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Earlier in the week Rumania's great peasant leader, Dr. Juliu Maniu, had given fair warning that he would orate upon royal sin in the Chamber of Deputies. Promptly the censor suppressed this speech, but its contents soon leaked out. Dr. Maniu had been about to reveal that as Premier he consented to Carol's return, and to the ending of the regency for Boy King Mihai (TIME, June 16, 1930), solely on the strength of promises made by Mistress Lupescu. Read his suppressed speech in part: "She declared 'My role has been that of Carol...
...long as Mme Lupescu remains in Rumania nobody will be able to accomplish anything good!" cried the Peasant Party's Juliu Maniu, "Most Popular Man in Rumania." Six years ago Dr. Maniu led a mass peasant march on Bucharest (TIME, March 26. 1926). and became Premier of Rumania's first "Reform Cabinet." Last week he threatened similar tactics if the King's mistress is not expelled...
Thus chided. Leader Maniu redoubled his protests, made clear that Mme Lupescu will be the chief issue in Rumania's next election. "Through her meddling in politics," he said, "no less than twelve cabinets have fallen and four Rumanian elections have followed on each other's heels. Mme Lupescu is responsible for almost every evil in the country. I suggest we should hold party meetings all over Rumania to clear up this scandal. Every Rumanian should receive a good example from the palace. Otherwise there is no sense in spending millions for priests and teachers...
...over the muddy streets of the capital in protest against the Dynasty of Bratianu. Finally Vintila, far less able and astute than Ion, was forced to resign. Advised by Rumania's three Regents, Boy King Mihai appointed as Premier the National Peasant Party leader, chipper little Professor luliu Maniu, who arrived at the Royal Palace with his new Cabinet list scribbled on a crumpled bit of paper, exclaiming "Here it is!" (TIME...
...bearded, rheumy-eyed Professor Nicholas lorga who spent much of his time inspecting the Government's stenographers and girls in the public schools, severely rebuking any whom he caught wearing shirtwaists too snugly revealing or not perfectly opaque. Disgusted with the King and his favorites, Peasant Leader Dr. Maniu went into opposition three years ago and resigned as head of the Party in favor of M. Alexander Vaida-Voevod whom Carol induced to act as Premier (TIME, Jan. 23) in his tenth "Cabinet of Favorites." It was Premier Vaida-Voevod who resigned last week, bitterly declaring "The King...