Vayda-voyvod Government Believed to Be Only Stop-gap Ministry: Pact with Jewish National Party May B

The Vayda-Voyvod Government is generally regarded in the country as a stop-gap Government, which will hold office only till after the elections. Parliament will be dissolved in a few days, and the elections will take place in the first hal of next month.

The Jewish population does not hail the new Government with enthusiasm, but shows no actual hostility. M. Vayda-Voyvod is held to be an antisemite, but not so outspokenly as his predecessor, Professor Jorga. The rest of the members of the Cabinet are not men who can be accused of antisemitism, except, perhaps, for the Minister of war, General Stefanescu Amza, who held the same post in the Jorga Government.

Contrary to expectations, the Under-Secretaryship of State for Minorities, created by Professor Jorga, has been retained, under the same Under-Secretary, Deputy Rudolf Brandsch, one of the leaders of the German minority.

The new Under-Secretary for Press Affairs, M. Tilea, received foreign press representatives last night, and in reply to a question put by the J.T.A. representative, whether the Government would renew the election pact which the National Peasants’ Government had with the Jewish National Party of Roumania, under M. Maniu’s Premiership, he said that if the Jewish Party would propose such a pact with the Government it would probably be accepted.

Meanwhile, it is stated that Professor Jorga, presiding at a meeting of the Council of his Party, raised the question of an election pact with other Parties, and the former Under Secretary for the Interior, M. Ramnic, was authorised by Professor Jorga to invite Professor Cuza’s son, Deputy George Cuza, to Join a united front with the Jorga Party, and the antisemitic Iron Guard Organisation. Deputy Cuza has replied that the Cuzists will conclude a pact with the Jorga Party, but only on condition that the Iron Guard is not included.