Premier Maniu has interrupted his summer vacation to return to Bucharest to call an urgent ministerial council in view of the growth of the anti-Jewish disturbances, the Austrian papers report. As a result of the continued agitation among the peasants new and large scale attacks on the Jews, in comparison with which the recent troubles will be nothing, are feared, the Austrian papers say. This is another reason for the hurried return of Premier Maniu.
While minister of the interior Vayda Voevod yesterday had a long discussion with members of parliament from Bukowina where the recent disturbances have been concentrated, an official report has been issued assuring the country that peace and order prevail in Bukowina with only occasional demonstrations ocurring which the authorities are instantly suppressing.
Promises of moral and financial support were made by the minister of the interior to the notorious anti-Semitic agitators, Danila and Nicolai Totu, who visited him yesterday, according to the Bucharest daily “Adevarul” which is quoted in the Vienna paper “Stunde”. While it was yesterday reported that when Danila and Totu called on Dr. Vayda Voevod he refused to see them. and ordered their immediate arrest, the “Adevarul” says that they have both been released. According to the Bucharest daily they assured Dr. Vayda Voevod that their propaganda was aimed chiefly against Communists and the formation of foreign sects.
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