ROUMANIA'S POLICY

Grey River Argus, 2 August 1940, Page 7

ROUMANIA'S POLICY

AXIS TRUSTED Jewish Question [Aust. & N.Z. Cable Assn.l BUCHAREST, July 31. M. Manoilescu, Prime Minister of Rcumania, declared: The Government is convinced that perfect rac-al homogeneity is unattainable. Roumanians cannot feel themselves master of their own homes without a ca egorical, decisive solution to the Jewish problem, to which we are determined to apply serious, well-consider-ed measures. We have obtained from Berlin and Rome the clearest possible picture of a system in which Ronmahia will organise her own- economy with her own capital, workers and technicians. The Axis Powers have no other indention than to becom? our best customers and most valuable suppliers Roumanians know how to bow before the demands of peace, but, when certain limits are overstepped they know how to take another road.

The Minister of the Interior announced that all Roumanian jews employed by the Government will he dismissed. Those employed in the capital are now being discharged. LONDON, July 1.

It is officially stated that the Brit’sh protest to Roumania declares that a return to normal British-Roumai'i n relations cannot be looked for until the various points associated with !.”o Roumanian treatment of Britis i oil interests are. cleared up. Great Britain has protested against interference with British shipping on the Danube, the expulsion of engineers employed on the oilfields and inter-

ference in the administration of the Astra Rouman oil company.