South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-11
RUMANIA FAILS
To ANSWER NOTE
Of PEACE BODY
Plan of Conference is Much
Stronger Than at First
Supposed.

PARIS. Aug 1.-THE note the
supreme council Of the peace CON
ference sent 20 Rumania on Aug. 6
relative TO the armistice the Ru-
manians sought 10 impose on Hun
gary. was much stronger than at
first supposed II stated that the
peace conference was compelled to
believe the Runanian government
determined 10 defy the conference
and separate itself from the allied
and associated governments. and re-
qu- sted Rumania 20 deny by acts
and not by words the charges made
against her. The text OF the note
follows
Following the fall Of The Bella
Kun government and its displace-
ment by a sOcialistc the supreme
council or Aug 5th sent 20 Budape
"a commission OF four allied generals
20 enforce the armistice Of Novem-
Der. 1918, and also TO meet the
heads OF the Rumanian and Ser
bian armies in order TO protect the
occupied territory and regulate the
conditions OF occupation. These de
CisiO1s were brought 20 the atten-
ton Of the Hungarian government
by telegram and at the same time
20 the Rumanian generals the Ru-
manian government and the Ser
bian government
Would Violate Rights.
ON Aug. sth the supreme council
having heard that the Rumanian
authorities at Budapest proposed TO
ment an armistice contrary to the
armistice concluded in Novem Der
with Hungary IN the name Of the
allied powers, and in violation Of
the general rights Of the allies inso-
far as PREPARATIONS are concerned.
advised the Rumanian government
that T. refused 20 recognize the right
OF the Rumanian generals to con-
Clude an armistice without the au-
thorization OF the allied powers.
At the same time the Rumanian
government was placed or it's guard
against taking any action contrary
To humanity or 10 it's authority
which might be committed by Ru-
manian troops the council also de-
handing that the Rumanian gen
erals-in-chief be given orders 10
conform 10 the declarations or the
committee OF generals representing
the conference and acting by dele
gated authority.
The peace conference has not vet
received a direct reply from Ru-
mani5n government. learns that
the Bumanian generals refused TO
comply with the instructions Of the
allied generals and have prevented
publication OF the telegram ad-
dressed by the president of the
peace conference 10 the Hungarian
government. They are also permit
ting their soldiers 10 pilfer private
property and requisitioned and are
sending into Rumania livestock and
rolling stock submitting Budapest
10 an unnecessary blockade which is
starving the city. They are de
stroying the railway lines i'm par
ticular one from Budapest TO
Vienna In fact they are commit
ting series OF actions which are
as much in violation OF the decision
OF the conference as Of the rights
OF the allied and associated powers.
and likewise, primarily OF humanity
Arrest Officials.
The supreme council learns at
the same time that the sociaHstic
Hungarian government was over
thrown by a coup d'etat its mem
bers arrested and the government
replaced by on having Arch Duke
osJeph az its head. In view OF these
facts rhe conference is compelled TO
believe tho Rumanian government
determined 10 defy and separate
herself from the allied and associ-
ated powers
In the event that the conference
errs IN this belief. requests the Ru-
manian government deny the state
ments aIso. not by words but by ac-
lions which can publicly prove that
Rumnnia accepts and Is ready to
execute in good faith the policy de
cided upon the conference"
American delegates stated SUNDAY
night that the conference was still
without direct reply from the Ru-
nanian government