Whether or not the change in the Roumanian government will better the condition of the Jews in Roumania remains as uncertain as the entire political situation in the country.
While the fall of the Averescu government was welcomed with relief there are no definite indications which would justify Roumanian Jews to place hope in the new cabinet. The only indication of a possible change of policy toward Roumanian Jews is seen in the fact that Dr. Lupu was included in the national union cabinet as Minister of Education. The new premier Prince Barbu Stirbey, is a well known industrialist and the brother-in-law of Bratianu.
A characteristic fact of the last days of the Averescu cabinet was revealed today. It developed that when General Averescu was asked by King Ferdinand to form a national union cabinet, the only one of all the factions in the Roumanian parliament to respond to Averescu’s call was the Cuza party.
Dissolution of parliament, removal of the censorship and the holding of free elections were promised by Prince Stirbey.
Parliament is to be dissolved by royal decree and new elections ordered for July 7, in which balloting is to be unhampered.
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