Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-24
Nothing Can be Done about Hays
Note Unless Some one Will
Crush Roumania
BERLIN TREATY IN THE WAY
8ritain's Aid Only That Of Sentiment
Display Of Combined Force Would
Be Necessary-Europe Would Pro.
test Against United States Meddlins
in Their Affairs.

from Secretary Hays note to the pow
ers on Roumanias treatment of the
Jews unless somebody is willing to
crush Rournania and no power seems
anxious to take on that task.
The foregoing quotation, from the ut
terances of an experienced British Off
cial represents the real opinion of the
British foreign Office on the subject
of negotiations between America and
Europe, and represents it with terse
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES which is not like
ly to figure in the guarded diplomatic
replies which Mr.. Hays note will
eventually produce.
The Associated Press is able to say
that Great Britain's backing up OF the
United States in ROumanlan matters
has only produced evidence that the
signatories Of the Berlin treaty abso-
lutely refuse to take ether than mere
~ sentimental action towards alleyiat.
ing the persecution of the Jews The
exchange of views regarding the Amer
lean note solicited by Great Britain
the foreign office here that nothing:
material is likely to result. To achieve
more than promises from Roumania.
1t is believed at Downing street AMI
apparently in foreign offices of the 9TH
er capitals interested, that nothing
short OF combined display of fore.
would be necessary. 1nsUrmOuntable
obstacles appear to render such step
impossible. Intra- European jealousies
and the normally explosive conditions
OF the Balkans in themselves are suf-
ficiently powerful factors TO induce a
policy OF united inaction when ques-
ton of armed intervention is involved
According to official statements the
British foreign offices have also re-
ceived every indication of willingness,
on the part Of several continental gov
errments to seize the opportunity Of
conveying to the United States govern
ment the intimation that it is inter-
fering in matters which do not con-
Germ it," as various semi official news
papers of the European capitals have
put 1t.
United States Ambassador Choate
has broken up his holiday in Scotland
to spend the next few days in dealing
with the Roumanian matters. The in
formation cleaned from British diplo-
mats, or part of it, will be unofficially
communicated to Mr.. Choate for trans
mission to Washington.
The hopelessnes privately entertain
ed by the British foreign Office affecting
a change of heart on the Roumanian
government will not be allowed to in.
terfere with the external course Of the
negotiations and there is still reason
to believe that Mr.. Hays protest may
result in a formal, joint note of the Ber-
lin signatories demanding better treat
ment Of the Jews. Regarding that point,
however, nothing is definitely settled,
but II it is done it will be more in
spirit Of acquiescence with the humane
sentiments expressed in Mr.. Hays APP
peal than to any belief that good will
be accomplished.
A foreign Office official said to rep
resentative of the Associated Press:
"Roumania will have no difficulty in
ascertaining that such a joint note is
not supported by the only thing she is
afraid of. namely. superior armies. Her
reply might be either evasive or semi
defiant, according to the degree of Sc
cret support she receives from the other
European powers. ACCIDENTALLY or as
an international precedent such joint
note might be OF some use, but beyond
focusing public attention on Rouma-
MAS treatment of Jews and thereby
creating certain temporary alienation
fear that its practical effect may be
NIL However we can only fyvo
In the event of the other European
powers refusing to take joint action
Great Britain is quite unlikely to take
any independent course. The British
note commits her to nothing except
friendly interest in Mr.. Hays SUCCESS
ton and desire to elicit the opinions
OF the other signatories.
A curious feature of the negotiations
is that the United States embassy off,
cials were quite ignorant of Great Bril-
tain's action in connection with Mr..
Hays note. The latter was communi-
Gated to Lord Lansdowne, the foreign
secretary, thru Mr.. Choate, but the am
bassador was not notified that Great
Britain had dispatched note to the
signatories of the Berlin treaty and
only learned privately from Berlin that
such was the case.
At the United States embassy hope
full feeling prevails that something
more than mere exchanges of condolen-
ces over inhumanity may result from
the United States plea for the Rouma-
MAN Jews.
LONGEST IN THE WORLD.