After the inauguration ceremonies, Prime Minister Maniu outlined the policy of his government in an oral statement he made to newspapermen waiting in his office.
The government, which embodies the principles of national democracy, will strive to put into effect the principle of equality before the law and the legality of government action and administrative measures of vital importance to the life of the country. The government will seek to secure justice and full equality to the national minorities It will introduce into the new parliament a bill, drafted along modern lines, for the protection of the rights of the minorities, the Prime Minister declared. He stated that these principles will be enunciated in the manifesto which will be issued by his cabinet to the population.
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