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RUMAN|AN RULERS
WILL VISIT U, s.
King Ferdinand Will Stop at
New YU(k.
MARIE WILL TOUR AMERICA
Queen Wants to See Cowboys, In
spect Slums and Motion Picture
Laboratories.

Athens, March l4.-Qurrn Marie of
lsumania intends Ia visit America soon.
and she declared she believed King
Ferdinand would accompany her. ut
least as far rs Now York.
She said however. that he would re-
turn Immediately Ia Europe. a$ il WAS
probable he would not be able 10 spare
much Time because of his official du-
ties
The queen rnntemplatrS Il thorough
survey # America during her "Trip.
Il hope to be able To stay three
months. she declared. II am going
to the Pacific coast and intend 10 be-
come acquainted with all phases of
American life. | want 10 see the cow
boys ana Indians. To 90 down in the
mines, (" visit factories. police courts,
SlumS and hospitals. and | would like
t" see Il motion picture laboratory.
Il believe I will 60 to America next
autumn. | am sorry | will not he able
to 90 before that time but the people
of Rumania are anxious that the cere-
mony of the coronation of the king and
myself occur early this summer. 1t
has been postponed for Years on ac-
count of the war. | will remain in
Greece for Il fortnight. seeing temples.
ruins and ancient t.ttictirld~. also
desire To visit old >hrino$ and monaS-
terieS, especially those in the noun
tainS. where visitors are hauled up To
The doors in baskets"
There are six divisions of Russian
B0lShevik troops on the BeSSarahian
frontier of Rumania, the queen said.
but she declared the soviet army WAS
not worrying the RumanianS. a> the
Rumanian forces We're fully prepared
to cope with them in the event of an
attack. She added that ''much non
sense mad been written in newspapers
on this subject"
The correspondent was received in
private dwelling which was assigned
to the queen during her stay in Ath-
ems, as she found King ConStantine'S
palace too crowded and unsuited for
her particular needs This house is
some distance from the palace, and al
lied ministers have been able to cali
upon the queen without being cmbar.
raised by the presence of Constantine
who has not as yet been officially re-
cOgniZed by the great powers.
Before any question could be asked,
the queen inquired for news regarding
the Near Eastern conference in Lon
don. She said she hoped the allies
would not disturb Constantine in de-
Gliding upon alterations in the SevreS
treaty.
He has tremendous hold on the
people, she added Il never realized
his great popularity until I rode with
him in the procession Friday, when
crowds acclaimed him With genuine
fervor."
Queen Marie described as ''ridicu-
lOuS," reports that she had brought
about the marriage of her daughter.
Princess Elizabeth, to Crown 3@css
George, of Greece, with the idea that
.he princess would some day become
queen Of Greece.
"When the young people became en-
gagged last summer" she said, nobody
could fOresee the return of COnStan-
tine to Greece, much less the posi-
bility that George might ascend the
throne and that my daughter might
become the queen. II was love
match. pure and simple. Elizabeth
and George have known each other
for six years, and my daughter, much
touched by Georges love and with my
consent, decided 10 accept him, al
though at the time of their engage
ment, he was without money. home or
country"