Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-02-21 | Page 2 | Carol Pledges Race Equality

CAROL PLEDGES RAC-E RAC EQ BUCHAREST Feb 21 UP UP- UP King Carol placed Rumania under a royal dictatorship today proclaiming proclaiming proclaiming pro pro- claiming a corporative state and presenting a new constitution to his subjects The rescue of the fatherland he lie declared in a proclamation was his motive for establishing a corporative corporative corporative cor cor- state under which party and ind democratic systems were abol abol- The new new constitution probably willbe will willbe willbe be submitted to a plebiscite on Thursday The king declared that it would guarantee equality before the law of all people of other races who have lived for centuries on Rumanian Rumanian Rumanian Ru Ru- manian soil Already Carol had placed control of all civilian policing except in purely criminal affairs in the hands of the army Under the constitution workers farmers s and free professions willbe will willbe willbe be represented in a parliament di diminished diminished di di- in size protected from dangerous political factions Ten points were set forth 1 Civil rights of women w will 11 re remain remain remain re- re main unchanged 2 2 Legislative bodies will wUl continue continue continue con con- to exist 3 Rights based on agrarian legislation wil remain unchanged 4 4 The national idea and the predominance of Rumanians in public positions will be stressed 5 The duty of all Rumanians to work for the fatherland will willbe willbe willbe be emphasized 6 Pub Public 1 i c m morale 0 r a I e will be strengthened and ministers working work work- ipg ing for the state will wUl not be permitted permitted permitted per per- in the future to hold fi financial financial financial fi- fi interests in private busi busi- ness 7 1 A special corps of state off off- dais will control the honesty of the state administration 8 Injustices against landowners landown landown- ers ens will be rectified and subsoil wealth will be given to landowners landown landown- ers 9 Juries will be abolished crimes will be judged by jurists only 10 Parliament will build a new foundation and citizens will elect their representatives from professional professional professional groups Individuals will participate participate participate par par- In public affairs according according according accord accord- ing to their personal rank and not according to the orders of political parties