Evening star., 1941-01-25
Rebellion Discussed
by New Nazi Envoy
|And Antonescu
Ambassador Suid to Be
. In Accord With Steps
Token Against Guordists
By GEORGE WELLER,

BUCHAREST, Jan. 25.-While the
forces of Gen. Ion Antonescu con-
tinue today mopping up remnants
of the Iron Guard who had gone
into hiding, the general himself was
engaged in protracted conference
with the new German Ambassador,
Manfred Won Killinger, formerly
German consul-general in San
Francisco, who arrived in the capital
last night on the first train to cross
the Rumanian border since hostili-
ties began.
During the talk, which lasted ap-
proximately an hour and half,
Gen. Antonescu reported on meas
ures being taken to hquidate as
completely as possible the followers
of Horia Sima, leader of the hostile
guardists.
ASSOCIATED Press reports said
Sima was under arrestD
The German envoy is said to have
been in complete agreement with
the measures already taken to ex-
terminate the Iron Guard from re-
sponsible governmental positions
and to deprive the youth movement
completely so far as its terrorist
activities are concerned, of the sup
port it enjoyed during Simas So
journ in Germany.
Support of Germans.
Despite the pro-axis stand on
which both extremist and modern
wings Of the Iron Guard we're
united, the reputation of the group
which tried to overthrow the An
| tonescu following, on the latter's re-
turn from Germany. apparently has
received the unconditional support
of the German forces domiciled in
the capital.
The strictest reserve continues to
be maintained on the number of
shootings of both Christians and
Jews in official circles. A visit to
the morgue, where only the un-
identified are kept. proved fruitless
for this correspondent. officials
here said it might be several days
before any statement could be made
because bodies we're continually ar
irving, being identified and taken
away.
The government took measures to
localize the funerals Of the identifi-
able dead. using the greatest pains
to avoid renewals OF such grandiose
public funerals, professions and
demonstrations of sympathy as
marked the laying away of Iron
Guardists before King Carol II was
dethroned and the government chose
its new course.
Petrovicescu Accused.
In a midday public announcement,
Gen. Antonescu placed the finger
of guilt for the revolutionary out
break on the discarded minister of
the interior, Gen. George Petro-
vicescu. He accused him Of two at
tempts at his assassination, the fail
ure of which caused the signal for
a general rebellion to be given. Fol-
lowing Gen. Petrovicescu's removal.
which at the time provoked the
legionary demonstrations, the two
chief plotters moved machine guns.
rifles and an artillery piece to the
municipal police headquarters. 10
Gated near Gen. Antonescu's Office,
and attempted his life by night,
using Guardists as tools to cloak
their operations. When this at
tempt failed, they made a second,
equally unsuccessful one, by night,
and thereupon the revolution was
launched.
At the same time. according to
Gen. Antonescu, the legionary ofh-
cials whom he appointed in the
number of about 5000. to regulate
the liberalization of Rumania's in
dustries, formerly mostly owned by
Jews, were unfaithful to their trust.
Instead of remaining true to their
own ideals they installed revolu-
tionary groups, including enemies
of the State, rascals and young ideal
lists and innocents who were ire
sponsible from the start. Strikes
were fomented, factories were
burned or looted and whole suburbs
were ransacked and pillaged."
Gen. Antonescu discovered this
betrayal in time and deprived the
legionary saboteurs of their tax
paid Offices, and when he checked
their acts Of sabotage intended to
put the government IN their own
hands, they turned on him with q
revolutionary plot.
| tCopyright. 1941. Chieago Daily News. Incl