Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-21
MARIE MAY BACK
ATTEMPT TO GAIN
THRONE FOR CAROL
Bratiano, Controlling Re-
gency of Figureheads,
Taking No Chances.
DOUBTFUL COMMANDERS
REMOVED FROM ARMY
Premier Warns Averescu Against
Slightest Effort to Cause
Trouble.
ey CONSTANTINE BROWN.


Nv Cable 10 The Star and Chic3So Daily
News Copyright. 1877.
LONDON. July o1.-Private lntor'
nation reaching London TO-DAY lll"l'
Gated that the situation is CAIN
throughout Rumania following the
| death of King Ferdinand.
Queen Narie's future attitude IS un'
certain. II is not likely she VIII re-
main IN indifferent spectator II dis-
content is brewing in Rumania. De-
snite Prince Carols escapades she
still regards him as the rightIui heii
m the throne. She is reported 10
have made peace with Gen. Averescu'
and would support him if he decided
10 place himself at the head Oh
Carolist party. A movement IN iaVor
of Carol would be opposed stubborniy
nv Premier Bratiano and would be
almost certain to cause civil war.
Takes No Chances.
! Premier Bratiano. who now is the
, real ruler of the kingdom, Is taxing
no chances, He has proclaimed mar
; tial law in the country. removed
doubtful commanders of divisions and
regiments, replacing them with trust
ed officers. and has warned Gen.
Averescu and other potential trouble
makers that he will deal with them
summarily at the slightest attempt
to create trouble.
Young Price Michael was proclaim
ed King yesterday afternoon at
, Bucharest end the entire army was
sworn to allegiance to the new D.
! year-oid commander-in-chief OF the
J army and navy.
This is the first time in the history
of Ruman;a that child has ascended
! 10 the throne. In the dark middle
! ages the country had boy rulers, but
their reigns were short lived, ambiti-
Gus pretenders ending their rule with
the aid of Gaggers or poison.
Pressure Is Reported. !.
Rumanians in London are not quite
comfortable about the future OF
NJ ichael. Contrary to general expecta-
tions, neither his clever grandmother,
Queen Marie, nor his mother, Helen,
will have anything TO say in the con
duct of Rumanian affairs. The qLiet
Helen. who inherited the diplomatic
genius of her father, King Constantine
before he died, might appoint her
member of the regency, and 'or this
reason stubbornly refused to divorce
her unfaithful husband, former Prince
Carol. 1t is reported that pressure
q was brought on the dying lAinG by
interested parties, but that his lcng
! illness had broken his will power ind
he was completely under tn; influence
of Bratiano, who did not want q
foreign woman to mix in the countrys S
affairs
There is no doubt the situation is
well in hand at present ana no
dramatic developments are expected
within the next few weeks What
Rumanians here are worried about IS
the country's situation in the more
distant future. The regents are only
fgureheads. Prince Nicholas, the
young Kings uncle, is an inexperienc-
ed young man. The patriarch or
Rumania is an old man Wlthout
! knowledge of public affairs. The chief
Justice of the Supreme Court Is just
I a fair lawyer, who once was member
Of Bratiano's party.
Party Rule Expected.
With a 5.year-old King and such
n regency, the country is bound 10
be ruled exclusively by the very astute
nrime minister, more in accordance
with the interests of his own party
than in the general interest of the
ma iority of the inhabitants
For the time being all is quiet, but
the slightest unjust or VeXatlons
measures taken by the government
will assume greater proportions than
} at a time when the people could ap.
peal TO the King TO remove he party
! in office.
. The populations of Transylvania
and Bessarabia are incompleteiy as
f, simulated, and since annexation nave
had frequent cause for corrialnt
against Bratianos regime. But in the
mast they have always been able to
| anpeal to the King for relief. This
, hope now is gone.