Show RUMANIA GETS SEVERE LAWS BUCHAREST Rumania Feb 6 4 UP Passed by Military Ce Censor Censor Censor- orThe or- or The most severe criminal code In modern Rumanian history was announced announced announced an an- Thursday by Premier General Ion Antonescu providing such penalties as death for drawIng drawIng draw- draw Ing lag antigovernment cartoons and five to 15 years at hard labor for singing political songs in the streets The code also establishes the death penalty for misappropriation of more than in public funds and one to five years years years' Imprisonment imprisonment Imprison imprison- ment meat for parents whose children are convicted of crimes Penalties equal to those for adults are provided provided pro pro- vided for children over 15 The prison terms ar are arr doubled fo for fot Jews communists and those of Rumanian non-Rumanian Ethnic origin More than 20 crimes are made pUl punishable by death within 10 hours after sentence is Is' Is passed Among them are promising to redistribute fortunes or to end taxation n and engaging engaging en en- in any class struggle The special punishment for for communists com corn mul was the first in Rumanian legal history While saying h he was not a tyrant tyrant tyrant ty ty- ty- ty rant and does not wish to spill spUl blood Antonescu declared any f future future fu fu- U- U ture revolts must be forestalled so that order can be reestablished immediately for us and our allies Most of the laws were aimed at rebellious activity and against re revival revival revival re- re vival of outlawed secret organizations organizations organizations including the Iron Guard |