Too much attention has been given to the small disturbances in some Roumanian universities, declared Prof. Nicholas Jorga in an interview with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, on his arrival in New York. Prof. Jorga, who in 1895 established, together with Prof. Cuza, the Alliance Anti-Semite Universelle, in Bucharest, is today an opponent of the anti-Semitic movement.
Prof. Jorga stated: “They were considered as manifestations of a general anti-Semitic feeling. The Roumanians know no pogroms; they are incapable of committing them. According to the new constitution, the Jews enjoy equal rights and opportunities with the other citizens of Roumania. Their duty is to work together with the others to the furthering of their Fatherland’s interests.
“As president of the University of Bucharest, the highest institution of learning in Roumania, and as leader of the National Party, I condemn any disturbance of any kind. When casual hostile manifestations occur, they are only due to competition between the various national elements for free professions. The government has never approved of such disturbances, and measures were taken to suppress them. This is all I can say.”
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