▁the ▁government ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁ban ▁the ▁Guard . ▁During ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁Mag lav it , ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁Guard ▁sympath izers ▁claim ing ▁to ▁have ▁witness ed ▁the ▁religious ▁m ira cles ▁performed ▁by ▁she ph erd ▁Pet rache ▁L up u . ▁In ▁Por un ca ▁V rem ii , ▁he ▁claimed ▁that ▁L up u ▁had ▁c ured ▁his ▁own ▁un cont roll able ▁bl inking . ▁He ▁p enn ed ▁pan eg yr ics ▁to ▁the ▁Guard ' s ▁Captain ▁Corn eli u ▁Ze lea ▁C od re anu , ▁an ▁" extra ordinary ▁organ izer " ▁and ▁" pro found ▁think er ▁who ▁reflect s ▁on ▁the ▁current ▁issues ▁facing ▁our ▁nation ." ▁In ▁his ▁words , ▁C od re anu , ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁" vir ility , ▁faith , ▁and ▁sacrifice , ▁[ had ] ▁managed ▁to ▁make ▁us ▁believe ▁that ▁this ▁Nation ▁has ▁not ▁disappeared ." ▁He ▁altern ated ▁this ▁cult ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁King ▁Carol ▁II ▁and ▁his ▁" Pr ince ▁Ch arm ing " ▁son , ▁Michael ▁I . ▁Non eth eless , ▁V iz ires cu ▁accused ▁him ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁dis loy al ▁" serv ant " ▁of ▁C rain ic ▁and ▁an ▁incons istent , ▁cor rupt , ▁al ly ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Guard . ▁Report edly , ▁Cre v edia ▁compla ined ▁to ▁his ▁pe ers ▁that ▁C rain ic ▁was ▁explo iting ▁him . ▁ ▁Cre v edia ▁had