The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-22

lied abinet-uncnangeu except IOg
at once the work
of crushing Iron Guard remnants.
iron Guard Long Outlawed
The Iron Guard had long been
outlawed. It changed its name TO
the "all for country party" 1t uses
the NaN swastika emblem and is
anti-semitic and pro-German. 1t
bitterly hates Nine. Magda Lupes-
GU, King Carols friend, who has
Jewish blood. Leaders of the or
ganizatjon we're arrested in April,
1888, as the result of an alleged plot
to overthrow Carol.
Calinescu's assassination put more
responsibility on King Carol, who
already had assumed personal d.
rection of the country's affairs. The
once gay young prince. who set an
example to the Duke Of Windsor by
sacrificing his dynastic rights for
love, was a changed man. For the
last month he had had no private
life whatever, Since the constitu-
tional change in February 1888 he
had. been the actual, not only the
titular, ruler.
Kept To His Desk
Ever since, he had risen early, and
recently he has been at his desk
each day at 6 a. m. he takes time
out only for meals and an OCCASION
al short walk in the palace park
Many days he works almost through
the night smoking cigarettes all the
time. He is pale and has lost much
weight. He has many consultations
with his advisers. He used to talk
to CalineScu as often as six times
day.
Early this morning the new pre-
mier, Gen. Arg cseanu, sat in Cali
nescu's usual place across the desk
from King Carol.
Ferdinand G. M. jain, chief Of the
United Press Bucharest bureau.
watched The execution Of six OF
Calinescu's assassins. The premier,
who ironically always had urged
lenience in dealing with iron guard
lists. had been shot at 2:16 p. m. yes
terday. At lO:45 p. m. the six shah
billy dressed assassins, one wearing
a blood-stained bandage about his
head - apparently because OF
wound suffered when he was ar
rested-wore lined up against an
army truck in the street at the spot
where Calinescu had fallen.
Soldiers Form Gordon
Soldiers formed a Gordon in the
vicinity to keep big, tense crowd
at a distance. The government, had
invited the public to watch.
A detail of soldiers lined up a few
feet away from the six assassins,
drew their pistols and, at arms
length range, ON an officers order
shot them through the head.
One of the six had been released
from a concentration camp six days
ago.
Two hundred iron guardists had
been arr ,sted Immediately after the
killing. Hundreds of more arrests
were expected. 1t was learned, also,
that several hundred had been ar
rested in the last few days in new
round up of political dissidents.
The men who were executed in
public last night were caught as they
fed northward on the PloeSti road
In a motor car. In the car were
found Is hand grenades, seven re-
volvers, ammunition and a hammer
which police believed was intended
for use in smashing window Of
Calinescu'S autonobi if that had
been necessary.
Assassination Described
Eugen Titeanu, minister of propa-
ganda, who reached the assassina-
tino with a few minutes, described
it for the United Press. He said:
Premier Calinescu was returning
home from the war ministry for
lunch when a, other car ran into his
automobile.
GAS Calinescu opened the door to
step out, third car raced up and
stopped. Several men got out and
started at once tc fire at Calinescu,
who had just put one foot on the
running board.
"Calinescu was hit in the head by
two bullets, which probably killed
him. Calinescu dropped face down
on the pavement. The criminals con-
tinued firing and sent another eight
bullets into the premier's booy. The
secret service man accompanying
Calinescu va wounded. The chauf-
feur collapsed.
1.-THE assailants then made for the
broadcasting station, where accom-
plices made an announcement OF the
assassination"
One shot had pierced the pre-
mier's right eye. He had lost the left
one In a bicycling accident in his
boyhood, and he wore a black
monocle over it.
Rejoiced At Deed
A woman was at the microphone,
singing, when iron guardists who
had been waiting for word of the
assassination ran into the room,
brandishing pistols and, going to
the microphone, shouted excitedly:
"Calinescu has been killed"
Seven OF the conspirators were
arrested there. Two. cornered IN a
shop, killed themselves. The other
six, in the murder car, made for
P.oesti. Their car bore Ploesti IL
cense plates.
AS Calinescu's body was taken to
hospital, then back to the murder
scene where police reconstructed the
crime.
Mrs. Calinescr listening to the ra-
dio at her summer home, heard the
shouts that her husband had been
killed. She Believed at first 1t was a
hoax, but hurried to- Bucharest with
their 16-year-old son. They arrived