America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1921-05-04
ANUL xvI.-No. 103.
An Open Letter
To MIR. Charles III. Crasty
May 3, 1921.

May g. 1921
- hope you still guest of my Country and l
sorry that cannot send you my letter by wireless the
your message from Roumana the New York
Times
This from one, who feels severely your
just criticism Of Roumana from who her son.
and who feels cagrined to know that has thought
that the Roumaian nation raises doubts to her fitness and
capacity for the great task laid upon her by the Peace Treaty
glad that it caused you pleasure to draw such cr
csm of Roumana and think you will realize your
statement when you will remember that you did from
observation but from the gossip of the foreign colony
and at time you were guest Of my Country
You informed the New York Times that you will soon
send information and probably from better
1t will too late change the first impression
who have read your article on the 10Th OF April entitled
"DOUBT ROUMANIAS FITNESS FOR TASK
will it to you to think again if really was worthy
to send wireless having uncertain source, which
yourself consider as influenced by racial antpathy.
"Foreign Coony' i'll any Country is formed by good
and bad elements and if look especially upon that i'll ou
naia will call attention to the fact that besides the
guests Of which the Roumanans are proud there
are foreigners, who having opportunity in their
tries have increase their profits from
And those who the Roumanians dishonesty public
and private business belong to that second class Of the for
cgn colony. S. II st ssss s.ss 81
may be true that there are dishonest people ID Ron
rana but would like to know which Country does have
her
Can judge Nation by isolate of the under
average elements? May go back to Roumania with the i'm
preston of the present economic depression of the United
States and tell people that America the edge
bankruptcy!
NO-certanly NOT
1t quite strange that only of our message
gives the statement made by Minister the Foreign
Department
young man, dear Mr.. Grasty, but when arrived
in the United States and now when visit cities of
wonderful country visit the Museums Plants Libraries
and all that compexty of things which tell of the
Nation-l do not to get information from the Mex
leans" or even from some unhappy foreign business
1t strange that many foreign visitors to-
Roumana have spent their time in Bucares only paying
attention to the Cosmopolitan Cabarets than to more inn
portant things
remember the article Of Major Powell in 1920 issue OF
the Scribners Magazine who instead of dealing real
facts about Roumania relates story furnished by Hun
garian and after-war travelling Inconvenience
You threw to the World message ethical deficiencies
DO you know that at the back Of the Rouma1an Nation
there centuries of history Of struggles Liberty and
for better life!
Do you know that the unity Of country nation
the result OF efforts and not the product of
81 treaties.
As stated before hope still guest Of my Cou
try and hope that before leave will realize that
j truth is not in gossip or high life parties.
i Go to see our Industries, Art Museums; visit our
cities and villages meet peasants and workers. and
"ll the why is much better to write letter
than to send rushed wireless.
story which would improve relations between the Unit
led States and Roumana which will call moral support
instead Of disappointment will be Of interest here
At any rate Mr. Grasty obliged you-even your
criticism will be of service my Country 1t gives us
the satisfaction that you the pains do It and that still
lmeans great amount.
Il Yours very sincerely ss
I D. DEM DIMANCESCo
i Student at Carnegie Institute Of Technology