Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
ANOTHER PEACE TREATY.
Rumania, the brave, has been forced
out of the struggle and compelled to ca
pitulate to
Rumania Placed CALLING Ted-
Under Calling Yoke. ~ ms

| last it was hoped in Jassy and in all allied
| capitals that Rumania would. by some
! chance, escape the Germanic YOKE, but.
| being surrounded on all SIDES, seeing alb
! solute!y no prospect of immediate assist
ance from the allies and being bic to
| continue in the war alone, The RuTnanidn
government signed a peace pact with the
quadrupie alliance at Bufftea. near Bucha-
, rest, last Tuesday.
Although this peace agreement Is but
preliminary and provides for an armIstiCe
| OF fourteen days. there is no reason to pc
ieve that the final treaty will nor be
signed, as Rumania is absolutely COM
PEELED to give In unless she fights to COM
plete national extinction, and this is
deemed an exceedingly unwiSe course.
| Under the agreement the Doorudja is
coded back TO the Buigarians, Austria
| will adjust the Rumanian frontiers to sun
herself, Run1ania must assist in the trans
port Of Teutonic forces to ODESSA; must
denobiiize eight divisions of troops al
once and the remainder OF her army just
as soon as conditions on the Russian.
frontier grow better. Germany will con-
troll the Danube. although promising ku-
mania an outlet to the Black sea. The
question of sovereignty is not touched on
IN the preliminary agreement, though il is
possible the Teutons Will attempt to force
King Ferdinand from the throne and sub
| stitute thereon Prince William of Hohen-
zollern. brother of the present king. To
say the least, Rumania can expect moth
Ing SOCO IN heF present dilemma.
1t is not to be expected that Rumania
will not be forced to grant extensive con
cessions to the Teutons in an economic
way, The rich grain-growing regions oil
Rumania undoubtedly will be developed
during the present year at least, under
Teutonic control while the Teutons viii
impose restrictions as TO the rich Oil fields
which will place these in the hands OF the
kaisers agents for decades.
The Teutonic terms will not be less
drastic than those imposed on the Rus
SLAMS. Another nation will have passed
completely under the control of the leu
ton, unless the allies win the present wai
and make 1t a part OF their peace demands
that Rumania shall be liberated com
pletely and her boundaries restored. Tn
doubtedly ii also will be stipulated that
the millions of Kumanians now under the
flag of Austria Hungary be reunited witt
their brothers
| The Rumanian situation is but an
other reason why the entente should
redouble its eff
Further Reason fort to wiz
for Allied Victory. struggle for n.
fight for Rumania will be fight for
democracy and the liberation of OPP
Just as those in Belgium. Serbia. Mon
tenegro and v2-t sections of Russia
II is estimated that the Germans have
. been employing a half million men or
the Rumanian front. though many di-
visions have been removed from this
region to the western and Macedonian
fronts during the past six months Bull
garian forces. which have been opera t.
ing against the Rumaniana. also will be
released, as will large Turkish forces
moved to this section when the drives
| were opened.
II is estimated that at least n million
|, men all told will be freed for opera
. tions on the Macedonian front should
Field Marshal Won Mackensen desire tc
strike in that direction. When not con-
sidering the economic features of the
Rumanian situation. the little nations
i. Cd pftulation to the enemy still Is a de-
cidedly serious matter from the mill
. tary standpoint alone.
Where Gen. Serial might have struck
, forward with promise Of great success
ocpthos Macedonian fronta year ago. the