Word: jon
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...time these charges were made, Prince Babu Stirbey quietly left Rumania until the incident blew over. Politically Prince Babu is hand in glove with onetime Premier Jon Bratiano whose powerful dynasty has an almost feudal hold on large areas of Rumanian peasant land, as well as upon the principal industrial banks...
Bratiano. Bearded, sleek-vested Rumanian diplomats received the correspondents with reserve, refused to be quoted, uttered however a platitude in which there is much truth: "Gentlemen, now as for many years, the political situation in Rumania is Jon Bratiano...
...Bratiano clan controls the oil and much of the industry of Rumania. More vitally it controls the indescribably corrupt electoral machinery of Rumania by which new parties achieve overwhelming majorities and old ones are wiped out by the figurative pressure of a button: the button connecting the residence of Jon Bratiano by private telephone with the office of the Chief of Police of Bucharest, the activities of whose agents are national...
...What did Jon Bratiano do while the eyes of the world were upon Bucharest, to trumpet that he is master there and will oppose either the reinstatement of Carol as Crown Prince or the appointment of Queen Marie as one of the regents for the five-year-old heir apparent Prince Michel...
...best to assemble all the national forces. They will build a wall around my throne to impose respect for my decisions and acts, for I have acted according to the laws and supreme interests of the monarchy and State." (Unquestionably this affirms His Majesty's dependence upon Jon Bratiano and his family of whom the next most potent is Vintila Bratiano, sly brother of Jon.) Opposition Squelched. Though the Fascist Army leaders remained an uncertain quantity in the possibility of a coup for Carol, the political (Carolist) Opposition headed by Professor Jorga appeared thoroughly squelched last week. This...