The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-13
RUMANIANS ON
DEFENSIVE TASK
Believed They Complied With
Entente'S Wishes in In
vading Budapest.
SITUATION GROWS TENSE
High Commissioner Refuses
to Obey Inter Allied
Mission.

Paris, Aug. 13.-(A. PO-The
inte rallied supreme council was
summoned hastily today to meet
at 2:3o o'clock to consider the
Hungarian situation.
| Constantine Diamandy, Run1aniar
high commissioner at Budapest, ac-
cording to a message received today
from the interallied military com.
mand in the Hungarian capital, in
formed the members of the commits
sion that he would not consider It's
instructions as orders. The allied
generals thereupon telegraphed to
Paris asking If theN were right in
considering instructions from the
peace conference as military orders
NJ Diamandy, the message said,
was authorized to carry on negotia-
tions with the interallied commission,
but would not obey its orders.
The orders which NJ. Diamandy re-
fused to accent, it is learned. were
based on instructions from the peace
conference to the interallied mission
ordering it to carry out the disarma-
ment of the Hungarians in accord
ance with the terms of the armistice
of November, 1918
The Rumanian commissioner denied
that his government had supported
the movement which placed Arch
duke Joseph in control in Budapest
He said he would study the repre-
sentations made concerning requisi-
tions of foodstuffs and material by
the Rumanians.
M. Diamandy, the message con-
tinues. also declared that the Ru-
manian government had sent an ulti-
matum to Archduke Joseph. He said
1t had only sent an informal docu-
ment through a liason officer. AS
the document Rumania sent the arch
duke insisted upon the frontier es-
tablished by the allies between Hum
gary and Rumania in. 1916 when Ru-
mania entered the war, the confer
ence regards the communication as
distinctly an ultimatum intended to
supersede the action of the confer
ence.
Paris, Aug. 13.-(A. P.)-The re-
plies of Premier Bratiano, of Ru-
mania, to the notes of the supreme
council of the peace conference con-
cerning the activity of Rumanian
troops in Hungary have reached
Paris and were being decoded today
by the Rumanian delegation.
While the full and exact texts of
the notes are not available, the mem
bers of the Rumanian delegation saw
they are of conciliatory nature. It
is said Premier Bratiano has in
structed the Rumanian officers at
Budapest to hold an Immediate con-
ference with the allied generals there
and to make every effort to avoid
complications. 1t was not known to-
day when the notes would be pre-
sented to the supreme council.
Believed Allies Approved.
Bucharest, Aug. 13.-(A. P)-The |
Rumanian army entered Budapest in |
what was believed to be compliance |
with the wishes of the allies, Pre- |
mier Bratiano of Rumania said to- !
lay in statement given to the AS
Sociated Press. He said the move
nent was undertaken in an effort to |
stamp out bolshevism and that there |
was not the slightest disposition on |
he part of the Rumanians to take
any territory beyond that considered |
essential to Rumania's achievement !
If national unity
Our troops will be withdrawn
within the frontiers fixed by the Ru-
nanian treaty of alliance with the
lilies" Premier Bratiano said, when
,ver there is established in Hungary
stable government that will afford
protection to the Rumanian frontiers
md give any effective guarantee that
he armistice or treaty terms will
,e observed.
while we were awaiting the ar
ival of allied troops, the bolsheviki
-ttacked the Rumanian troops on
he Transylvanian front. After sew
raj days of hard fighting, in which
2umania received no material help
rom the allies, the bolshevik forces
we're beaten decisively," the premier
aid.
THE so-called government of Bella
Gun was overthrown, although at
leavy sacrifices on the part of the
Sumahian army. In order to render
he victory effective the Rumanian
roops occupied Budapest and re-
tored order where only anarchy had
l