Students Have Had Too Much Liberty in Roumania Says Government Organ and There Must Be Radical Chang

There has been too much liberty given in the past to the students in Roumania, the official Government organ “Dreptatea” writes to-day, and the result of this laxity, it says, is that matters have been brought to their present pass. There must be a radical change now, it declares, in regard to the control of education, both in the schools and in the homes.

The Ministry of Education has sent out instructions to all Universities demanding strict supervision of the activities of the students, and insisting that disturbers of the peace and agitators must be expelled, and those showing sympathy with them warned, and their names sent in to the Ministry of Education.

Outside the Universities, the Government is taking strong measures to suppress any attempt at terrorism and anarchy.

The Government has notified all priests that there must be no preaching of incitement in the churches and no toleration of incitement there against any class of citizens, and warning them that under no circumstances may priests officiate at services organised for the purpose of political agitation, especially by organisations which have been dissolved by the Government. The Metropolitans of the Greek Church have been asked by the Government to punish any priests who are found disobeying these orders.

Among the demands which the Jews of Roumania made to the Government several years ago, declaring that in their opinion these would be the measures best calculated to put a stop to the antisemitic agitation in the country, were the following:

(a) To issue a proclamation signed by all the Ministers and by the Patriarch of the Orthodox Christian Church with a view to putting an end to the propaganda against the Jewish religion and the Jewish clergy, pointing out in particular that since the Bible is the foundation of Christianity attacks on the Bible are at the same time attacks on Christianity. (b) To announce that all publications contravening Articles 22, 47, and 48 of the Press Law will be immediately confiscated, and to request the judicial and police authorities to look out for and confiscate such writings. (c) To announce in the same proclamation that all printers, booksellers and hawkers who print or sell or distribute such writings will be prosecuted unless these writings bear the imprimatur of the heads of the religions concerned. (d) To announce that any official, teacher, priest, etc., who, while on duty, wears a swastika badge will be immediately dismissed. (e) To announce that the same punishment will be inflicted on officials who take part in public meetings or members of societies whose objects are contrary to Article 48 of the Press Law, i.e., whose object is to incite hatred or contempt against a section of the population. (f) To announce that the Government, being under an obligation to guarantee the life and property of all citizens, intends henceforth to make compensation for all damage due to provocation on the part of citizens of one race, religion or language against citizens of another race, religion or language, and that, as a pledge of its intention, the Government will immediately pay compensation for all damage sustained by Jews in the last few years.