M. BRATIANO’S DEATH

Evening Star, Issue 19724, 26 November 1927, Page 5

M. BRATIANO’S DEATH

RUMANIAN PRIME MINISTER THE COUHTRY CALM REGENCY FIRMLY ENTRENCHED. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. BUCHAREST, November 21. M. Bratiano’s death came as a groat surprise, us the gravity of the illness was not suspected. The city and country are cairn, and no repressive measures have boon taken. Signs of mourning are everywhere, and the schools arc closed. Vintilla stepped into his brother’s shoes without incident. The Regency Council is to all appearances firmly entrenched, and there arc no signs ol disloyalty in tiro army. Vintilla and the regency conferred with the leaders of the opposition parties, including Avaresecu and Manni,' with the reported object of forming a coalition, but it may bo only for the purpose cl u-ging them to use their nuTueaco and preserve order at present. The executive of the National Peasants’ Party adopted a resolution which _wrs generally conciliatory, but repeating the demand for a dissolution of Parliament, to which both the regency and the Government continue opposed. Vintilla has made it known that bo shares his brother’s views on succession, and determined to prevent any attempt to bring Prince Carol back to Rumania, either in connection with the regency 7 or monarchy. An official bulletin states that M. Biatiano’s death was due to malignant streptococci, with scpticiemia. VIRTUAL DICTATOR. LONDON, November 24. M. Bratiano is described by London political writers as the creator of greater Rumania, and virtual dictator. Ho was masterful and contemptuous of opinion. It is recalled that when attacked in Parliament recently he hardly deigned to reply, hut gathered up his papers and quitted the Chamber, which forthwith dissolved. FOREIGN MINISTER ILL. BUCHAREST, November 25. During one of the operations on M. Bratiano, Professor Nasta cut one of his lingers, and blood poisoning developed in the arm, necessitating an operation. M. Titulcscu, the Foreign Minister, is seriously ill with double pneumonia, following influenza. A BRILLIANT FAMILY It is seldom that a family produces three such geniuses for government as has the famny 7 Bratiano (wrote the New York ‘Outlook’of October 2d). First was tho father, Joncl, who is credited practically with having created the Kingdom of Rumania and with establishing its dynasty. Extraordinary enough, his work could be carried on not only by his own party, the Liberals, but by his own sons. The Prime Minister of Rumania is now Jonel Bratiano, tho son. Ho is tho leader of Parliament. Ho is the controller of tho political life. Ho is the director of the bitterest opposition to tho return of Prince Carol, and tho plunging of the country in the chaos, probably of civil war, wdiich would be sure to follow a definite attempt byCarol to regain tho throne which ho now claims he abdicated only under compulsion. It is possible that Jouel’s brother Viutila is even more important to the stability of their fatherland than is the Prime Minister. Upon Viutila depends the financial security of _ the country. He has mastered the delicate tasks of balancing tho budgets of a land which knew tho exhaustion of war, and in a world where moneys of a dozen nations had become almost worthless lie reestablished and stabilised the Rumanian leu. Ho was Minister of War before his country entered the conflict, and was largely instrumental in preparing a weak army for the devastating conflict which awaited it. As Minister of Finance to-day, a position which ho has hold several times, and where tho organising ability which ho developed as a highly efficient engineer assorts itself strongly, lie has just been in Paris negotiating loans which only the financial stability which he had himself given Rumania made possible.