The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-23

RESENTMENT Is FELT.
1t Is Intimated in Some Quar-
ters That We Are MeddIing
In Affairs With Which We Have
No Legitimate Concern.

+ London, Sept. 2S.-'NOth1ug that Will
be of any permanent good can result
powers on Roumania's treatment of
Jews unless somebody is willing to
crush Roumania, 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
the negotia tions between America and
Europe. and represents it with terse
straightfOrwardness which is not likely
to figure in the guarded diplomatic re-
plies which Mr.. Hays note will even
tually 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
sfgnatories of the Berlin treaty absO-,
lutely refuse to take other than merely
sentimental action towards alternating
the persecution of the Jews. The ex-
change of views regarding the Amer
lean note solicited by Great Britain has
progressed sufficiently to convince the
foreign office here that nothing material
is likely to result To achieve more
than promises from Roumanfa tits be-
lieved at Downing street and apparent
ly in the foreign offices of the other
capitals interested, that nothing short
of combined display of force would
stacles appear to render such a 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 fnaction when a Ques-
ton of armed intervention is involved.
According to official statements the
British foreign officers have also re-
on the part of several continental gov
ernments to seize the opportunity of
conveying to the United States govern
ment the intimation that it is interior
inc IN. ID
it," as various semi-official newspapers
of the European capitals have put it.
United States Ambassador Choate has
broken uo his holiday in Scotland and
to spend the next few days in dealing
with the Roumanian matter. The in
formation Cleaned from British diplo-
mats or part of it will be unoff1cialiy
communicated to Mr.. Choate for trans
mission to Washington.
The hopelessness privately entertain
ed by the British foreign office of effect
ing change of heart on the part of the
Roumanian government will not be al
lowed to interfere 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 Berlin signatories demanding bet
ter treatment Of the Jews. Regarding
that point, however, nothing is definite
| ly settled. but If 1t is done 1t will be
more in q spirit Of acQuiescence with
tue nuIuanc sentiments expressed IN Mr.
Hays appeal than to any belief that
good will be accomplished.
A foreign Office od1cfal said to q repre-
sentative Of the Associated Press:
'Roumania will have no difficulty in
ascertafning that such a joint note is
unsupported by the only thing she is
afraid OF. namely, superior armies. Her
reply might be either evasive or semi
defiant, according to the degree Ofsecret
support she received from the other Eu-
ropean powers. As an international
precedent such q joint note might be of
some use, but beyond focusing public
attention on Roumania's treatment of
Jews and thereby creating certain tenn
porary alienation I fear that its prac-
teal effect may be nil. However, we
can only try"
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 but pass
4 ing interest in Mr.. Hays suggestion and
desire to elicit the opinions of the
other signatories.
| A curious feature of the negotiations
is that the U. s. embassy officials were
| quite ignorant of Great Brftain's action
in connection with Mr.. Hays note The
latter was communicated to Lord Lana
downe. the foreign secretary, through
| Mr.. Choate, but the ambassador was
not notified that Great Britain had dis
/ Berlin treaty and only learned private
ly from Berlin that such was the case.
At the United States embassy, hope
full feeling prevails that something more
than mere exchanges q of condolences
over fnhumanity may result from the
United States plea for the Roumanian
Jews.