GOGA’S POLICY

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 89, 10 January 1938, Page 9

GOGA’S POLICY

Friendly Assurance To British Delegates HUNGARY ALARMED Reactions Of Measures Against Jews Bv Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received January 9, 6.30 p.m.) London, January 8. The Prime Minister of Rumania, Dr. Goga, assured a delegation of British business men that he shared the high esteem in which Britain had always been held by Rumania, states the “Daily Telegraph’s” Bucharest correspondent. . King Carol’s forthcoming visit to Britain would strengthen EnglishRumanian ties. He asured members of the deputation that they could always come to him if they suffered through misinterpretation of the forthcoming legislation. The “Times” Budapest correspondent reports that British representations to Rumania regarding minorities were received with most profound relief bv Hungarian public opinion, which 'is watching Dr. Goga’s activities with the deepest concern. It is realised that measures directed in the first place against the Jews could not fail to react unfavourably to the Magyar minority, PROTEST TO KING Interference With Rights Of Minorities London, January 7. Commander Oliver Locker-Lamp-son, M.P., has telegraphed to. King Carol: “As leader of the only British unit in Rumania during the war, 1 respectfully -protest against the treatment of minorities. Dr. Goga is making it difficult for Englishmen to Wear Rumanian medals. Loyal supporters of Your Majesty expect you to restore the liberties for which the English and Rumanian armies successfully combated.” PLIGHT OF JEWS Representations Made To Britain London, January 7. The Warsaw correspondent ,of the “Daily Telegraph” states that a Jewish delegation, claiming to represent the majority of Poland’s 3,500,000 Jews, strongly protested to the British Ambassador, Sir Howard Kennard, against "Britain frittering away time in sending a new commission to Palestine while the position of Jews throughout Eastern Europe, especially in Rumania, is becoming desperate." The” Ambassador promised to forward the representations to London. GERMAN ATTACKS British Displeasure Voiced (Received January 9, 8.30 p.m.) Berlin, January 9. The British Ambassador to Germany, Rt. Hon. Sir Nevile Henderson, during informal conversations directed attention to British displeasure at German attacks after British representations to Rumania concerning Jews.