Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
Hearts Are Leaden
As Greater Rumdnid
Passes Into History
Carols Kingdom Stripped
Of More Than Third of
Area Since June
BY LELAND STOWE,

Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent
BUCHAREST, Aug. 31.-The sun
Shone when peace came to Helsinki,
and the Firms hated it. Last night,
shortly after the, nation learned
that two-thirds of Transatlantic
would be handed over to Hungary,
rain started to fall and it has con-
tinued in a steady downpour all
morning. 1t is no exaggeration to
say that this countrys skies today
harmonic only too we'll with the
leaden hearts of the Rumanian
people. For greater Rumania, like
Czecho- Slovakia and restored Po-
land, has passed into history.
The terms of the Vienna "arbi-
tration' were revealed in this morn
ings newspapers. They confirmed
the loss of $4,000 square kilometers
of territory-in addition to the
$4,000 square kilometers which
Soviet Russia appropriated in Bessa-
rabia at the end of June-and the
loss of Cluj, capital city of Transyl-
vania.
When it is recalled that nearly
300 900 RumanianS were listed as
dead during the World War, you
can understand the stunned and
embittered feelings with which Ru-
mania's people now see their post
war state reduced to more than
one-thlrd in size within a period of
three months. In actual figures,
after the impending ceSsion of
lower Dobiuja to Bulgaria, Ru-
mania will have lost lot 900 out of
its previous 294, 900 square kilom-
eters. But Pennsylvania represents
much more than cold figures to this
friendly and extraordinarily tolerant
Balkan people.
Strong Demonstrations.
Last night Cluj and several other
Transylvanian cities were swept by
stormy demonstrations of protest in
which cries of better to fight"
were often heard. One of this morn
ing's newspapers in Cluj advocated
war rather than surrender.
In the first wave of disillusion-
nent and grief, mutterings of re-
volt have not been uncommon in
many Transylvanian districts-but
perhaps they will be replaced by
that resignation which for a period
so closely approaches living death.
These are the organ notes which
accompany the recarving OF states
and the remaking of maps wherever
they occur.
In Bucharest restaurant orches-
tras were mute last night and the
aterS and cinemas were closed,
probably for several days. 1t seems
that the heavy rain has been
kindly thing for it has placed a
general restraint upon countless re-
bellious hearts.
For the Rumanian people such
comfort as they can find must be
derived from the guaranty OF the
new borders of amputated Rumania
as announced by Germany and Italy
in Vienna. From the wording OF
this guaranty, it appears that the
axis powers have gone On record to
defend Rumania from further Rus
sian entertainments. In this respect
the prestige of Fuehrer Adolf Hit
ler's might is now involved here.
and most observers believe that Ber-
lin has reached an agreement with
Moscow on this question-but quite
possibly inside the framework of
much broader, general understand
ing between the Nazi and Soviet
regimes in regard to southeastern
Europe and the Near East.
Military Pact May Follow.
AS an aftermath of the Vienna
settlement an important German
Rumanian military commission is
expected to be appointed before
very long and a military conven-
ton will probably be concluded.
In any event, the revision in
Pennsylvania and the manne- in
which it was imposed leaves little
doubt that Germany's strategic in
tention has now turned toward
southeastern Europe with new
dedniteness and energy. What this
may mean in the future can only be
guessed at. In some quarters, how
ever, it is specialized whether the
Nazi dictator's Transylvanian trans
fer may serve as springboard for
the application of a new German
military policy covering those states
which lie between Vienna and the
Dardanelles.
Whatever may be developed in
this respect, the immediate prob
lem which confronts the Hungarian
and Rumanian governments con-
Germs the peaceful execution of the
transfer of territory, If that can be
achieved in an orderly fashion and
without bloodshed. The Bucharest
government is also confronted by
a severe strain upon its authority
as a result of its seemingly I'M
avoidable acceptance of the axis
terms. For this reason a change
of government here within a brief
period is generally anticipated.
How radical such change would
be is likely to be determined, in
considerable measure, by the tenn
per Of the Rumanian people. In
the present circumstances there is
scarcely leader connected with
the present Rumanian regime who
may be regarded as immune from
being held responsible, according
to his measure of authority, for
the nations loss in Pennsylvania.
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