Evening star., 1940-06-28
Reds March In
As Carol Sends
Plea TO Hitler
British Trick
Nozis Soy, Vowing
To Settle Later
By the Associated Press,


BY the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST, June 23.-Soviet
Russia's swift. bloodless acquisition
OF a huge expanse of Rumanian
territory was labeled by German
Legation officials today as a British
trick to make Germany fight on a
new war front in the Balkans. But,
they declared. Germany is carefully
staying out of any such trap.
They declared frankly that Ger
man diplomats had advised Carol
to meet Moscow's demands. but had
told him that relinquishing of the
territory was only "a temporary ad-
justment," and that Germany def
nitely will settle things later"
Russia's big army marched un-
opposed into four Runanian cities
in today's early hours following a
dramatic appeal for help from King
Carol to Adolf Hitler.
Meanwhile, the Turkish fleet,
fully fueled, loaded with NUM-
tions and stripped for action,
moved into the Black Sea today,
ready to defend the Dardanelles
against any attack, a dispatch
from Istanbul said.
Turkey was said to feel deep
concern over Russia's demands
on Rumania, which were report
ed to have included naval bases
on the Black Sea and Danube
River, as we'll as the Province of
Bessarabia and Northern Buco-
vina.
CThe feet was headed by the
battle cruiser Yavuz. It repre-
sented approximately two-thirds
of the total Turkish naval
strength.)
Signs Nazis Were Surprised.
There was every indication that
the Soviet ultimatum and advance
into Bessarabia and Bucovina took
the Germans completely by surprise.
Wealthy German landowners and
German experts employed in the
territory now being occupied by the
Red Army fled to Bucharest late
last night and early today like
ordinary refugees, without any
warning.
The Legation quarters declared
bitterly that Russia had moved aided
and abetted by Britain to take ad-
vantage of German preoccupation
in the west with the war with
Britain.
These Germans alleged that the
British Ambassador to Moscow. Sir
Stafford Cripps, had pushed"
Stain into Rumania in an attempt
to create new embarrassment for
Germany and to cause the Reich
to turn her attention away from
the west.
They asserted that Germany would
not be fooled by this "nlaneuver" at
this time.
They declared openly that the
Reich cannot permanently permit
the Soviets to dominate the mouth
of the Danube and Northern Buco-
vina because of the potential long
range military danger and the pos
sibility open to Russia to block
Germany's Black Sea approaches.
King Carol issued a decree sum-
moning the Rumanian Parliament
into extraordinary session tomorrow
afternoon
A government order closed all
night clubs, theaters and movies and
forbade music in public places for
three days.
Two Iron Guard (Rumanian NazD
leaders, Horia Sima and Ion Simo-
nescu, were appointed to the cabi-
net. Sima, chief of the Iron Guard,
vas made undersecretary of educa-
ftion. and Simonescu, Iron Guard
chief lieutenant, was appointed Sec
retary of health.
All civilian railway traffic was sus-
pended throughout the country to
leave the rails clear for military
movements.
Nazi Minister Leaves.
The German Minister to Ru-
mania, Johann Fabricius, left sud-
denly for Vienna this morning by
special airplane. This trip was re-
ported being made in connection
with Carols appeal to Hitler for
help in the crisis with Russia.
1t was not clear, however. whether
the appeal of the harassed Ru-
manian King to Hitler was a re-
quest for direct aid against Russian
encroachments or an entreaty that
the Fuehrer use his influence to
temper the Russian demands.
Although Hitler had noA replied
to the Rumanian appeal for help
by shortly before noon Is am,
E. S. t., official quarters were in
formed that Hitler had sent tele-
gram to Josef Stain asking him to
meet Rumania half way" What
effect this was having was not i'm
mediately clear.
(Both Bulgaria and Hungary,
claimants to territory now Ru-
manian, started calling reservists
to the colors. A high source in
Budapest said large-scale
Hungarian Gallup was in connec-
ton with the Rumanian situa-
ton. Bulgarian regulars we're
SnlIUeQ from the TURKISH TO the
Rumanian frontier.
Reports circulated in diplomatic
quarters that Carol told his cabinet
he was willing to open negotiations
"at suitable moment" with Hun
gary and Bulgaria regarding their
territorial claims on Rumania. At
the same time the King is deter
mined to resist with force any at
tempts by those countries to repeat
the Russian procedure.
The Soviet Legation issued state
ment this morning declaring that
Josef Stain is immensely pleased
with Rumania for her loyal CO.
operation.
Ion Inculetz, named by Carol for
the post of Minister for Bessarabia
in cabinet reconstruction during
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