Evening star., 1941-01-22

Rumdnian Iron Guard oroani-
cation, Which came to po1Uer in
Rumania lpith former Kino Car
oFs appointment of Gen. Ion An
toneScu as chief OF state mhen
the former dbdicdted last fall, is
seriously split. Extremists hare
caused fears of ciUil uar, uith
German troops aSSertedly beinq
sent into country to help pre-
SerDe order.
By the Associated Press
BUCHAREST, Jan. 22-Strife-
torn Rumania was under army con-
troll today as Chief of State Ion
AntoneScu worked desperately to
restore order following the outbreak
OF widespread street fighting.
He appealed directly to dissident
Iron Guardists to forget their
hatreds' and help him hold his
nation IN unity and backed this up
with an ultlmatum last night that
order must be restored in "a hours.
The chief of state, who has headed
Rumania's government during what
he called four months of the most
bitter, most terrible and most
devastating turmoil that man could
live through for his country" acted
swiftly on his declaration that calm
would be enforced strictly.
Army in Charge of Police.
He placed the army in charge of
police, brought 81 important in
dustries under military control,
ordered 10 pm. curfew to clear
the streets of Bucharest and other
cities where blood was spilled during
"a hours of disorders and ordered
the death penalty for any one COM
mitting crimes against members of
the German military mission in
Rumania.
dispatches from Belgrade yes
terday said the fighting was be-
tween heavily armed Rumanian
Iron Guard extremists and the
Rumanian Army, with Nazi troops
helping restore orderD
Gen. AntoneScu blamed the out
breaks on some misunderstanding
individuals, rebellious elements, and
foreign agents"
In "a hours" he declared in a
proclamation to the nation last
night. we must re-eStablish order
and tranquility because I have not
been until now and I do not want to
toA ING of
tyranny or the bridge leading to
anarchy"
Dimltri PopeScu, military COM
mander of Bucharest. took over the
Office of Minister of the Interior
yesterday after the dismissal of
Minister George Petrovicescu in an
aftermath of the disorders and Of
the Staying of Maj Doering of the
German military mission.
Reasons for Custer.
1t was announced last night that
PetroviceSCu was dismissed for
failure to set up a guard around the
hotel housing the German military
mission. failure to take the necessary
steps after the murder of the Ger
man major. and for allowing internal
order to collapse"
diplomatic reports to Bel
grade, Yugoslavia, today said a
3l-year-old Turkish-b born Greek
citizen was tried by a military
court and executed yesterday for
the slayingD
Il have accepted the overWhelm-
Ing burden of leadership in order to
prevent the downfall of the country
and save the honor of the nation in
Its most crucial hour of trial" Gen.
Antonescu said last night in his mes
sage to the Rumanian people.
Il have fought without halting in
order to save what could be
saved some misunderstanding
individuals, rebellious elements and
foreign agents now are trying to
disturb order without which the
state cannot live I trust the
honor, security and frontier of the
country to the loyalty of the army
officers, the fidelity of the soldiers
and the true Iron Guardists. ="
An official Rumanian news agency
dispatch received in Belgrade today
said Vice Premier Horia Sima, Ru-
manian Iron Guard leader, left Bu-
charest last night for Berlin to con-
fer with Nazi leaders.
Diplomatic advices to Belgrade in
terpreted hCief of State Antonescu's
efforts to restore order as virtually
establishing military dictatorship,
establishing a military dictatorship.
They said two Iron Guardists had
been killed in fighting at Bucharest,
resisting the order placing police
power in the hands of the military.
Tanks were reported used by the
army to enforce its control
Reports reaching Sofia, Bulgaria,
said last night that German troops
were withdrawn from some Ru-
manian frontier districts to help
quell the disorders in cities in the
interior.