Evening star., 1926-11-29
'RUMAN|A CRISIS
WAITS ON MARIE
Friends and Foes of Carol
Hope Differences viii BE
Composed in Paris.
BY the Associoted Press.


PARIS. November %. Queen
Marie's arrival from the United States
tomorrow is regarded as Offering the
possibility that trouble over the
Rumanian dynasty growing out of the
serious illness Of King Ferdinand Will
he composed in the French capital.
Former Premier Rratiano. whose
political influence in Rumania is most
powerful. and Nicholas Torga. leader
of the opposition. will he In Paris.
Former Crown Prince Carol already Is
here and has announced that he again
will meet his mother
Rratiano is opposed to Carol return
ing home in order 10 he ready to head
the HoheuZollern dynasty in case NJ
the demise of Ferdinand. Carol sh
dicated his right to the throne. ON
the other hand NJ. Jorga. who Is head
Of the national party. is favorable tn
Carol becoming King. What Queen
Marie's ideas of the situation are,
have not been stated.
Armed Action Hinted.
Rumanians in Paris friendly to
Carol. openly say that IL the former
Crown Prince, who Is declared to he
extremely popular I'm army circles i'm
his homeland. should elect TO set nv
headquarters near the Rumanian
frontier the army would have some
thing to say" To this NJ. Rratiano
has made the reioinder that a dis
turber Of the peace in Rumania would
find a legal obstacle in his path and
also summary Justice in Rumania."
In some quarters this Is considered
warning TO Carol not 10 mix In Ru.
mania's political affairs.
Carol asserts that he has no re
latiOns with NJ. Rratiano, whose
abrupt deClarat ton Of opposition to
the former Crown Prince came some
what as a surprise. 1t Is reported that
all the opposition parties are favor
able to Carol. but insist that "legal
methods alone" shall prevail in any
| change in the government.
NOtwithsta nding the latest reports
assert that King Ferdinand is doing
as well as could he expected. the chan
cellOrieS of Europe are waiting with
intense interest the progress OF tho
patient in his struggle with death and
| the steps that are being taken to cope
with formidable crisis which it IS
thought will inevitably follow death.
General COnflagratiOn Feared.
1t is asserted that the chanCellerics
f. fel that in the situation turks the
germs Of a central European confla-
grafton. Should Rumania become
prey to factions 1t Is said to be he
lieved that Soviet Russia would no
certain to seize the opportunity To
attempt to regain Bessarabia and that
; Hungary would not he slow in raising
| the Ira ransylva nian question.
II is known that Soviet agents I'm
considerable numbers have made their
way into Rumania and are working
among the populace. 1t Is said 1t was
with the object Of providing a safe
| guard against what is termed this
! ever-present Russian peril that tho
! Ruma nian government has been striv-
, ing to effect closer relationship with
Italy.
| 1t is asserted that all the Rumanian
| parties are aware Of danger ahead
and the necessity of providing for II,
! hut that they are seeking TO turn
the situation to the best advantage
/ for their own party interests.
a report received in Paris suggests
| that it may he decided that King
| Ferdinand shall ahdicate the throne
Immediately AMI turn over the affairs
Of the country 20 tho Regency Coun-
Gil in the hope that such a step
| would avert crisis should he die
while ruling. 1t seems certain. how
| ever. that nothing definite will he done
/ "
! Bucharest.
People Growing Uneasy.
| A message received by telephone
from Berlin by the Paris Midi reports
! strict censorship on the Rumanian
! newspapers and uneasiness by the
people over the political situation.
This message says that the Regency
Council virtually took up govern
mental functions on Saturday mon
! ing. and also that the government
lad retired some generals and other
officers supposed to be sympathizers
OF Carol.
| Certain politicians in Bucharest,
this message says. favor Queen Marie
being given constitutional powers.
| Still another solution under discus
sion in Bucharest is that Prince
Michael. son Of Carol. and now heir
apparent. he proclaimed King under
p regency, or that Princess 1leana he
called upon to succeed her father.