The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-27
RUMAN|A GLAD
j. s. IS HER ALLY
Queen Marie Sends Message
of Gratefulness to
America
| NATION WILL FIGHT
THE BITTER END
Critical Hour of ggle-Rumania
Will Ever Remember Generosity of
This Country.

|
Tuesday, Oct. 23.-Rumania will fight
to the bitter end until the struggle for
the freedom of the world and the res
tOration of the rights of small nations
is achieved Queen Marie of Rumania
today told The Associated Press. Amer
lea s entry into the war and the aid
given Rumania has renewed the
strength and hope of Rumania.
!" Never will we lay down our arms
until the cause to which we have con-
secrated our lives is vindicated,' y de-
clared the queen. her voice full Of de-
termination and emotion. ALFRED in
the uniform of a Red Cross nurse, she
presented a picture of simplicity and
dignity. From under the hood of her
uniform her face appeared delicately
moulded and deeply expressive of gen
tleness and compassion.
Since the removal of the Rumanian
government to Jassy, the royal family
has resided in Il severely plain build
ing formerly occupied as army head
quarters. One room set aside for the
queen containing a sewing machine,
with which the queen makes garments
for the soldiers The queen was knit
ting a wooden cap for a soldier as she
talked to the correspondent
America s aid. Queen Marie declared.
came at the crucial hour when the need
was greatest.
Our hearts warmed with gratitude. -
she said, land our hopes were rein
spired by this evidence of America s
generosity. l wish The Associated
Press to convey my most sincere
thanks to the entire American nation
for the noble way in which it has come
to our assistance IN the hour of suf-
fering
The mothers, children and soldiers
of Rumania bless America s great name.
Each sufferer well knows that Ruma-
MIA ally overseas has come to the res
cue in the time of trouble and as their
queen | voice their gratitude to Amer
lea, which IS the wholehearted express
sion of the eight millions Of nv poo
ple.''
The efforts of the women have been
most laudable in face of the obstacles
confronting them said the queen in
! pralslng the activities of the women of
Rumania
Fortitude and courage are the
! grandest traits of my soldiers Their
/ stoicism under infiction has never been
surpassed, the most hideous wounds be-
ing regarding with calm resignation
America 5 aid will be a great factor
IN sustaining this courage for even
! heroism has limit and hunger and
! sickness can reduce population to des
: pair.
, However grand their resistance
may be, the soldiers must feel restfu
about their children at home. Each
soldier in our little army is conscious
of the ideal for which we are struc
Cling. The Oft-repeated failure of al
J, lied regiments fighting beside them. in
i stead of demoralizing them has re
: doubled their courage and energy A.
e queen | bless them and as a mother
suffer for them.
). Tell the people of the United
o States, said the queen in conclusion
/. that Rumania will ever remember
0 their thoughfulness and generosity
n America has lifted us from the TIRES
Il hold of despair and doubt into the
: realm of hope for brighter future.
trust that Rumania, still suffering from
the ravages of war. disease and fam
tlne, may look with confidence for con
!, tlnued aid from our generous allv OF
= the western continent. Nav Rumani;
thus be strengthened to do her par
, III achieving the victory which in The
words of President Wilson will brine
i peace and safety to all nations an(
i. make the world itself free
The queen paid tribute to Charles ]
Eopicka, the American minister to Ru
: mania, whose cohorts in the state
\ towards securing aid for our stricken
I country will long be remembered. )
:, She spoke feelingly of Rumanian re
= verses during the Is months the king
u dom has been at war.
!, It required stout hearts, she said. t,
= face the renewed onslaughts of 70,
. who was profiting by Russia s failur,
and she expected that efforts again
would be concentrated against Ruma
MIA. The heoric defensive of the Ru
: manian troops had proved their hero
ism to the world and had demonstrat
ed that threefourths of the disaster
were due to lack of armament.
The noble ideals of President vii
: son. with which ! am in sympathy. ;
the queen continued, ''touch closeI,
n our country, for Rumania entered th,
struggle in the hope of realizing ma
n tional unity with the other 1000 .00f
: Rumanians beyond the Carpathians
King Ferdinand himself has been tb,
! exponent of principles of democracy
=" In a message to Parliament before tn,
- war he proposed ON his own initiativ,
that there be fairer division of land,
o among the people and he intended t.
$, set the first example by surrenderine
large estates to be divided among tb,
peasants.
le In the same message he asked tn,
" widest political rights for all his sub
: jects, who previously had voted ae
cording to the amount of taxes paid
Later, in answering petition from the
s Jews, the king pledged the same rights
d to them also,'
Few uueens hive had the nr;r;lo,