The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER MONDAY, MAY 31, 1915. ROUMANIA'S POSITION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 26, 31 May 1915, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER MONDAY, MAY 31, 1915. ROUMANIA'S POSITION.

It is certain that popular feeling is strongly in favour of the Allies as against the Austro-Tureo-Gennan unholy alliance, and leading statesmenhave given expression to the view that sooner or later llouniania must put mi army in the held. It has been quite understood that the Balkan State lias been quite in sympathy with Italy and has hitherto held aloof partly because Italy has done so. It is undoubted that the intervention of Uoumania at this stage would be very useful, for if she joined arms with the Allies her army would complete the southern and eastern blockade of the Teutons, and the enormous value of an attack on Transylvania is appreciated. The prospects of Roumarran action cannot be discussed positively, hut the fact that Italy has taken the held may at least lead us to hope that Roumanian hesitation will not last many weeks longer. It may very well be believed that, as a cable message of a day or so ago stated, German diplomacy is straining every nerve to keep llouniania neutral, and the unconfirmed rumours of a new German loan to Uoumania are probably quite true. The Kaiser lias invited the Roumanian Government to send a military mission to the Imperial headquarters, but the outcome 'of this invitation to walk into the parlour of the spider at Berlin lias not been announced. Uoumania will do well to avoid entanglement with the Germans, but is hardly likely to be caught with the example of her friend and counsellor, Italy, before her. There is of course one other point of importance to llouniania in any move she makes, ami that is to assure herself that,Bulgaria will not take up arms against her. German underground influence is working hard in this direction, and the fact that both Uoumania and Servia gained territory at the expense of Bulgaria after the last Balkan War is still rannkling wjth the Hulgars. It is pretty safe to assume that once Uoumania is able to rely on Bulgaria’s amity, she will join forces with tbo Russian left now operating in Hukoviua, with the result that Austria would then be placed on the defensive on all her vulnerable frontiers. Authorities have no hesitation in asserting that Roumania is well prepared for war, her finances being sound and her army of about 500,000 men wellequipped and in good lighting trim.