The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-06
AMERICANS SEE
RUMANIANS AS
PEACE MENACE
Headed by Polk They Take
Stand Against Policing
Hungary by Invaders.
POLICY MUCH CRITICISED
French Newspapers i'm Favor
of Disarming Hungarian
Army at All Costs.
ny LAURENCE HILLS.
STAFF Correspondent Of TIE Sun.

STAFF Correspondent, OF TIE suS.
Copyright, 1919. all rights reserved.
p.pIs. Aug. 5.-The policy Of the AL
lies toward Hungary as result Of the
overthrow of Bella Kun is being shaped
largely by the Americans, backed to a
certain extent by the British. There
anpears to be no uncertainty about the
American position. which Under Sec
retary Polk, as head of the delegation.
has made clear to the Allies.
The American mission is opposed to
any occupation OF Budapest by the
Rumanians, which now is a critical
factor in the situation. 1t favors CIV
ing every encouragement to the new
Government and accepting its repre-
sentations as bona fide until the con-
trary Is proved. 1t would have the Al
lies keep hands Off the international
situation in Hungary and nowise will
countenance the new allied commits
sion appointed yesterday If it attempts
it confine itself to negotiations with
tho Hungarian Government and giving
friendly advice.
Critics of this policy, who are very
numerous, cite the results of the
SHUTS mission to discredit 1t, and
there is much doubt as to how far the
fe, ~
It. The campaign of all the French
newspapers, aside from the Socialist
organs, in favor of allowing the Ru-
manians virtually to police Hungary
and disarm the Hungarian army has
all the marks of being inspired for
that purpose. The Italians also seem
to be on the side Of the Rumanians,
hoping to play their strength of in the
future against the Jugo-Slavs.
Balkans Again I'm Tangle.
Thus, as In the Bulgarian treaty and
in the Adriatic problem, the whole
tangled Balkan situation is involved
again in the Hungarian maneuvres go
ing on here, with the United States the
new factor. America, 1t would seem,
has only to brandish her all powerful
economic factor to make European diplo-
mats quail. When the world becomes
readjusted possibly 1t may be different.
However opposed certain elements are
10 America and the American policy,
unquestionably IL VIII prevail unless
events take a new turn showing its In
effectiveness Already the blockade OF
Hungary virtually has been removed
food and other supplies are going in
rapidly, although there is nothing tc
show that the Hungarians have demo
bilized their army and that the militant
spirit has gone.
Gen. Bandholtz, the American mem
Der Of the new allied commission. IL
hurrying to join the others in Budapest
The council is awaiting the report OF
this commission before deciding whether
TO demand that the Rumanians leave
although Secretary Polk and Foreign
Secretary Balfour made 1t plain at the
meeting held yesterday that they fully
expected the commission to order out
the Rumanians.
Reports reaching here to-day showed
that already the occupation of the Hun
sarian capital by the .Rumanians Is
stirring up the natlonalistic spirit ant
causing great excitement 1t Is MOI
clear yet that the Rumanians continued
their advance in defiance OF the order:
OF the Council of Five. This order wa,
sent TO Bucharest and to the Italian
mission In Budapest. II seems certain
that the Rumanians must have received
the latter. but they allowed their troop
10 enter the outskirts of the city never
,thsless.
Rumanians Loot City.
One report reaching Peace Conferenc,
circles is that the Rumanian army OIL
entering the city began plundering ant
looting in the suburbs and killing a scor'
OF residents before they were stopped
The Rumanians also are said to have ar
rested some of the members OF the new
Hungarian Ministry and to have mounte'
machine guns I'm the streets of the cap
tal' The dispatches also state that tn
Rumanans are demanding hostages an,
have threatened to kill five for ever.
Rumanian soldier injured.
Other reports say that the Serbs hav
started an army toward Hungary an
mat the Czecho-Slovaksh have crossed tn
line as fixed by the Allies for the limi
OF their advance and are anxious /
move against Budapest.
III the force of troops is sent by tn
Allies II will not contain an America
contingent, at least not for the present
was stated auhoritatively to-day TIL
French newspapers are filled win sus
plcions In regard to the Hungarians. TIL
Adtin says:
The Entente appears to them as
good father whose role Is to arrang
everything, repair all their errors, fol
give their crimes. furnish them with cos
and material assistance and finall!
which is graver, to arrest for them tn
Humanian advance"
Pertinax. writing In the Echo de Part
insists that the Rumanians undertah
me disarmament OF the Hungarian
ana attacks the Council of Five for Of
eering the Rumanians to stop before I'll
hungarians had executed an armistiC
oy giving up their arms and mutation
Shlch should have been delivered eigl
months ago. He adds:
we do not know yet whether Il
council Of Five in yesterdays deliberi
nons corrected this fault, but II Il
humanians should correct 1t themselv'
hey should be felicitated."
By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Aug. b.--The Supreme Counc
eeVoted most Of its time to-day to a dii
cussion Of the Hungarian situation. II