Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-31


With the announcement that King Ferdinand of Rouma-
MIA had refused to receive special representative of the Ger
man Kaiser and insisted that any communication from Be
lin should through regular diplomatic channels became
only question of time when Roumana would the
of development and many possibilities that it difficult
discuss them all in the connection.
The first consideration to be noted that Roumana de-
clared at the outset Austria alone and not upon
all the central especially her neghbor the SOUTH
Bulgaria 1t only question of time of when ROu
mania will be obliged to make with the entente
allies against all the central Germany promptly de-
cared war on ROumana and it is only of when
the latter will take all the central powers.
At present Roumania strikes the Teutonc alliance in it's
weakest point without opening it's territory general
attack from the south unless Bulgaria and Turkey take
initiative against the Roumanians which, manestly will not
De done except under from Germany which is not
likely Austria is situated between Germany and Roumana
gaans have their attention occupied wholly the opposite
direction by the allied forces at Saonk If Bulgaria
tie hope of assistance from Austria while Germany Tu-
Key are Iee KEPT BUSY the fields by the allies
did not the before If you push your hand hard
into soft pillow will have vivid illustration of the way
the northwest with the two ends of Roumana extending back
on either side of Austria for considerable distance. Rou
mama entrance into the war when Germany forcing the
drive through Serbia for instance would have been suicidal
since the projection of powerful force from the extreme
point OF Austria would have cut Roumania into two pieces
In spite of strategic considerations the sympathy of the
M the entente allies and apparently has continued up to
the present time Indeed this sympathy with the allies has
been pronounced that Roumania has momenary
pected to Join forces with the entente powers
Premier Blatiano has persisted however, in maintaining
ton despite tremendous by the allies Germany has
ence on 1y every every means Its to the n
had as one Of the political considerations back of it the desire
Of Berlin to impress Roumania with the necessity of main
tanning strict neutrality.
At different periods Roumana has been apparently the
breaking point Early in 1915 Roumania concluded $685.
manian financial commission the press England and
france jumped to the natural conclusion that Roumanas
SLAMS OF that into Bukowna also helped the
prospect of early oumanan intervention.
GlJnU thp met aU bcoffLo
Russian advance into Buown and Gacia and the simuta-
neou DRIVE OF the Italians against Austria at the south and
the engaging OF the Germans both the east and the west
en fronts the situation has been constantly growing
On the other Ro n1 d not tn enter ae e War;
Russia might claim Bukowina which is naturally desired by
the Roumanans Bukowna previous to its annexation to
Austria in 777 Roumanan province now con-
ns 100000 Rouanians out of total population of 100000
who have been patiently awaiting their emancipation from
Austrian domination and their reunion with Roumania Bulk
owna with its capital at Czeowitz lies Just southeast of
Caicia where the Russians operating and it
also lies near to Russia and contains almost many Ruhen
lans or little Russians Rounanians Russia would have
strong claim to it, especially in the light of its
quest
!. In all human probability, however Roumania addi-
ton to receiving British assistance has also been
assured of the possession of Bukowna and other territory
as we'll It has been supposed that if Roumania entered the
war in alliance with the entente powers might hope
to acquire Transy vana the Hungarian province which
hunts into Roumana little than half the size of the
State Of New York and containing 100000 people of Rou
manian speech out Of total population of 27OO0OO
1t was early predicted that Italy and Roumania would de-
partly fulfilled by the declaration of by Italy on Germany
and by Roumania on Austria only day apart In 1915 NJ.
Sazanov the Russian foreign minister showed Rouma
MIA has the interests Italy and both have only one
to fight because Austria numbers among her popua-
ton large belonging to the two nations living her
opposite floneIs.'
We also helped understand the bearings of Rouma-
MA move by recalling that early January g. 1915
dinner III Paris in the presence of the omanan Greek Bull
glian and Serbian minister's Roumaian deputy Prince
Branevn drank to the victory of the triple
dcted that soon the entire Latin word including
MA, would be united against the central powers.
With Roumania pushing army westerly against Aus
tna the former country helps form triple pincers
tween the Roumanians and the Russians the north the
TRANS will be pnched unless they speedily excate them
selves Between the Roumanians and the allies at Saoni
the Bgal1ans are liable to be squeezed while between
ounnans and the Italians moving from southwest the
AuStrans operating the Italian are likely to be
pinched.
Germany knew what Roumania's entrance into the war
would thus mean and at time following the Serbian drive
1t had almost won permanent neutrality Of Roumana The
Kaiser promised King Ferdinand the cedng only of Buko
wilma and Pennsylvania from Austria but the province of
Bessaraba lying directly east of Romana glance at the
map will show how well Bessaraba would fit it with the rest
of Roumana and is suspected that this province largely
populated by Roumanans, will be coded to Roumana bv
Russia thus assuring that country population r.
100000.
During all this time of backing and filing of intrigue
and cOuntelntligue, the ROumanans