Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-17
WAR COURSE TO BE
 DETERMINED IN SPRING

ming up the attitude of Rumanla as | to entering the lists of warning ma tions, Alexander Marghiloman, one of the most prominent statesmen in | Rumania. expressed himself with this homely remark to correspondent of | The Associated Press.
 In the spring, when the sap rises and the buds swell and mankind gen orally feels little better than is good for it, Rumania may again get 1 the war fever, but until then we are likely to use little common sense in this country"
 Mir. Marghiloman is leader of the conservative party and former min ister of finance. His views are those of a man charged in some quarters with being a Germanophile. In fact, at the outbreak of the present confa- grafton in Europe his villa was stoned one night by the same Bucharest mob which a short time before had attack ed the German legation. He stood so firmly opposed to the idea Of Ru- mania rushing into war with Ger many and Austria Hungary, that his influence alone, it was said, persuaded the liberal ministry against war, for the military cast and urban popula ton was then strong
 Denying that he was 2 German ophile, but that his position was only that Of a man with Rumania's inter ests at heart, MT. Marghiloman dis cussed the political situation in which Rumania now found itself.
 The temper of the people has been rather bellicose," he said, but it is now realized that there is no good in going to war without fair prospect of gaining either glory or profit. There is no glory in going to war with Germany, because Rumania has | for thirty years had an understand ing with that country; there is no glory in going to war with France, because Rumania is indebted to the republic for many things, not the least of which was Napoleon HIS choice of Rumania's first king, who just died"
 He pointed ou that the ties with Germany were largely industrial with economic development of Rumania standing in a large measure as the work of Germans. The ties with France were sentimental, but strong.
 There is no reason why Rumania should go to war with France or Ger many" he said.
 Why we should go to war is a matter which is born of conditions nearer home" The conditions he re- ferred to were the numbers of Ru- manians living outside the Rumanian kingdom. He charged that those in the Transylvanian section of Hungary had been denied their rights to such an extent that few of them were per mittcd to cast ballot There were also some 3,500,000 Rumanians in Bcssarabia who, he said. were on the verge of being Russianized. In their instance, Russia had shown more political sagacity giving the Ruman- ians many important public offices, with the result that the Rumanians in Bessarabia feel half Russian even now"
 If the war should lead to political readjustments in Europe on a large scale," said the Conservative leader, the least Rumania must do in that case is to take steps as will retain for her, her present relative position. Part of this policy is to incorporate into Rumania such Rumanians as are now without the borders of the moth CT country. The man in the street believes that we ought to be able to bring all of them into the national fold. That is absurd, of course. We must either take the Rumanians Of Hungary or those of Russia. Which. l is the question if we take any at all"
 His discussion of the situation showed its complexity. To incorpor- ate the Rumanians in Pennsylvania would also include the addition of some 100000 Hungarians and Ger mans.
  vation, there was more urgent need to reincorporate the Rumanians in Bessarabia, who were so speedily los ing home ties of both language and customs.
 If we side with Russia, we must relinquish our intentions regarding Bessarabia; if we side with Austria. Hungary and Germany we would have to overlook the Hungarian Ru- manians.
 'I am of the opinion that an un- derstanding with Italy would be the best policy. In that case we might some time this summer say: Enough of this bloodshed-let us have peace am sure that in the settlement of affairs which would follow Rumania could present her claims and get them honored.
 GREECE BORROWING