Evening star., 1931-05-08
CAROL DESTROYS OBSTACLES
TO MARRYING NINE. LUPESCUs
Kings Companion Reported
Hiding in Palace
at Bucharest.
Banishment of Queen Helen
Seen as Evidence Of
Determination.
BY PAUL SCOTT MowRER.

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BY Gable to The Star.
PARIS. France, May S.-Private dip
| lomatic advices Just received here dis
close curious situation behind the re-
cent political events in Rumania. It Is
reaffirmed that Magda Lupescu, King
Carols friend, with whom he lived and
| travelled during his years Of exile, is now
secreted In the royal palace at Bucha-
rest.
King Carols determination Is said to
be to marry her. He is therefore be-
lieved to be directing the entire ma
chinery Of state to this end.
Despite the fact that her little son,
Crown Prince Michael, Is still ILL., King
Carols divorced wife, Princess Helen OF
Greece, left Rumania two days ago and
the Implication is that her departure
was not wholly voluntary.
Punished for Opposition.
The real reasons why King Carol re-
fused to allow Nicolas T1tuleScu to form
government recently are said to be, first,
that Mr.. Titulescu objects to the con-
stitutional changes necessary to permit
( Carol to marry Nine. LupeScu, and sec
ond, that Mr.. Titulescu objected to the
inclusion In the cabinet Of King Carols
friend an dalleged henchman, Constan-
| tine Argetoiano.: King Carol then ap-
pointed his old tutor. Prof. Nicolas
JorRa, premier, with Mr.. Argetoiano a.
minister Of finance.
Various party leaders are now seeking
| understandings with Mr.. Argetoiano in
the belief that he will be influential In
the forthcoming elections. It is alleged
that the Duca faction Of the Liberal
party Is to receive 90 seats in Parliament
in return for throwing Its support to
King Carol.
Prof. Jorga Is also said to have tried
to dissuade King Carol from marrying
Nine. Lupeacu, for Princess Helen Is
still popular with the Rumanian people
and political complications might ensue,
but King Carol has turned deaf ear.
Refuses TO he Deferred.
1t is further suggested that the. true
reason why King Carols brother-in-
law, King Alexandria of JugoSlavia, has
just made q special trip to Rumania to
see King Carol was to exert his tnflu-
ence against the proposed marriage.
King Carol, however, refuses to be de-
TERED, 1t Is said. -
Even foreign policy appears to be
involved. Germany, as Is well known,
wants new commercial treaty with
Rumania and eventually the inclusion
Of Rumailia and Hungary IN the Gus
toms union, the nucleus Of which would
be Germany and Austria. France
wants to keep Rumania faithful to the
Little Entente.
During the recent meeting Of the
little entente foreign ministers, a
German trade delegation to negotiate
a new treaty arrived in Bucharest.
Foreign Minister Ion Ghika declared
the little entente countries were fully
agreed once more and negotiation for
the German -Rumanian treaty would
best be postponed. Mr.. Argetoiano, 1t Is
said, interfered in Germany's favor, so
the German delegation remained and
conversations are likely to begin soon.
Mr.. 'Argetoiano Is supposed to be
representative in Rumania Of the in
terests Of the German DreSoener
Bank A German, DR.. Gutman, rep
resenting that bank, Is said now to be
sojourning at Mr.. Argetoiano's house
in Bucharest
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