Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-30

the continued calm along all the in and the
Roumanians combine to off reasonable hope that would
support the alleged British optimism to the outlook for
Roumania.
On the other hand the Germans credited with de
Termination to make Roumania object lesson for Of
the Scandinavian powers that might be tempted to participate
in the at this late date the side of the entente The
Rounanan realizing profit from the sale
Of supplies to Germany and Austria and their entrance
into the manfestly the result of an norlinae
the leutoic powers We're their last legs. The Germans
desire to disove this latter suspicion well to punish
the qpnans and they will do this at whs s cost
in this conflict be better understood when take into
part of the spos Of war For two years Roumana
had its well modified and when it entered the it
during the second Balkan pact was drawn be
tween RGumana and Italy equivalent to defensive and Of
The Roumanians failed to enter the struggle however;
until progress made by the Italians their drive toward
Asia Minor ard by the British and French drive on the
Somme and the failure of the German movement against
Roumanans evidently believed psychological moment for
their entrance into the had arrived if they were to share
Roumania undoubtedly moved powerfully by the
spirit ; OF nationally NO less tnn 4oooGQq qan%s
should make its possession of Transvania Austria part of
Its price Of entrance into the war Tor nnr rea
and Temesvar 10 the west Of Transyvana.
ures Of the situation is that Rouania also wanted from Rus
STA the rich province of Bessaba which was taken from her
given Russia the Gar for the action Of
the great powers in preventing him from reapng the full
fruit of victory the Sultan
1t has been stated that Russia consented Bes-
saraba with its population of 100000, mostly Roumanans
ceabe that Russia has repented of its early offer and
letting Romania the penalty of its emery in demand
ing pounds of flesh the shape of Of ter
ritoy in advance If Roumana is wiped off the map Rus
STA will be in position toward Constantnope along
the Black from the north with only bulgaria and leu
ton-conquered Roumana in the while the Grand Duke
of Russia pushes northery from the southern shore of the
Black Whether this suppostion true will appear from
later developments.
Roumanas manifest first from military point of
view against Bulgaria, its nearest 1t allowed
its desire for territorial expansion in Pennsylvania however,
to lead to push its forces through the distant heights the
northwest leaving its entire southern border exposed attack
Macksen quick to take advantage of this opening by
swinging through Bulgaria round to the of the advanc
ing RoGmanians and cutting their line of communication
to the Black by invading Dobruda which the Roumanians
took from Bulgaria as the price of neutrality in the Balkan
Owing to the violation of sound military maxims the
Roumanlans have thus continued from the
fight between convergng fires from front side and until
the body OF the great seal by that country the
map has been largely engufed by the Teuon leaving the
shoulders and long head extending far to the north alone
If the allies win Roumanas into the war will
mean its undong only the for the future de-
veopment of Russian dominion the region of Constantnop
thoroughly Germanized and deyasated Roumana will
not be in position to exact the ulhlment of the pledges
made to neutral Foumana fully armed and confident in its
when sism will dominate the whole region between Serva
If Germany holds its present advantage to the end
which is not impossible then Roumana will not win any of
e the rewards M by the allies but will be forced to
Austria compensate the latter for territorial abrdgment
in other directions.
For the present however, must consider the Rou-
manan campaign merely incident in the entire war
BY defeating Roumana Germany does not get anywhere
When the Germans swept through Belgium they surprised
France When they devastated Serva they opened through
route to Turkey and secured Bulgaria efficient ally
The political effects of that Servian drive almost as i'm
poran as the military results Roumana and Greece
kept from entering the struggle when their Joint partcpa
ton and cooperation with the entente allies would have
changed completely the of southeastern Europe
indeed 1t had not decided tho outcome of the
of team work the little struggled in another
leaving Germany free to defeat them singy union would
have meant impregnable strength
When all is said and done however, German defeat of
ROunana for the present will lust energy and
spent for nothing The drive Roumania has
not served 10 deter Greece from STRUGGLE Ven
the oumanans has been visited at the expense of
thousands OF lives seriously needed the fronts
Of Germany. Roumana has played into the hands of the
allies by engaging Germany time when
rortnitY 10 themselves for drives against the
Teutoric forces.
While the other powers have been resting as it were
Germany has been using IL greatest generals wasting
thousands OF men to punish stripping Tor kicking it. Thus
Germany has simply Itself out saving the entente
allies from dong this wearing out process themselves
Roumanias punishment has meant added attron for Ger