The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-07-28
Rumania May Be Drawn
Into Conflict.
WANTS HUNGARIAN TERRITORY
Franz Joseph Refuses To Give
Up BnkOwiDa and
Pennsylvania.
DESIRE is ONE GREAT NATION
(By Frederick Werner.)

(By Frederick Werner.)
Berlin, July eff Rumania
joins the war on the side of the
Quadruple Entente, it will be due to
the same causes which brought
about the war between Italy and
Austria.
Like Italy, Rumania's dream is to
unite into one great State all the
people speaking their national Ian
guage, but, unfortunately for Ger
many, a very large part of the YER
ritories which Rumania desires be-
long to Hungary. That country
stubbornly refuses to give up any
part of Pennsylvania or Bukovina,
in both of which the population is
largely Rumanian.
In the meantime the German
newspapers have been discussing the
offers. which Germany, now actually
in control Of Austro- Hungarian mil
itary affairs, should make to Ru-
mania In order at least to keep her
neutral.
There is not the slightest doubt
that these German papers are en-
couraged by Wilhelmstrasse, where
the opinion prevails that, as Austria
would have been in the hands of
Russia long before this without the
assistance Of the German army, the
dual monarchy must submit in all
questions Of foreign politics to the
German empire.
The "Berliner Neueste Nachrich-
ten" says:
1T Is an open secret that for some
time the Entente Powers have been
assiduously counting Rumania, max
ing all sorts of promises of territory
to induce her to Join hands with
them against the central Powers.
under the circumstances it be-
comes the absolute duty of the gov
ernments at Berlin and Vienna 10
form positive program for the di-
vision of the Balkans, with the
guarantee that our armies win sup
port it."
The FrankArrtsr Zeituns. which
was the first paper to make public
offers to Italy, writes that bold
and proud policy could easily bring
Rumania to the side of the central
Powers, lin order to retake the Ru-
manian heritage stolen from the
other side of Pruth." But the
Franhfurter Zeitsng goes further
still, and openly advocates the eed-
ing of Hungarian territory. ID says:
'The Hungarian Rumanians above
all want to see their national aspi-
rations better protected and assured
than hitherto"
This is. OF course, gall and worm.
wood to the Magyars and, indeed 10
the people OF the whole Austro-Hun-
garian empire, but the paper dis
poses of their objections in these
words:
"In a general way. the national
VOWS OF Rumania seem to be quite
compatible with the assured exist
ence of the Austro-H Hungarian n&pn-
archy. but after all, the empire. of
the Hapsburgs can only endure by
its peoples free Willingness to be-
long TO it,"
In the opinion of the paper. Aus
tro-Hungary has really no say In the
matter, in view OF the fact that the
best German blood has been shed
like water quite an much FOR Austpo-
Hungary as for Germany herself.
Words like these are certainly not
apt TO strengthen feelings Of friend
ship toward. Germany on the part
OF Austria. But there is no charity
in politics, and the sooner the peo-
pie at Ballp1atz realize that beg
gars can not be choosers" the better
II will please the German Foreign
ONCE. where there is already great
indignation against the Austrian
statesmen whose obstinacy and diIa-
tory tatics caused the breakdown OF
Prince Won Buelow's negotiations
with Italy, for which Austria has al
ready paid dearly.
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