The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-08-25
RUMANIAN ROYALTY
SUBJECTED TO MANY
GERMAN IND!CNlTlES

JASsY. RUMANiA. AUG "a Thy
cOuric5 90 the Paris correspondent of
,h, Associated Press Threatened with
the biudreon ot German miliiarisin
and with Joss ct the throne " Kumania
u thts offend the sensibilitics 90 OPP
pose tho policies oi thcir German mas
tcis the fate % King Ferdinand and
Queen Marie. " Numania Is most un
happy Germany has rc1ortcd 90 every
means OF making their iot as uncom-
Portable as possible.
Living today in the little village of
Ricaz. ou thc humanian Austrian from
tier in what amounts to q self i'm
posed exile every convenience or nc-
cnmmodution hat might be considered
u privilege has been takon from them
ly the Germans. who BOW have the
country und the people completely sub
iuIAtcd AnU shacklcd.
SO opportunity has been lost by the
Germans 10 exact rctrihutior from the
queen fof hon action IN bringing Ru
martha GO fight against the Central
Powers. and no iiscourtcsy on slight Is
considered goo great toi the King fOr
what 'hr Germans consider mis- betrayal
OF the Hohenxelern family and his
own blood relatives
When the queen sought recently 20
write to her mother. the Duchess of
Edinburgh who is NOW living Ia Gotha,
Dermnny thc German authorities told
her She could DO SO only 10y sending
the envelope unscnlcd and having the
contents examined by the censor. In
the letter the queen attempted to de-
srrihe her anguish Of mind and heart
ana the harshncss ~ The German rule.
rms cut out by the censor
Again whpn Her Majesty cablcd to
the American Red Gross appealing for
the sympathy and support ~ the people
of ~, United states tbs German Off j.
cinis ln Jassy thr,., obstacle In
ihr why and finally pnssed the mes
sage in an eNpurgatcd form
The kng likewise ls made 10 bear
many unpleasant experiences. when
recently tno Rumanian parliament was
preparing 90 re-asscmblo FOR the rur-
posse uf ratlfyinr the German peace
treaty KING Ferdinand wns asked to
open the proceedings His NJ caty
found i'd "a very painful duty To troid
ulflHing Il hc Kept 10 his bed foi three
days and insisted that he was not
equal 20 The lusk ON the third day
NJ Marrhilomnn the pro- German
prime minister came % the palace
with an u!tmerum IN the most un
compromising manner ne said 10 the
King
"Open Parliament today or you wili
he forced 10 accept my resignation as
prcmier which ! nov hold in my
hand"
The king realized thar IL Marghilo-
man resigned now cabinet would
have 10 bc formed. with NJ. Carp. his
hittetcst antagonist rs it's probable
head. and that hts dynasty would be
ipvcrihrown. So he yielded TO Marghi
lunan's threat and went 10 the Nation
al Theatre IN Iassy, where the sessions
of Parliament are held, and delivered a
perfunctory address, which occupied
not more than -four or five minutes
: only the mcmhers wha were DVowcdly
rro-tcrman wsfv present
Toward the German authorities the
King and queen are forced hy ciroum-
stances To- mmutnin an attitude auil,
contrary 10 the nnermost feelings OF
their hearts The royal family and in
deed al loyu Runanians place All
their hope n the United States and
The Allied nations Fate of circum-
stances win compel them for the pres
ont 20 tolerate the domination ana yoke
aft Icrmant bat thoy Look finally 10
HE Entente Allies a. deliver them from
thc bondage into which the German
emperor mas forced them.