The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-21
CAROL MAKES
ANOTHER bow
TO FACTIONS
DICTATORIAL HEAD OFFERS
SALUTE AGAIN TO DISCI.
PIES OF HITLER AND MUS.
SOLINI
By Dewitt MACKENZIE
(By Associated Prexs)

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-Ru-
mania's powerful and much-fear-
ed fascist Iron Guard-belonging
to the pro-nazi, swastika-wearing
variety of fascism-is showing re-
newed strength and aggressive
ness in its anti-Semitic and anti
cOmmunistic campaign.
For the second time within less
than three months, King Carol
has had to bow his dictatorial head
to the disciples of Hitler and Mus
solini.
Again Corneliu Zelea Codreanu,
the 36-year-old leader of the
Guard and fiery exponent of d.
rect action, is much in the public
eye, in the role of "st-ong man."
although there are other influen-
tial, factions of fascism in Ru.
mania.
Threatens Carols Life
The latest daring of Codreanu,
who has twice stood trial in con-
nection with assassinations, has
been to serve notice on Carol in
the name of the Guard that if the
policies of the Rumanian govern
ment involve Rumania in war on
the side of communism or inter
national Jewry, then the ruler and
his cabinet will pay for it with
their lives.
Cordreanu appeared to have got
away with this extraordinary chal-
lenge, too-at least temporarily
because the government forthwith
arrested some so prominent per-
sons who are alleged to form links
between communistic influences in
France and Rumania. The threat
of the Iron Guard was in reality
aimed at the Little Entente-of
which Rumania is member
which is French protege. France
not only has al alliance with So
Wet Russia and has been anti-Ger-
man since the war, but has been
leaning heavily towards the left
politically.
Force Cabinet Shuttle
1t was only the latter Part of
August that the growing fascist
Tor nazi) influence compelled
Carol to reorganize his cabinet SO
as to drop his famous foreign
minister, Nicholas Titulescu. The
latter, a great friend of France
and supporter of the Little En-
tente had complained that anti
Jewish and pro-nazi activities at
home had hampered his work
abroad. Besides that he was said
to fear death at the hands of the
Iron Guard.
Prior to that time the Guard had
been fairly quiet after the assas-
sination of Premier Ion Duca in
1888. Duca had suppressed the
organization because of its anti
Semitic campaign. His murder fol-
lowed and was laid at the door of
the Guard.
s. In 1884 the actual killer, Nicho-
las Constantinescu, a student, and
two eonfederates were sentenced
to life Imprisonment. All three
were alleged to be members of the
Guard.
Codreanu Acquitted
AT the same time Codreanu and
45 others were acquitted after q
sensational trial. This was inter-
preted as victory for the Guard
and its comparatively youthful
leader.
The fascist Premier George Ia
tarescu removed the ban on the
Iron Guard and allowed it to re-
sumo activities under the name of
"All for the Fatherland." It is,
however, the same old Guard
said to be stronger than ever.
Codreanu has made himself felt
as a personality and leader since
his youth, many of his followers
having been university students.
At the outset his activities were
largely anti-Semitic.
Enemy Of Lupeseu
One of his earliest sensations
was in 1924, when he was only "a
years old. He shot and killed the
police project of Jassy for sup
pressing anti-Jewish student riots
with great severity. The "Hitler of
Rumania" was acquitted, and this
won him many followers
Codreanu always has been for
direct action. The Rumanian po-
lice in 1888 declared that they had
discovered a "heads shall rolf list
which they attributed to the Iron
Guard. This list allegedly con-
tanned the names of prominent So
cialists and Jews.