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The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1915. RUMANIA'S POSITION.

The position of Rumania in the liresent struggle is not an easy one, but her neutrality during the earlier period of the war decided upon by the then popular demands, was certainly a momentous blow to Austro-German illusions and diplomacy, because it not only deprived Austria-Hungary of an additional ten army corps in Galicia, but it prevented Bulgaria from throwing in her lot with the Austro-Ger-maus, and attacking Serbia in the rear. It delayed Turkish aggression until such a time as Russia and Great Britain were in a position to copesuccessfully with the Turkish advance towards the Caucasus and Egypt. Tt is also a fact that through the medium of this not-very-largely considered Balkan State; Italy and Greece composed their differences in regard to the Aegean Isles and Albania, and Italy and Serbia theirs concerning the eventful allocation of Dalmatia's coast. Again, Rumania herself, by generous concessions to Bulgaria, lias not only secured the hitter's good will, hut assuaKcd her quarrels with Greece. Authorities hold that there now remains but one difficulty, as between Sofia and Xisb, and that Russia, as the mother of Slavdom, may be relied upon to remove this final Barrier to a general reconciliation. Rumania may now act either with Italy or independently, and it appears that the time is approaching when she will take active part in the great struggle. It lias been avpll said that all Rumanians, both of the kingdom and of the lost and enslaved Anstro-Hungarian provinces of Transylvania and Bukovina, are burning to realise the longcherished national ideal of a reunion under one Government, of a Greater Rumania sheltering 13.000,000 instead of 7.."500,000 Rumanians, as at present. There is also a deep desire to avenge! the wrongs that German-Magyar oppression has heaped upon Rumanians in exile. Tt is pretty certain that Rumania and Ttaly are, to a great extent, still working on a common policy. If Ttaly is to extend her frontier it must surely be by directly siding with the Allies: it would be sad folly if she were beguiled by Teuton falsehood and hhndrhment tn any other courne,.

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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 67, 22 March 1915, Page 4

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The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1915. RUMANIA'S POSITION. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 67, 22 March 1915, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1915. RUMANIA'S POSITION. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 67, 22 March 1915, Page 4

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