RUMANIAN AFFAIRS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20422, 12 February 1938, Page 9

RUMANIAN AFFAIRS

RUSSIAN PLOT SUSPECTED DETERIORATED RELATIONSHIP DISAPPEARANCE OF BUTENKO United Press Assn. —Llec. Tel. Copyright LONDON, February 10 The diplomatic correspondent of the Dally Telegraph says a secret official Inquiry at Bucharest indicates a deliberate Russian plot to close down the Soviet Legation. The chauffeur, who drove M. Butenko the Russian Embassy who disappeared mysteriously a few days ago, and who it was feared had either been murdered or kidnapped;, to an undiscovered destination on the night of his disappearance was increasingly vague under cross-exami-nation. Russian-Rumanian relations have deteriorated since the fall of M. Titulescu as Foreign Minister. He secured from Moscow the recognition of Rumanian Sovereignty over Bessarab s'*. 5 '*. which Rumania occupied in wartime, DUt his successor, M. Antinescu, clumsily allowed Moscow to re-open the issue. Bucharest believes that Russia wants to deny King Carol s right to rule Bessarabia and is presented circumstances supporting a story that the Rumanian Fascists murdered Butenko, whereas believes he was motored secretly to a rendezvous on the plains outside the city where an aeroplane bore him to Russia.

UNPOPULAR CABINET AN IMPOSSIBLE MOVE United Press Assn —Elec Tel. Copyrtgn; BUCHAREST, Feb. 10. Goga’s Cabinets anti-Semitic meassures have been automatically invalidated by the Juridical committee's declaration which is still the subject oi censorship. It was a fatal blow to the unpopular minority and Fascist dictatorship that King Carol could not maintain a cabinet against which nin*>tenths of Ifie people voted at the last election. Moreover M. Goga found it hopeless to apply in this backward country, where Jews control SO per cent of the commerce measures which are not feasible even in Germany, France and Czec.bo-slovakia. They promptly stopped assisting Rumanian rearmament, and threatened to withdraw credits, while Russia, with tlie prospect of Germany obtaining Rumania's vast output of oil and £rain. withdrew the Minister. M. Ostrovsky and entered a vigorous protest in connection with the Rutenko incident. Dr. Maniu. in an interview, 6ald that when his Government was formed it would welcome the close co-operation of Britain, France and the League. BUCHAREST, February 10 A Soviet note protesting against M. Buteako’s disappearance lias been presented of the foreign uffiep. CANNOT STOP WARS CANADA'S NICKEL OUTPUT EMBARGO NOT EFFECTIVE United Press A*«n— E'tc. Tel. Copyright OTTAWA, February 10 Canada cannot stop wars by prohibiting the export of nickel, stated the Hon. W. D. Euler. Minister of the Trade, in reply, in the House of Commons to the demand of the Opposition for an embargo of only 10 per cent on the Canadian output utilised for, munitions. « The prohibition of exports to Japan, he said, would not prevent Japanese : purchases unless tlie export by all other countries was banned.