Says Maniu Government is Slow in Preventing Anti-semitic Attacks

The Maniu government of Roumania, whose accession to power was hailed by the Jewish population as an earnest of better times, is described as slow in taking measures to prevent anti-Jewish attacks, in an article published in the “Lupta,” oppositional paper.

The “Lupta” asserts that the government has been ignoring a number of anti-Semitic attacks which have occurred recently in various parts of the country. It cites incidents at the Technical Institute in Temesvar, where anti-Semitic students of the institute to leave. Another incident occurred at Clausenburg, where anti-Semitic hooligans attacked Jewish passersby, inflicting serious injuries upon three Jewish citizens. Although the authorities know the names of the culprits, those guilty have remained unpunished, the newspaper asserts, declaring that even the previous reactionary governments finally recognized that the toleration of anti-Semitic excesses leads to anarchy at home and to discredit of Roumania’s name abroad. Much more is to be expected of the democratic Maniu government, which has publicly assumed the obligation to take speedy measures for the maintenance of peace and order, the paper points out.