Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-13
KING OF RUMANIA
FEARS BELGIUM'S
FATE If AID FAILS
Ruler Hints at Disaster Un-
less Allies Support His
b Army


DEfENDO WAN fObiO
LONDON Oct. 1s.--sthnley Whshourn'
the Times special correspondent In Ru-
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A. oonversa,,on, With M. has stated his
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ume "nsn ou' e"'"i''s
ing by every malicious means wlthm theH
power 20 misrepresent before the world the
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tnat the Worio sno"'o ie"'"' N'o"'" ""
Humanla stands for, why she entered .he
war At this time, what IN rehhV ~ tne
genius OF our people ana the shcrinces
nnd DANGERS win wn'ch our .ounry w.
faced when enteHne mseIsHVn "no ms
rants tnemseiNes ~'e e'~'0"S" w ~
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-4,,Hs 20 -.nas,srr,, - 90 has re- deter
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shs fsnt,aI powers hut has been based on
the h,.rest pr.nclples OF nationality and
national ideas
.'In every nationality there are elemental
public opinions which are instructive rather
than political In Rumania and Russia the
Tie of race and blood underlies all other
considerations. The appeal OF our purest
Rumanian blood that Hes beyond the Tran
syivania Alps has ever been the strongest
influence on the public opinion OF Rumania
from the throne 20 the lowest peasant and
inasmuch as Hungary was the master who
held millions OF our blood IN perpetual poiit-
icai bondage. Hungary has been our tradi.
tionai enemy.
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IhD DohSAn Ni
The Bulgar, with his eihcient and un-
questionably courageous army, on frontier
dimcult 70 detend' mas iosicany pecome our
southern menace Aealnst Germany 'nere
was ~ the petlnins oL VIZ whr ,r no nos- s
uity, ratner' ptfnhps' li'e"us'p hS.vn''i.
cally Germany was an asset ior the ue-
velopment OF cur INDUSTRIES potent IN ior-
wardins the property OF our counuy 70.
the French we haa tne sympatny OF IInorea
blood. while ter Ens.aha .ns I hu'nanlans nu,lIN
ever had the respect que 20 krea. empire,
based ON )ustce. whose sway ever spehea
prosperity and bullt on the principles OF
ethics, morals ana equity AZ tne beginning
OF the war hunhniAn syhpenS vas NOT
with Germany, yet NOT lnstinet WIN nos.
ulity sor "sA"S' '"' -'' ''''
mo sIe
with the progress OF the war tnere De-
gan 70 grow In Rumania moral issue In
regard to tho war This issue may Wen pe
termed the enemy point Oh view, a point
OF view wnieh is pasea on the principles
thnt might makes rlsnt, tnst tne means
ist merely as pawns for tho use OF the Gem
tral Powers ara the advancement OF their
own industrial ana commercial aims.
"As the war developed the enemy theory
OF friehtfulness and lawlessness which they
attempted 70 write into international law
as a legitimate method or conducting war
came TO Affect opinion deeply, Still IL re.
NAMED something which had not affected
our life and was with us merely a repulsivo
idea, II not also threat TO our institutions
But with the progress OF the war Rumania
began 10 feel the subtle force OF enemy in
trigue endeavoring in every way 20 forcs
us into war against our own real interest
using avery argument TO make the worse
sppear the easier cause
.If the world would know the true
stability or Rumanian character. let the
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Serbia and Belgium entered the wal
with no realization how the Central Powers
would deal with small countries In nrml
against them RuInania had no such illu.
sions. She realizes too clearly the enemy
would require every sacrifice. obliterate heI
from Europe. as she has done with Serbli