Evening star., 1938-01-02
EMBARGO
ARMS TO RUMAN|A
AND YUC0SLAv|A
Growing Friendship With
Italy and Germany Re-
sponsibIe.
EXPLANATION OF POLICY
WILL BE ASKED OF COCA
Paris Cabinet Said to Be Urging
Czechs to Halt Shipments
to Allies, Also.

BACKGROUND
French security system built
after 1Ddr on basis OF alliances
with Poland and Czechoslouakia
and close understandings Uith Ru-
mania and Yuooslauia Three last
named, comprising little entente,
hare o1On alliance for defense.
Entente threatened ,Dith disrup-
ton. hoUeuer. as Rumania and
Yugoslduia display groping SYM
pathy for Germany and Italy.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
PARIS, Jan. 1.-Oficials said to-
night the French government had or
dered . virtual embargo on armament
shipments to Rumania and Yugoslavia,
long Frances allies, because Of their
growing friendship with Italy and
Germany.
Members Of the Chamber of Depu-
ties disclosed Edouard Daladier, min
lister of national defense. had ordered
suppression of government licenses for
expectation of military supplies to
those countries until further notice" :"
This order. it was understood, was
issued with the consent Of the whole
cabinet. which was said to be alarmed
by the apparently pro-Nazi policies of
Rumania's new premier, Octavian
Goga. and the increasingly close re-
lations between Yugoslavia's Premier
Milan Stoyadinovitch and Italy.
Goxa Asked to Explain.
Adrien Thierry, French minister at
Bucharest, was said to have received
instructions to ask Goga to explain
his future policy with regard to
France. Rumania.s ally since the
World War.
The cabinet was said to have rec
commended to Czechoslovakia that she
take action similar to Frances.
Czechoslovakia' huge Skoda munitions
works long have supplied arms to Ru-
mania and Yugoslavia, her allies in
the Little Entente.
The Deputies emphasized that the
temporary embargo was designed espe-
cially to bring the two nations back
to reason" Neither Germany nor
Italy, with which they are accused Of
flirting, Is believed by French leaders
to be in a position to finance rearma-
ment efforts of Rumania and Yugo-
slavia.
Fear for Arms improvements.
Ofncials Of the Paris war ministry
were said to be afraid that models of
the newest French arms might fall
under the eyes Of German and Italian
officers If they should be delivered to
the Bucharest or Belgrade govern
ments.
During the last Is years France has
lent nearly $l.O00.0 100000 to Rumania
and Yugoslavia, much of this being
in the form of credits established in
France for purchase Of war supplies.
The destroyer Beograd. being built
for the Yugoslav Navy in a French
shipyard, was launched a few days
ago, while other French yards have
submarines for Rumania on the stocks.
Whether delivery of these units
would be affected by the new order
was not indicated.
(John Elliott Of the New York
Herald Tribune explains the effect
Of the Rumanian elections on
France in an article on page A-4)
Goga Pledges Loyalty to Carol.
BUCHAREST, Jan. R.-Ru-
mania's new Premier, Octavian Goga,
anti-Semitic leader Of the National
Christian Party, today pledged endur-
ing loyalty to King Carol and in turn
WAS reminded by the King that solu-
ton of Rumanias problems must be
based on right"
The Premier made his pledge at a
New Year reception.
Officials in Bucharest declared they
knew nothing Of the reported threat
by France to cut of armaments from
Rumania and Yugoslavia because of