The Denver Jewish news., 1919-10-29
A Extraordinary Letter
toRoumanian Premier
A ROUNIANIAN JEWISH OFFICEP
DARES TO TELL THE PREMIER
THAT HE IS A MURDERER.
BY LEO woI.FsoN


sent to Mr. Bratiano, the former ltou'
manian Premier, by n Jewish officH
i'll the Roumnnian army. 1t was writ
ten during the time OF the War when
l,ratiano was Premier, but Fat tho.
time every paper in the country re-
fused to publish it. Later, when Bra
tiano's Ministry fell. and Mr.. Marghiio-
man was called to form n new Cabinet.
the letter appeared in "Informntarnr
of Piatra, and 1t was also reprinted Ill
the other papers. When Bratiano a.iain
became Premier, he vigorously prose
cuted the writer of the letter, and alsc
the Jewish editor who had had the
courage to publish it. The letter had
created great sensation thruout Rou-
mania ; 1t was the sharpest arraignment
which had ever been made against u
l;oumanian politician by a ROumaniac
Jewish citizen. The following Is
close rendering:
"Piatro, May 10th. 1918.
An open letter to Mr.. Jonel Bratiano.
former Senator Of the district OF
Suceava, and former Premier:
II address you as Roumanian
citizen, and as an elector of the mrs.
class college of the Senate and of the
House of Deputies. Also. i address
you in the name of all the Roumanian
Jewish citizens of the District of SUI
ceava, who voted for you as Senator
of the district. 1t is these whom your
administration has found necessary
and proper to arrest on the base, odious
and insulting accusation that they
we're suspected of treason. In this
way you showed your appreciation
in this way you rewarded those VINO
Ind honored you and placed heir con
fidence in you.
.vThey are in prison As their ren-
: rcsentativc. and also as the represen-
tative of all who have suffered thr''
YOU. I wish to ssay n few words to
you.. II do not wish to discuss your
polic which have ruined our beauti-
ful land. shall leave that to Mes
sicurs Sterea. and others. They will
disclose to the country and to the
world your black deeds. i wish oniS
to consider the question of the Jews
citizens and non n-citizens, whom you
have thrown into prison-in return Tor
their having committed the folly OF
having believed in you. and OF nav
ing entrusted their interests to yon-
you ought indeed recall. Mr.. Bartian"
the great admiration which the coun-
fry had for yOu-that not single
district wished to elect you to the
Senate.
You have surely not forgotten tha'
when the district of Botosani also de
rcated you at the elections. and yo'
nsaip lost out there. you came to oui
district begged us to elect you, an'
we. to our shame let it he said, d'a
elect you.
"Yes, Mr.. Bratiano, we did elec'
Won. With great satisfaction ah'
pleasure you accepted the Jewish vote
-ot that time you did not suspect u
of treason. The War has change
vnu. Indifferent, heartless, and like
tyrant, you stood by, and locke
on and saw how your. prefect. at tn
order of that canaille. S. Panaitescu
chief of the National Security. without
mercy, arrested all the Jewish citizens
If suceava-the same ones who voted
for you and made you their represen
tative in the Senate.
How could you witness that? Whr
was it done? Were they suspected per
sons? Did they threaten the security
of Roumania? (Here section was
deleted by the censorship.)
"You made no answer to all the tel
csrams which we sent you. You cold
bloodedly rejected all our requests
,yen the tears of our women, who
we're left without protection, did nor
move you. You arrested the Jews OF
Foltisheni-rich. poor. citizens. non
citizens. your elcctors-and it was
Jews only whom you arrested-un
fortunate persons, against whom there
was raised the suspicion of being
spies!
Leon Pineles, a wealthy Jew of
Toltisheni-arrested on the clumsy
rrctext that he was n 'suspect'-unnble
IN endure his horrible situation and
treatment any longer-hung himself III
prison.
Zone man who did take up oui
cause, and who realized the injustice
which was being committed against us
was Prince doruzy. lie went will