Jewish Party in Rumania Lists Complaints Against Government for Attention of New Cabinet

With the formation of a new cabinet in Rumania, leaders of the Jewish Party are in a position, for the first time since the liberation of the country, to reveal that although Jews enjoyed freedom under the Redsou cabinet, which was formed after the overthrow of the pro-German Antonesou Government, they nevertheless had many grounds for complaints.

Some of these are outlined in the newspaper “Mantuirea”, official organ of the Jewish Party, as follows. Only few Jews have been restored to their jobs, as promised in the law rescinding racial legislation; artisans have not received their stolen tools; widows and orphans of slaughtered Jews have not received pensions; return of houses has been postponed until Spring; and “against their own wishes Jews were deprived of their nationality status and prevented from obtaining national autonomey.”

The newspaper also charges some of the political leaders with spreading or tolerating anti-Semitism. It says that Constantin Bratianu, leader of the National Pheral Party, while testifying at the trial of a former member of the anti-Jewish paga and Cuza governments, declared that Jews provoked and are provoking an antiganitic attitude. A leader of the Peasant Party is accused of publishing an anti-Jewish manifesto.

In connection with the latter charge, Jaliu Maniu, veteran head of the peasants, issued a statement declaring that it is a calumny, since his party defended the Jews during the period when the Nazis were in control here.