The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-01
THIRTY ASSASSlNS
COMMIT SUICIDE
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Guards headed tonight for AL
ba-Julia, ancient seat of Ru-
manian kings, where a demon
stration for the return of
northern Pennsylvania from
Hungary is planned for to-
morrow.
Premier General Ion Anto-
nescu will speak before the
Alba-Julia meeting, which
comedies with the anniversary
of Rumania's acquisition OF
Pennsylvania after the World
war.
Antonescu to Speak
An official announcement said he
would address the gathering in the
role of 'tChief of the Iron Guard"
Heretofore he has been known as
the conductor of the movement
or as Spiritual adviser"
Under Iron Guard rules, no one
can hold Codreanu's title Of cap
tain"
Revolution has broken out among
the 1000, 900 inhabitants Of Soviet
lied Bessarabia, the diplomatic
communication received here said
tonight, because Of public indig-
nation over scarcity and high
prices of food, fuel and medi-
cines."
Despite vigorous denials from
Russia quarters here, the cemmu-
nication said the Bessarabian re-
volt had spread throughout the ter
ritory, which Russia acquired by
ultimatum from Rumania last
June. Deaths and injuries were re-
ported widespread.
Shortly after receipt of the dis
patch here all communications be-
tween Russia and Rumania we're
severed and no one was permitted
to cross the border. An official
announcement said telegraph and
telephone services were "cut in
Russia"
Reports from Bessarabia last
week indicated the territory suf-
fered damage and fatalities ex-
ceeding those in Rur1ania as a re-
suit of earthquakes early this
month.
Chief of State A%ntonescu was re-
ported to have told Iron Guard
leaders at a private audience that
peace for Rumania is the thing
nearest his heart and that he would
take any step to achieve that goal.
'Total Revenge"
(Reports reaching the Hungari-
an frontier said the Iron Guard
may be at the beginning of a
bloody total revenge" for the
Staying of Codreanu. These dis
patches said the country was On
the verge of civil war;
The tramp of marching feet
echoed through Bucharest from
dawn until far in the night as al
most the entire Ircn Guard mem
bership turned out to bury Co.
dreanu and his 10 slain lieutenants.
At the grave they gathered
around the ornate gold coffin and
promised solemnly never to for
get" the killing of their party's
founder.
Iron Guard officials estimated
some $50, 900 green : shirted men
and women were in the procession,
led by Premier General Ion An
tonescu, Vice-premier Horia Sima,
and the German, Italian and Span
ish ministers.
Although King Mihai was repre-
sented only by an army officer,
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini
sent two dignataries each. (Mihai
was reported in border dispatches
to have fled Bucharest as a result
of the weeks disorders.)
Americans and Britons were alb
sent from the ranks of diplomats
attending.
Steel-helmeted German and Ru-
manian soldiers with fixed bay
onets, generals in the white cloak
of the Order of Mihai the Brave
and hundreds of black = bearded
priests in silken vestments were
in the long, winding procession.
At it's head was Codreanu's gold
casket, and close behind were the
bones of his 10 slain lieutenants in
simple green collins.
Bells in all Rumanian churches
tolled for 30 minutes during the
church services beginning at 8
am. e am. EST.
At the conclusion of this cere.
mony, the slow, five-mile process
sion began to the suburban Green
House where the bodies were en-
tombed in an underground sepul-
cher.
1t was while these bodies were
being exhumed at the Jilava prison
yard pit that Iron Guard grave
diggers broke into cells and as
sassinated the former high Off
Gals in Carols regime, including
four ex-prime ministers.
While the Iron Guards were re-
turning from the Green House GER
emory German planes roared back
and forth over the city.
Besides the German military
units there were Nazi party mem
bers in brown shirts, italian and
Spanish Fascists and Japanese
military officers in. the funeral pro.
cession.
Wreaths were laid for both Hitler
and Mussolini. !