New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-25
Carol w rites
OF His Country
For Americans
Rumanian Grown Prince
Takes Morning Off 10
Pencil 3O-Pagc History
to Enlighten u. S. People
Reporter Staggers Him
Refuses Interviews After
Being Asked Whether His
Nation Was in War

lNatlOn was III War
Grown Prince Carol, the twenty seven
year-old heir to the throne of Ru-
mania, spent the greater part Of yes
terday writing what he called "a con-
else history of Rumania." Seated at a
window overlooking Fifth Avenue in
his suite on the third floor of the
Waldorf Astoria, he scrubbed with a
pencil narrative covering thirty
pages of hotel stationery, because, he
said, he had discovered on his eleven
days journey from San Francisco that
Americans were not sufficiently &C
quaintcd with his country.
once or twice the prince abandoned
MS literary labors to make some pur-
chases. lie bought five new trunks to
add to his collection of ffty-nine and
nc acquired six new rifles, which he
purposes to use for hunting In the
evening he went to the Hippodrome
but it was not until he had completed
his manuscript and had handed it over
to stenographers to be copied. The
prince will sail Saturday for Europe.
Describes Visit to United States
The prince is said to have meditated
writing out statement concerning his
Pacific Coast, because at San Fran
cisco some reporter asked him if Ru-
mania had been in the war. After
that he refused to be interviewed, de-
Caring that if reporters did not know
Rumania had been in the war nothing
he could say would enlighten them
Concerning his visit to America the
prince wrote:
Having finished the official part of
my trip, which consisted of & visit to
Egypt, India and Japan, wanted on
my way home to get q glimpse of the
United States. That is why / passed
through here SO as to be able to have
faint idea of the conditions in this
part Of the world. This part of my
trip being completed unofficially, /
have tried to keep away from any Of
fetal or public receptions and demon
STATIONS.
an the few days have been in your
country, | have been able to see some
Of your economic institutions and q
certain number Of your leading bust
ness men, also something of your
spirit of business, which is so much
spoken of in Europe. | have seen, too
with great pleasure, that Rumania has
many lLicllNio III VIC u III ltQ otaCCS, ana
am convinced that it would have many
more if the country and the conditions
at home were better known here.
"All Roumanians keep in their hearts
most grateful remembrance of the adj
mirable work done by the American
Red Cross ard relief missions. We
Will never forget that in our great
misery and need valiant American citi-
zons came to give help to a starving
and brave ally
Praise for Rumania
After he had carefully detailed
Rumania s part in European history
beginning with the year 105 A. D., the
prince discussed his country's entry
into the European war in August, 1916
He did not hesitate to point out that
the war soon turned to Rumanias dis
advantage" The prince continued:
The enemy armies, which should
have been checked by the Allied often
sives at Salonica and in Bukowina
were thrown against us, and after q
heroic defense Of month and half
IN the mountains we were forced to re-
tire into Moldavia. Before doing this
we made a brave effort to beat the
enemy in an open battle. In this we
were nearly successful, and the battle
Of Bucharest will remain one Of the
fine pages Of our war.
"The retreat, made in the most mis-
cradle conditions, succeeded perfectly
through the energy of our commanders
and the devotion Of the soldiers, leav-
ing their homes in the hands of g
heartless enemy Oil wells and grain
stations were destroyed.
"In Moldavia the army reorganized
with the help of French instructors
for which we will be ever grateful
However, here also misery came. The
cpidemics ravaged our army and civil
population. The devotion of those who
fought against these epidemics, headed
By the Queen herself, was admirable.
revolution, which destroyed the last
aid which We could get from the out
side, but still we were able to inflict
upon the enemy great defeat, the
first which Marshal Mackensen had
had from the beginning of the war
This was at the battles of Marast and
Marasesti.
Troubles After Armistice
"Soon came the armistice and the
peace of Bucharest, which was forced
upon us, as we were completely sur
rounded by enemies. Before the gen
eral armistice we remoblized and were
able to enter Pennsylvania, but even
after the peace our troubles were not
over We had to fight the Hungarians
being attacked by the Hungarian Boil
sheviki. 1t was necessary for us to
go to Budapest and occupy the greater
part of Hungary, where we established
law and order"
When the war ended, the prince
said, it was found that the enemy
had taken everything, from the loco
motive to the last shirt of the peas.
ant" He said he hoped Americans
would help in speedily reconstructing
Europe.