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Show seems safe to predict that she will never abdicate unless forced to do so, ns she is known to be imbued with a deep sense of responsibility to tho Rumanian Ru-manian people, whom she, , by every indication, in-dication, deeply and sincerely love. It seems probable that the only reason rea-son Germany has not already insisted Upon the abdication of the queen is that King Ferdinand is a membor of the 1 1 obeneollom family and therefore is still regnrded with 'some degree of consideration con-sideration by the German rulers. If both the king and the queen aro deposed, de-posed, it would naturally follow that exile also would .be imposed upon O'own Prince Charles, who is In closest sympathy sym-pathy with his mother in hor bitter hatred tor all things German. Candidates for Throne. The likeliest candidates for the throuo in such a contingency arc youug Prince Nikolai, who is a mere schoolboy, school-boy, and King Ferdinand's brother. William, Wil-liam, who is a general in tho German army. The affairs of state will probably prob-ably be intrusted to Peter Carp as premier. pre-mier. M. Carp, who is more than 80 years old, held the premiership for a tim,' in the ante-bellum days and was considered one of the ablest diplomats In Kumania. He has been stronglv pro-German pro-German throughout the war, although two of his. sons lost their lives in the Rumanian 'army at the hands of the Germans, M. Cai n was bitterly opposed to Bu vfEEH MR TO GERMAN PUS FORJUli Marie, Who Fought Peace Stubbornly, to Remain Formidable Obstacle to Subjugation. IS TO CONTINUE FIGHT, SHE SAYS Though Time Is Critical Period, Country Will Brave Storm, Former Ruler Asserts. -"'"ONDOX. May 31. The signing of the treaty of peace between Germany and Rumania will be by no means the last action in the Rumanian tragedy, according to the view current here. The announcement by Gorman ..newspapers that Queen Marie would rather abdicate abdi-cate than reign over the country under the German peace conditions, is held to be a case of the wish probably being be-ing father to the thought. The queen was largely instrumental in bringing Rumania into the war on the side of the allies, and she has fought stubbornly stub-bornly for many months to avert peace. Even now that peace has been signed, it is predicted she will continue to be a formidable obstacle in the path of the German plans for ''penetration." Will Never Submit. In a talk with the Associated Press correspondent at Jassy the day before his departure from that city, Queen Marie said: 'T shall never become reconciled to a humiliating peace with Germany never! And I hope indeed, I know-that know-that I shall have the support of Americans, Amer-icans, as well as Rumanians, in continuing contin-uing the fight against the invader. The time is a critical one for Rumania, but we know we are right and our eouxage is undaunted. We have been through critical times before. AVe have borne great hardships and undergone gTeat suffering. Greater hardships and sufferings suf-ferings are perhaps in store, but I continue con-tinue to hope. It is only a woman's J)Sfe, but I cannot abandon it." Plan of Germans. Wilhelmstrasse is probably consider-SvjKg consider-SvjKg ways and means for ridding Ruma-kja Ruma-kja of the queen's influence. As a prataratory step the German newspapers newspa-pers apparently have been instructed to speak of her as planning abdication. It mania entering the war, declaring that Russia would never be a dependable ally and that the course of tho campaiguing would be a long series of disasters for Rumania. Series of Intrigues. Now that the Germans have succeeded succeed-ed in obtainiug the formal signatures to the treaty which they have so carefully drafted, they will put into effect rapidly, rap-idly, it is taken for granted, measures designed to make Rumania most useful to them. A series of intrigues aud political po-litical maneuvers similar to those recently re-cently carried out in the Ukraine is expected ex-pected to develop at Jassy. A plausible excuse for the use of the mailed fist in Rumania may be found by the Germans in the difficulties likely to be encountered in securing ratification of the poace treaty by a Rumanian legislative body. A large proportion of the members of the Rumanian Ruma-nian parliament left the country when a German peace became inevitable, and it is doubted whether it will be possible to assemble a quorum for the ratification ratifica-tion of the treaty. Even if a quorum can be gathered, there are maaiy deputies who are counted upon to support the queen in opposing ratification, in this event giving giv-ing the Germans an opportunity, if they choose to take it, of dealing with the Rumanian parliament as they recently dealt with the Ukrainian rada. |