The entire press in Rumania today hailed the decision of the National Peasant party not to incorporate anti-Semitic points in its general program.
The suggestion to make anti-Semitism a part of the program of the peasant party was made yesterday by Vaida-Voevod, former Minister of Interior, who has ambitions for the premiership of Rumania. M. Vaida-Voevod is one of the patrons of the anti-Semitic youth groups in Rumania. At the conference of his party yesterday, he urged that members make it a part of their program to demand restrictions for the Jews in universities and the free professions.
MANIU OPPOSES STAND
The suggestion of Vaida-Voevod was bitterly criticized and strongly opposed at the conference by Julius Maniu, leader of the National Peasant party and former Premier of Rumania. Severe criticism of this suggestion was also voiced by M. Mihalake, another leader of the peasantry and former Minister of Agriculture.
Anti-Semitic youth organizations are now under ban in Rumania, not only because of their anti-Jewish activities, but also because of their actions against the present government. It was after the assassination of Minister Duca that the government ordered the dissolution of the anti-Semitic groups, which Vaida-Voevod had openly favored during his tenure as Minister of Interior. It was during Vaida-Voebod’s regime that the anti-Semites were encouraged to such an extent in their activities, that they burned down a### Jewish-owned houses in the city of Borsha, and threatened the Jew### all over the country.
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