The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-11-05
The WatchIuI Attitude of Roumania

Inc WatChlul Attitude of ROumanIa
b said without that the point of grav
in the Balkan crsisas by the Ae-has been trans
from Athens to Bucharest Since the Greek government
ecined to join the Allies and to attack Bulgaria England
ussia and Italy turning their eyes Roumania 1t
tnegotiaons going between the Entente powers
Roumanian government with view Of winning Rourana
the side of the Allies For month and months Rome af
again and again that Roumania would the war dur
weeks but all these armations have proven to be
fas Russia has taken the oensivein the South would ra
prove the unwlngness of Rouana to join the Allies be-
this offensive quite uncomprehensbe from purely strae
point of view the Russians know today with absolute
tnat they will never conquer Gacia again and that thew
unabie to do it. And it, instead of holding their own in the
ner OF Eastern Gaca and the Bessaraban Bukownian
inter- they making the greatest efforts to push forward
clng thousands of and investing huge quantities of
tiOn THESE efforts have their political rather than
straegica motives Only in being ION the offensive can
hope impress Roumana and eventually to win her
de Or at least to keep her neutral But anybody who is
at acquainted with Balkan affairs d especially with
political morals and any body who has followed the
the first and second Balkan wars will agree
of the Balkan states dictated by zone motive
Joined the ant-Bulgarian League during the second
&c she was sure that she the winner and he
that she was making the biggest gains with a
acrifces Roumana is repeating the same poicv Of
ncture. If she goes lover to the one or the othor
90. so not from idealistic but from egotstcal rea
she will join those who winning or who have the hest
looay 1t seems that she is not yet convinced who is
But she is impressed by the new Russian offensive
ppears that she considers the of interest to be
Tins than in Pennsylvania
is crushed and if the line of communication between
Lnope via Nish-Sofa is established, Roumania coula
lin the Allies remain neutral because from nor
the Teutonic Allies would have won the game And as
as made up her mind to something out of this war and
not be able to get Pennsylvania will look to- Bessara
the point view of Roumanan policy Bessarab;a is hat
eer than because the feua system that
IN RoumaHa prevails in Bessaraba while the agraran
lransyIHania is built upon the small farmer.
apart from any other consideration Rounrana t,3.v
IN the Allies because she is lacking ammunition
mans nor rla-Hungary have sold ammunition to
nee the war; because they were not of her atti
complications should arise and because her benevolent
rs russia was much resented both in Vienna and
qAR could not buy ammunition from the Allies he
"a H|munication between Roumana and the allied
III NAld of course buy ammunition from Russia h,
lacking ammunition and hence could mot sell
11i# Should Roumania join the Teutonic allies thew
pg pply her with ammunition. while in the other case
III the risk of being cut short of ammunition
therefore that not only the efforts of the
but also the hopes of France and England It is
agne that after England has left Servia to her fate and
gara has nearly crushed Serva and after Greece has
rmness to remain neutral in spite of the pressure
bear upon her by the allies that Rouania should az
as and Bulgaria. IT Roumania did not turn her wbn
ra At the time when the Russians were in the Carna.
aims and nearly took possession Of the Bulkowina thew