New Britain herald., 1928-05-07
PEASANTS MARCH
 ON ID CAPITAL
100000 Rumanians Determined
 to Express Themselves

Alba Julia, Rumania. May Pl- Determined that the government should know their will. 200,o0o Ru- manian peasants were ready today to March 175 miles 10 Bucharest while their leaders waited a reply to their demand that the government of Vintila Bratianu resign.
 The peasants. meeting In Alba Julia, resolved to form three col umnS to march on the capital. With raised hands, they took this oath:
 We swear to the great and good God to fight righteous fight against the government, which is a plague to the country and which was nom mated by decree wrung from King Ferdinand on his death bed. We swear that a new Rumania shall be dom and justice to all of Rumania' s brave sons."
 To frustrate any attempt at open revolution the government placed 0000 troops at strategic points out side the city with machine guns and Au ilduCas ~<o 0ttNiiAPt "eo ''t-ANA however. to molest the peasants.
 Premier Bratianu at Bucharest said that, knowing the real state Of things, the country's desire for peace and the impossibility of any revolu- tionary act, he had assented to the holding of the congress of the pea sants. He termed it merely an cpl sode in the. opposition fight against the government, which, he said. en- loved the confidence of the people.
 One resolution passed by the con- gress was interpreted as meaning that if Julio Maniu, leader of the peasants party. obtained power he might recommend the abolition oi the regency which rules for the six year old King Michael, and this in turn might leave the door open for the return of former Grown Prince Carol either as a regent or as king, The resolution read:
 This congress reiteratcs it's mon- archical sentiment, but declares that the form of the government depends entirely upon it's conception by the people, who possess the privilege to change the existing form if they con- sider a change desirable"
 While Maniu and other leaders were addressing 200 of the more i'm portant delegates in the municipal theater, an enormous crowd gather ed outside and cheered.
 Maniu took the Associated Press correspondent by the arm and led him to the balcony where they could survey the crowd.
 Look at that mass of humanity. Maniu said. "It could be paralleled only in liberty loving America. Il is not a mob. It is an orderly peaceful assemblage. We are neither reyolutionists nor Bolshevists. We want an honest government.
 Dropping their blows and shovel' these legionS of peasants and toll CTS have tramped hundred of wearl some miles in order 10 join the uni yersal demand for the overthrow 0 the present government. They vii return to their homes as peaceabl, as they came. The SoNerhiitlt VII do justice and give us 8. chance te govern the country.
 "If all peaceful means to dislodgf the government fail. we shall bt forced to adopt active resistance fo' ward the government.
 There is at present no intention of disturbing either the dynasty ol the regency, but our patience witt the latter cannot endure forever They must give consideration to the legitimate aspirations of our people,
 Throughout the city hung pictures of King Michael, Queen Marie ane Maniu, Queen Marie still enormous iy popular among the peasanfry who call her their mother. NO where was there apparent any sentl rnent for Prince Carol.