The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
ASSERTS RUMANIA BROKE
ITS PROMISE TO THE JEWS
Leon Feraru, Prominent Writer Shows How Those
Who Served in the War Were Cheated
Out of Citizenship

a promise. And Rumanian diplomacy did
not cease to emphasize &; abroad, fearing
a review Of the ratification of the Treaty
OF Berlin At the very beginning of the
military operations the number Of Jewish
soldiers under arms was reduced. OF the
$4,000 or 10000 Jews who answered the
call only $4,000 had been equipped. The
others constituted the reserve contingent
or the new contingent. Therefore there
were actually under the flag az that
time only 10000 Jewish soldiers. take
the figures from the Rumanian pamphlets
and newspapers OF that time. which. be-
lieve. understated the number. although
$4,000 10 a considerable number.
And 30 the bargaining begins. In vari-
Gus interviews and many editorials In the
newspapers, which after their previous
dumbness became all at once talkative.
one can read: Not all the Jews. but
solely they who are at present on Bull
Earian territory" In this way the figures
We're again reduced from $1,000 to n mere
1000. great part of the Rumanian army
being at that time on Rumanian territory
Bargaining was easy now, when the mem
ace OF war was past. The Ministry OF
War worked for the realization of the
promise. great many Jews were trans
ferred to the sanitary service or to the
auxiliary service. And the press united
with public opinion" In proclsiming that
the promise applied SOLELY to the Jews In
effective service" the purpose being to
reduce the number even more.
To show better how ready they were
to keep their promise I will recount the
tale Of the 500 Jewish volunteers from
Bucharest. I quote from an article pub.
lished In a Bucharest paper:
For one month these volunteers were
subjected to all the military rigors and
instruction together with the other sol.
AS militismen and wore the uniform OF
our army. What should confront them
yesterday but the surprise OF each receiv.
ing simultaneously circular from the
Ministry OF War In which IL announced
to them that their applications for en-.
listment had not been accepted a~d con-
scQuently that they would not be re.
Rarded for a moment as serving In tn,
army. although they figured there in fac
during the whole time OF the state OF war.
And why were they rejected? Her,
is the sk-i1nation from quasi ofiicia
paper:
Yesterday an Jewish volunteers wer,
sent home and told that they were in
correctly enrolled, because the Ministry o
War could not enroll Jewish volunteers
II is obvious that the Ministry OF Wa,
worked for the realisation OF the prom sc
The jews Fought Cholera.
The irony OF fate: The real war brok
out In the sanitary service. Cholera. tn,
best friend Of war. came along and mad
her ravages in the columns OF tn,
Rumanian army. The schedules OF thos
who were stricken with cholera and tn
schedules OF the dead prove that tn,
struggle was fearful. And who Tough
this enemy? The Jews. The Jewish sur
geons and physicians Many Rumanial
newspapers published terrible scenes. ]
Rumn MAN professor Of the faculty o
medicine, himself a soldier, diagnosed tn
sick with opera glasses from a distance
Into the cholera barracks only J.wisl
physicians were sent And the Jewisl
physicians gave their lives to save tn
army from this plague. A concrete cas-
IN that Of Or. Herman Solomon. who die,
from the plague after being sent in
weakened condition to treat the sick |,
the barracks. He now lies in n cemeter,
in Bulgaria. one candidate less, amonl
many other victims. for Kuman!an citi
zenship.
BY the time peace was signed Il
Bucharest the number was reduced T.
1000. For n population OF n quarter o
million IL In. indeed. "A solution to prom
Use. not to give. rights to 1000!
But the promise still existed and wa
reiterated In interviews accorded by
few politicians to "A few reporters OF tn
European press. They promised. II |
so easy to promise. The characteristic
Of the average politician is to max
promises And the Rumanisn Govern
ment took the attitude of au averag
politician They never say no on tn
Jewish question, they always answer per
haps. But ANY pledge will be super
fuous."
New Party IN Power.
n. Iorea. the leader OF his tiny Ma
tional Democratic party. the great apostl
! OF the antiSemitic movement and n m IT
Der Of the Rumanian Academy. the high
est Official institution OF culture. mad
q statement granting that the Jews hav
been In Rumania for many centuries br
arriving at this conclusion; I'VE mu,
give rights only to deserving Jews" n,
tice MIR. Iorgs's statesmancraft; either
| ship liz not a right, Ii is u sort OF scho,
prize given only TO few fellows! Whe
F, you learn. however. that for Mr.. lorg
there is not IA single Jew who liz deservin
| you can see the result.
That is the tale OF promise. To-da
the Conservative party s no longer
power. After such a shadowy promls
given In haste. they would perhaps ha,
been obliged to do something. But II
new Government, composed OF leaders
the National Liberal party. has no ira,
Of q promise. The feelings of this par,
on the Jewish question are very we
known. 80 that the hope for the realiza ito
Of the promise has been reduced to thi,
From thirty to forty thousand Soldier
who serve the country with love and WI
| will not stop at even sacrificing the
lives for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF Rumani;
but who do not enjoy civil and politics
rights" perhaps one OF these "solde
who" &c. who will be able to presel
"a reason OF some importance" will
granted Rumanian citizenship MS r.
ward for the enthusiasm OF his thirty
forty thousand Jewish brothers.