The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-17

BUCHAREST, Rumania, March II
RumGnla has four political parties
the Liberal, now IN power and headed
by Prime Minister Bratianu, the Con
seryatiye, lHtely In power and led by
petrc Carp, former prime minister
the Conservative Democratic, headed
by Alexander Marghiloman aud the
National Party, which is at present
a negligible factor but whose rather
broad pOiicles are In the main stu
advocated 10y Constantine Mills, pub
Usher and political director OF Ru
munln's nos prominent independent
newspapers, Dlminealza and Adeye
rud.
Of these parties only one, the Con
servHtive Democratic, is ayowedly
pro Russian aud nnu.German. II,
leader, 1nkt JOnescu, is accused by
his political opponents as being more
Russian than the Gar aud more En-
glish than Mr. Churchill.
II cnnnm be- said, however, that the
Liberal party is to any great degree
pro.tierman. During the life Of King
Chnrley /. n Hohenzollern prince
such Is sGlC to have been the case
But since the death Of that monarch
no definite official expression on the
attitude " Rumania towards the bel
llgerrnt EHliuns has come from this
party. II is claimed, moreover that
the party is none too strong, and that
II has already been obliged TO look
for the Conservatives for support. II
Is known, and Mr. Marghlloman 81
stated To thr Associated Press CORES
pondcut that Mr. Bratianu and he
worked In accord on the war ques
tipn.
Onr night early I'm the war, stu
dents posted upon the doors OF the
ROYAL Palace In Bucharest notice
with the legend: 'TO Let Klnl
/ Chlrlcs looked upon this act az al
expression Of rank ingratitude, To
be- thus served with notice to quilt II
said 10 hive broken his heart, and th'
affair * nov said tn be slowly killing
4 Queen Elizabeth, better known In th'
/ United Stntes as Carmen sylvia, wh'
| sprnds most Of her time Mt the grave
| VI her husband.
Political Parties Small
MIR. Alarghllomnh Is lrOn.tlsted
| however, aud this quality, 1t Is assert
ed, has 50 far assisted Prime Minis
ter ISratianu IN curbing public sen
timeEt Overwhelming IN favor Of wa
against Austro Hungary and Germany
At best the political parties o
llumnmn are small affairs numerical
lay, the foui groups having a tOta
membership Of about 1000. The re
mnindcr Of the population OF about 4
OOO,OOO hHs no voice In political mat
trrs. None Of the political parties ha
a 3et policy. and all are governed b
uigarchInl inner circles From thl'
50 local observers say, has grown
condition which Is largely responsible
for the present predicament OF III
government. While Premier Bratian
has done everything TO preserve tn
neutrality Of the country, the populs
tion has been clamoring for war, urge
on It is claimed, by stress heayil
subsidized by Russia.
There seems Ia be no doubt that
the present government prevails RI
mania will weather the present stOrT
without going TO war But even Nj
MsrEilOmnn admitted there was n
assurance that the government woul
rsmnin finn In other quarters th
fear was expressed that ultimately n
outbreak Of chauylnlsm In the street
might place the government In the N
sitiOn OF either having 10 20 10 wa
or fire upon the mob. In that cas
the government would go 10 war,
was asserted What the weight d
King Fe"dlnand's opinion would be
thnt case Is not known. Though h
has become thoroughly Rumanian, IN
BUCHAREST public does not forget tina
he IL n HOhenEollern On the othe
hand, the present queen IL an Eligllsl
woman and that reason the kin
might b. invited to move, as was hI
UNCLE the late King Charles.
\ fnCtOr which IL making the Dos
ton Of the government anything bu
easier Is the strong influence in fave
OF war Of Mr.. Mills, publisher Of th
DimineatEa and Adeveru.
There Is n strong probability this
RumnniR has 80 far kept out Of IN
war by lack OF materials needed fc
such an enterprise MrC Marghil,
man Informed the Associated Pre-.
correspondent that the country wa
not yet prepared for war when N
first Outbreaks Of chauvinism o.
CURED, Rom other sources II ha
been learned that even today RumAnI