Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-17


claims. in their differences I'm the
matter of the Hungarian frontier, in
their frank rupture in the case of
the Banat. ultimate evidence of the
necessity of acting for herself.
Her pathway is clear. She is now
a nation of 100000. occupying an
area greater than Italy. with a po-
tential wealth incomparably superior
Against the Jugoslavs. who contest
her claims in the Banat she has the
proffered assistance of the Italians,
who are at odds with the Jugos1ays
along the Adriatic. Against the Bui-
garians. who still cling TO a-their
rights in the Dobrudja. which would
deprive Rumania of her single sea-
port. she has the assured support OF
the Greeks. who contest with" '1he
Bulgars the possession of Thrace
Moreover like Italy. she can set ner
face again toward a German alliance
because she can bring strength SUI
ficient to insure forgetting OF re-
cont events.
The Paris conference may row de-
mand that the Rumanians submit 10
it's DEGREES and surrender territories
Rumania holds its own. but nooooE
who knows the temper OF the govern
ment and people of Rumania now pc
lieyes this demand will be honored.
It may accept under protest the hu-
manian frontiers fixed by RuruaIiA
herself but in either case III mus "
self brought squareiy face 10 Iaoo
with q new condition 10 lhlafs
that French, British or American
troons could be sent to the Danube TO
drive Rumania out of the Banat anu
Transatlantic is to imagine merese
nonsense Certainly economic weap
ons might be used against huuissin Ma.
such as the blockade. but by next 49,
the whole of Europe may be clanor
ing for Rumania's wheat supphes, anu
European allied populations eager IL
bread will find little to de1ehn ING
policy of their governments 49,
have excluded Rumanian 1ooostuns
from their own countries oeutso,
were dissatisfied with the allocato"
of Debrezin or Ozernowltz' .~e-
Concert of 1912 Recalled.
Pecall that in 1912 the concert OF
r,rona which then occupied the -po-
sit;on now held by the conference OF
paris. solemnly forbade the balkan
states to attack Turkey and equally
soIemnly asserted that whatever tne
outcome of the war there Woutd 70
no change in the frontiers OF tns pa
kans. After Luleburgas and Kume
nova the same concert OF EUROPE na 1a
to recognize that the victors Wouo
draw their own map.
To me the Rumanian occupation OF
Rudapest seems the most consieei
able of political events since the
mistice. In Paris I had Rumantah
acuuaintances and fairly good sources
of information and ! came away CON
WINGED that Rumania would never
under any circumstances permit Wesi
ern Europe to deprive her OF VIVA
every Rumanian regarded as nIs
natrimony. The Rumanians were
willing to allow the Paris conferences
to draw their frontiers, but only on
condition that those frontiers COR
resnonded with Rumanian concep-
lions. Above all. they were deter-
mined to Iiberate Rumanian popuia-
fions in Hungary and to establish their
natural frontiers of the Danupe; tne
Thesis. the Maros and the Dniester.
They have seized upon the presehs
break between the Paris conference anu
the bolshevist government OF huns* ~
as an opportunity to occupy all Q. tne
Hungarian territory which they clain,,
save only the portion held oy Sero
troons i'm the Ranat. They have &C.
cupied the Hungarian capital ano 60. n
in,nose any terms they choose upon me
1ungarians. who will have to comply
with those terms unless the aiiies IT
willing to send armies to support tne
Nlagyars and fight Rumanla- IN other
| words. while the Paris conIetenSs
Tin wrestling with the ethnoSrapnic
n,nn the Rumanian sword has drawn
neT frontiers and unless am very
n,uch mistaken, Rumania Will now az.
H., tho same method to Jueosiav1a sne
has r,sed in the case of Hungary. III
any event Balkan affairs are now re-
Stunning that violent course "iiic"
their disortlerly routine
downright. 1919. Mcclure Newspaper sss