The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-24
ROAR BY ROUMANIA
PRESS OF THE COUNTRY DOESN'T
LIKE SECRETARY HAYS NOTE
TO THE POWERS
BERLIN NEWSPAPERS
TALK OF SITUATION
Do Not Believe America Has Power to
Act in the Matter-The St. Peters
burg Zeituns Doubts if Roumania
Jews Are Any Worse Off Than the
Filipinos.

BERLIN, Sept. 23.-The vossische
Zeitung prints the following special
dispatch from Bucharest:
1.-The Independence Roumaine, after
asserting that the new law contains no
provision not already in the existing
trade law, calls on the Roumania press
to make an energetic protest against
foreign interference in a Roumanian
trade law controversy"
Referring to the above dispatch the
Vossische Zeitung remarks:
1.-THE matter cannot be disposed of so
simply. Every other state can justly OBJ
Ject to foreign state mixing in its af-
fairs; but Roumania cannot, since its in
dependence was made by the Berlin treaty
dependent on a series of conditions, like
no Determinations in religions in deter
mining the political, social and trade
rights of citizens. Can the Roumanian
officials seriously assert, in view of this
provision. that no foreign state has the
right to trouble itself about Roumanian
internal affairs?. The only question that
could be raised is whether the United
States, being a non signatory, has the
formal right to mix in the affairs of the
Roumanlan Jews.
Not Addressed to RoumanIa.
"But Secretary Hays note was not adj
dressed to Roumania, but to the sigma
tories of the Berlin treaty, in order to call
the latter's attention to the evils which
arise for the United States from conditions
the Roumanian statesmen leave the pow
ers to protest against Mr.. Hays note
provided these want to deny the United
States right to call attention to paragraph
A of the treaty. We regard 1T as highly
probable that the signatories will eX-
change views in order to reach common
action. That this action will not con-
sist in simple rejection of the American
note cannot be doubted, in view OF the
obligations Which the powers undertook
IN the treaty.
tions for the administration of the trade
law show that Roumania still persists in
treating the Jews as foreigners and not
as full citizens For this reason Rou-
manian officials will not succeed in MAX
ing an impression with the assertion that
the law only contains provisions existing
In other laws"
Expects Uncle Sam to Act.
The Berliner Tageblatt rejects the as
sumption that nothing will come of Sec
that the United States will continue to
push the matter energetically. Among the
hostile criticism of the American note is
a communication to the NeuSte Nachrich-
"Roumania should either remain silent
or send a protest to the United States
against lynch law and the treatment of
the Filipinos, lest the negroes and Fill
p1nos all emigrate to Roumania."
Russians Are Pleased.
( ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 23.-The
first comment here on Secretary Hays
note to the powers on the subject of
Roumania's treatment of Jews appear
ed today. The st. Petersburg Zeitung
says:
zone may we'll rejoice If American
intervention betters the sad lot Of the
Roumanian Jews. However, one doubts
the unselfshness of the American step,
since the Roumanian Jews are prob
~
nos"
The st. Petersburg Zeitung approx
ingly quotes German newspaper criti-
cism of Secretary Hays action.