a similar Incident too place
some 12 years ag4y when the great
Actress Francesca Rozan was prevent
ed from performing, But today the
question pre4ents n graver aspect.
At that time the Rupaninn Jews were
mot ema1cipated. and, from legal
standpoint, were not citizens. To-
day however, the Jews are citizens,
they have the same rights as we have.
From this standpoint these outbreaxs
are anti nationalistic and anti-pa-