Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-03
RY WILLIAM RI-FUS SCOTT.

~ CEEN MARIE of Rumania
will learn much about the
United States on her forth
coming visit. but an equal
interest for her in the trip
may be what the American people
will learn about Rumania.
On the side of publicity Queen Marie
long ago proved her capacity as a
press agent" BY her writings, in
tervieWs and public actions she is one
of the best known European person
ages TO the average American. In
this visit she will center public inter
est upon her country as we'll as upon
herself, and that will he valuable to
-Rumania and enlightenng to the
United States.
Some Of the large facts about the
relations of the two countries. OBJ
tanned from the State, Commerce and
Treasury Departments and other
sources, are set forth briefly.
First, perhaps, the question arises.
How many Rumanians are there in
the United States? What kind of a
welcome from her own countrymen
will Queen Marie receive here. as COM
pared with the greeting an Italian,
English, Swedish or other royal Wis
itor is given? The Census Bureau re
plies that there are 1872 ,823 Ruma
mans in the United States.
Most i'm New York
Most of the total, or approximately
10000, live in New York state; Ohio
has 1900 and PENNSYLVANIA 1000,
with the remainder scattered over the
Middle Atlantic and East South Cen
trail States. There is one Rumanian
daily newspaper, published in Cleve-
land, Ohio. and a weekly paper in that
language in Youngstown, Ohio.
Except for the barrier of the imni
grafton law. many more Rumanians
would be here to greet their Queen
The quota for Rumania under the
law is only 603 a year. whereas last
year more than $4,000 applied for
visas to come to the United States.
With that number of applications on
file and only 500 allowed to enter an
nually, a Rumanian far down on the
list would be many years getting into
the United States, unless the reStriC
ton should be removed by congress.
The American minister to Rumania
is William S. Culbertson. who came
home several months ago to testify in
the investigation of the Tariff Com
mission, of which body he formerly
was a member. The post of Rumanian
q minister to the United States has been
vacant but will be filled soon by
George Cretzjann, recently appointed
The legation is at 1906 TWenty-third
street.
On the economic side the United
States sold five times as much mer-
chandiSe last year to Rumania as that
country sold to the United States Fig
ures from the Department of Com
MERGE show that our exports to Ru.
mania were $3,075.012. Ehilc our i'm
ports from 2Imana -vere $500. $50
Ruman MIA Isl Hugely an agricultural
country, but taE1 important oil, timber
and other resources.
War Debt Owed to United States.
At the Treasury Department it is
learned that Rumania's Indebtedness
TO the United States. as funded by the
American Debt Commission last Win
ter. now stands at $44 800 900. The
original debt was S36,l2S,494, but
about $8,600,000 interest accrued from
the time of borrowing until the time
OF the settlement. The grand total
reached $44, $50 900, but Rumania this
year paid her first annual installment,
100000, reducing the total. as stated,
10 s44 $50 900.
The basis of the settlement with
Runnania is similar to that made with
Great Britain. Payments run from
eEoo,VOO the nrSt year up to 81 900, 900
by 1888 and reach a maximum of So
100000 in 1899, when there is sharp
drop to $430,560 in 1870 From that
year payments increase gradually un-
I'll 1865, when the 81 100000 mark
again is reached and continue rising
until 1885. when 50 .026 900 is due The
final payment will he in 1887 and will
be $2,172. 900. However, in that com
paratively remote year, il all pay
menta esaA have been made. Rt5yn-.. MIA
will have paid the United States SdE.
560,560, which represents the 1890
600 Of Indebtedness, funded into bonds