Evening star., 1940-09-07

decided to step down in favor Of
Crown Prince Mihai, who became
figurehead king with the deter
minded army chieftain the actual
ruler.
The same confusion surrounding
Carol cloaked the whereabouts Of
Princess Helen, mother Of 18-year-
old Mihai.
Persons close to the royal palace
said she arrived from Dresden, Ger
many. last night and conferred with
the young King. The Bucharest
radio and the German-language
newspaper Tageblatt announced
fatty that she was in Bucharest.
Other reports said, however. that
Helen, divorced wife Of Carol, still
was in Germany.
employees of the Dresden Sani-
tarium, where Helen was regis
tered, said she was expected to
go to Bucharest MondayD
That Gen. Antonescu might en-
counter difficulty in building a new
government was indicated by a
Peasant party communique which
expressed confidence in Mihai but
made no mention Of the dictator.
1t was signed by Juliu Mainu,
Peasant party chieftain.
The communique announced a
policy of national resistance" and
proposed struggle in all ways to
rebuild mutilated Rumania."
The cabinet of Premier Ion
Girgurtu, with only two minor ex-
ceptions, took the oath of allegiance
to Mihai before Gen. Antonescu. 1t
was the first time in Rumanian his
tory that the oath was administered
by an individual other than the
King.
Guardists in Cabinet.
There are only three Iron Guard
lists in the cabinet, occupying minor
positions, and it is assumed there
fore that restoration of the old
regime is only temporary measure.
One of Gen. Antonescu's first acts
today was to order that destruction
of large buildings in the vicinity
of the Royal Palace be stopped
The demolitions had been ordered
by Carol, who intended to make
the guarded palace an island" in
the center of tremendous public
square.
In another order, broadcast to the
nation, Gen. Antonescu called for
nationwide prayers at II am. to-
morrow for forgiveness for our
faults which brought about the mis-
fortune of our brothers who remain
under foreign rule" This same
order declared, however, that I'VE
must blaspheme the ones to blame
for this misfortune.
His reference to Rumanians under
foreign rule was to those who were
put under Hungarian sovereignty in
the German-Itahan dictated cession
of Transylvania, which brought
about all the trouble.
Editorial attacks were leveled at
Carol, the Tageblatt accusing the
former King Of having recently
deposited $4,000 in a London
bank, along with $500,000 worth of
shares in the Suez Canal, in antici-
patton of his exile.
Warns Against Disorders.
Gen. Antonescu warned the Ru-
manian populace that severe punish
ment would follow any disturbances,
and mis- words had an immediate ef-
feet.
Although 10000 men and women
filled the streets near the palace
in hopes Of catching a glimpse OF
the new King, the crowds remained
quiet and orderly on contrast to
previous disorders.
The people appeared well pleased
with the ascension of Mihai to the
throne he once held as boy King.
The Bucharest newspapers, re-
leased from censorship, pulled nc
punches in attacking Carol.
Universal called him "a scourge
which fell on our country" and IAN
Immoral, alcoholic degenerate who
obtained the throne through error
who pillaged the country for 10
years, and. whose companion and
inspiration was the fleeing Lu-
pescu."
The newspaper Torunca Vermi
declared that now the Jewish Lu-
pescu is gone, "the Jews without
their high protector must face the
inevitable"
The same paper demanded that
the body of Premier. Armand Cali
nescu, after whose assassination last
year Carol ordered the execution of
thousands Of Fascist Iron Guard
lists, "be disinterred and exposed In
the National Theater square where
the entire nation can spit on it,"