New-York tribune., 1919-12-11
The Treaty OF NeuilZy
By Franz H. Simonds

to the size of the district about the town
which we would regard as desirable to
make our control easy. Both President
Wilson and Colonel House advocated such
an American mandate while in Paris,
and it was the general expectation that
an American acceptance Of it would
follow the prompt ratification of the
treaty-which has not been ratified.
Thus, the Turk has been saved once
more, at least temporarily, this time by
America and not by Britain, and there
is growing belief that his retirement
from Europe will not take place as a
result Of the latest war. Meantime,
the whole Thracian question, together
with that of Constantinople, remains
unsettled, largely because of American
conditions in Washington and An,eri-
can policies in Paris.
The american Policy
The third question, adjourned with
out date, is that of southern Dobrudia.
Rumania annexed it in 1913. No one
Will argue that the Rumanian claim is
based upon the will Of the inhabitants.
But it was based upon the expectation
OF Bulgarian attack and the necessity
to protect the Bucharest Constanza
railway. The attack actually came in
1916, was successful, and, following it.,
Bulgaria acquired the whole of the
Dobrudja, north as we'll as south. with
all the seacoast of Rumania, by the no.
torious Treaty of Bucharest in 1918.
At Paris the American delegation ad-
vocated policy which would have COM
PEELED Rumania to resign the southern
Dobrudja. Conceivably, Rumania would
have made concessions, had her claims
elsewhere-just claims in the main
been recognized. She purposed to cede
most of it to Bulgaria provided certain
Bulgar territory went to Serbia and
Serbia was constrained to evacuate
her corner of the Banat. But this
compromise was rejected.
The result is quarrel between Serbia
and Rumania over the Banat and the
postponement of any decision as to the
Dobrudja, which keeps alive the Bulgar-
Kumanian quarrel. To this is also added
the perpetuation Of the Grmco- Bulpar
dispute over Thrace. To-day Rumanian
and Serb troops face each other in arms
in the Banat. Bulgar and Greek forces
confront each other in Thrace, and the
rivalries between Bulgaria and Rumania
nave abated little since the Paris Con.
ference first undertook to force Rnma.
MIA to cede the southern Dobrudja and
then abandoned the task.
Vars to Come
Americans are little interested in the
acts OF the Balkans. The nationwide
WEAKNESS over European wraneles /.
growing rather than lessening, but it i.
necessary to recall that the failure OF
.he great powers of Europe to settle the
Balkan situation in 1913 led to the
World War in 1914 and resulted in the
sending of 100000 American troops te
France in 1917 and 1918. Therefore, we
can hardly afford to be wholly uncon.
cerned with new treaty which pre-.
serves all the old causes for war in the
Balkans and adds few, for good meas.
ure, notably by bringing Serbia and
Rumania into collision in the Banat
where, if Serbias claims are good, he,
necessities elsewhere should advise the
sort of sacrifice Cavour made in the case
OF Savoy and Nice two generations ago
thus winning for Italy that French aic
which made Italian unity possible.
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