 That year, he signed a congratulatory telegram to the pro-fascist Stelian Popescu, editor of "Universul" daily, who had set himself the goal of eradicating Jews from the press.The Jewish writer Mihail Sebastian, his former employee at "Cuvântul", claimed that, in private, Theodorescu was more conciliatory than Popescu.As quoted by Sebastian, Theodorescu declared himself deeply ashamed by the telegram signing, but concluded