The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-28
ROL1lKl!AsNIA MA Y
BECOME FACTOR
IN WORLD WAR
Resources Both in Men and
Materials Give That Nation
Military Importance.
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s N q tssgc,AL TO The TgLEoRAu, ii,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-tRou-
mania, continually in the public eye
~ q possible factor in the world war,
4 whoSe resources both in men and ma
terials give this little nation a mil
itary Importance out Of proportion to
b Its size and fame, is described In q
study. "Roumania, the Pivotal State
Z prepared by James Howard Gore for
the National Geographic Society. 'l'ne
bulletin describing the strength and
Organization Of Roumania reads as
follows: 81
The Roumanian lands-composed
\ Of the two principalit tiles, Moldavia and
Wallachia-first found freedom from
the Turk in the treaty Of Paris, signed
stE 1856. They were united in govern
ment almost from the start; and, UNI
I DER the rule Of their second prince,
Charles OF Hohenzollern, a vigorous
spirit OF nationalism was instilled In
10 all classes, and, after the defeat t.f
die Turks at Plevna by their soldiers,
]. the little principality was recognizel
4 as g kingdom. The present king is a
y nephew OF Prince Charles, and he
rules over a land Of 53,4S9 square
miles, or one slightly greater than
England and Wales and only little
less than Massachusetts and New
York combined. Within this territory
there were. according to the last cen
4 stis, 7,50S. 900 Inhabitants, giving a
density Of population slightly greater
than that Of Maryland.
& Fields Are Fertile.
The fields Of Roumania are very
fertile, and many conquerors have
Q1arreled over the division of its soil.
Its system Of. land ownership is COM
Splicated, but, in general. it may be
said that out Of 100000 acres Of
arabic land the small farmers have a
little more than one-third, while the
large proprietors have $4,000. 900 and
the state 100000. The lands owned
by the state, known as crown domains
and consisting Of twelve estates, ex-
sercise great influence as model estab-
lishments. In all departments. con-
servation Of natural resources is
Taught by precept and example, and
\ forestry, which was q hobby Of the
late king, found a quick response from
the peasants who affectionately called
the oak their brother and the elm
their cousin. Lumber, in various
forms, ranks fourth in the list of Rou-
;5mania's exports.
Progress has been steady and rap
I'D In Roumania, and one may find viii
lagos of peasant farmers that can not
be surpassed for comfort. It Is es-
3sentially an agricultural state. and
the rich soil insures good return
for the peasants labor. It is said that
there are estates which, although long
under cultivation without single
manuring, continue to yield twenty
five bushels of wheat while other
tracts more scientifically handled, pro-
duce as much as thirty-six bushels to
the acre. It is because Of this fertil-
4 tty that the Danubian states rank with
Russia, Argentina and the United
States as the chief wheat growing
countries on the globe.
Corn is a Staple.
Crop failures occasion general dis
tress. as eighty-six per cent Of the
population depend upon agriculture,
ject to- economic depressions as long
Z as 1t remains exclusively dependent
upon the wealth of its harvests. In
i dian corn is one Of the staples Of It's
peasants tables.
The Roumanian farmer is quite
y supersti tious, and, in his agricultural
3 endeavor, makes use of number of
Signs in which not only the moon, but
AL nature. takes part. Thus, when
the sparrows flutter about, chirrup-
Ing; when the cattle show nervous
Srestlessness and the forest gives forth
unusual sounds; when the cock crows
all day long. the ducks thresh the
ground with their wings, and the frogs
croak incessenatly, when the mist
rises. the sun sets in a cloud. and your
ears itch, there surely will be rain.
When, on the other hand, the spar
rows take bath in the dust, when
the storks stand quietly in the field,
The lambs gambol gaily, and the cat,
after washing her face, looks at the
door, there will be fine weather. But
when the sparrows are hurrying about
hooking for shelter; when the lark
dashes against the windows; when the
cattle below, looking UP into the air,
and the pig goes with a straw in his
snolit. then a storm is threatening.
( Not Tradesmen.
'.Ihe Roumanian is not trades
man Still he is an industrialist IN
his own way, and almost everything
about the house is his own handi-
work The great industrialist in the
peasant'sS home is the housewife. She
takes a hand at everything except
loading the hay. She takes the hemp
and the fax from the seed to the I'm
fshed garment, and deems herself for
tunate if the husband plows for her
the ground. Spinning and weaving are
done by the women and the clothing
worn by the family are tangible evil
<iences Of the housewives taste and
Industry. To wear store made clothes,
until recent times, was token Of in
yloience or awkwardness on the wife's
iilitary service is universal and
rofnpulsory. All young men between
The ages Of 19 and q, unless physical