Evening star., 1928-03-24

"All's quiet along the Danube!" But
where there Is so much mystery kept
so quiet, something may be happening.
Two interesting bits of news came out
of Rumania yesterday They may have
no connection with each other. but how
did they happen?
The first IS a threat OF the Rumanian
government TO expel news correspond
ents who dare depict the country as
on the verge of revolution: the other
is q treaty OF peace and aroitratlon
signed last Thursday at Geneva (nut
independent of the League. between
the premiers of Rumania and Greece.
just what the treaty covers is myS-
terry The fact that 1t Is the first treaty
OF arbitration with Balkan state,
pledging peace instead of war. appears
as significant as it would be for Re-
publican to carry Mississippi or any
other State of our solid South IN a
presidential election.
A Balkan state ready to arbitrate?
An entering wedge OF peace IN the
Balkans! Long live Balkan peace
regimel
Neither the Greek nor Ruranian
legation IN Washington could suggest
what the new treaty may cover. but,
like the story of the Famous Victory
as related III the poem, 1T Is famous
victory whatever are the details. A
cablegram TO Athens brings the news
that AZ the Greek capital the treaty
Is as great a mystery as in Washing
ton, for the two premiers CHANGED 10
meet in Geneva. where evidently one
greeted the other joyially with a re-
mark that Ii was a good day for ducks
and treaties, and Immediately they
found pen and paper and wrote out one.
The relations between Greece and
Rumania have always been most
friendly, the countries are not con-
tiguous they have no controversial in
terests and no probable rivalry III any
matter, so the new treaty must have
been just a practice game 70 demon
strate 20 the world that both countries
are for peace and freedom.
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Now. why does not Rumania arbitrate
with the correspondents. toos II some
are telling lies III portraying the crisis
OF politics wherein the Peasant party
is threatening the overthrow OF the
Bratianu cabinet, surely some ether cor
respondents viii oppose the talSity OF
ment's making martyrs OF the liars.
The Associated Press reports that OPEN
air meetings were held by the Peasant
party In five places IN Bucharest, last
SUNDAY. all demanding the overthrow
OF the Bratianu government. This Is
not the Bratlanu who led the night
against Prince Carol. FOR he died re
Gently. it Is his brother, Nlnttla Bra
tianu, whose overthrow is about 10 take
place. 50 that the peasant leader. lulu
Manhi, may take his place, Rumanla Is
a kingdom saved from BolSheviE in
iiuence by the late King Ferdinand, who
was statesman enough to anticipate the
Soviet program by Seixing alnacSt all OF
the great estates " the country and
giving the land 10 the peasants, Il Is
hard 10 make Communists out Of landed
property owners, and that is Just what
every peasant III Rumania became III
the very height Of the World War,
through the patriotic foresight of King
Ferdinand Now the peasants like lions
which have tasted blood, have dlSeoV-
cred power In their new Independence
and they SenSed their opportunity 70
rule their country,
$50
Rumania. unlike Bulgaria and Greece,
was never nSCuplGN pN turkey ~ the
extent Of being Turkish province ruled
by Turkish paShas. but tor mote than
u century it wuS under the Su9erainiy ot
Turkey In 1891 the Greek revolt nom
Turkey was organized IN Ramania. Sc
rretly bat with Rumanian connivance,
All through the period of Sl,seraiuty the
RumanlanS then separated into Wal
lachtanS and MoldavianS. by payment
oi tribute to ConStantlnople were prtvi-
legged 10 build Christian church In
that Turkish capital while the Turks
werc never permitted to build n MoSlem
mosque IN RMnania,
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In the E,ropean disturbances ot lsaS
Noldavla ana Wallaehia. then two nv
dependent provinces, undertook IL revolt
against the power Of Turkey ana Rus
sIa, which resulted I'm their being
crushed and occupied by both Turkey
and Russia, and the leaders of the re-
volt We're eNiled
Among the eNileS was John hgatianu,
were read hy MART, but the assruloger.
presulnlnE upon his infiusncs, gfleked