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Show - . sessanenmnew Bsesaaat ( Lithuania Cedes Baltic Seaport as Warplanes Of Fuehrer Peril City Rumania Signs 'Open Door' Trade Pact WithHaxIs BUCHAKEST, Rumania, March 22 (AP) Germany and Rumania signed a trade treaty tonight ' Rumanian officials Jubilantly Jubilant-ly announced that the country's "political and economic independence" inde-pendence" had been preserved under the terms of the treaty. Details were not announced. The trade agreement negotiation of which was a major factor In the "Rumanian crisis" which disturbed Europe last week-end, was completed com-pleted and signed this afternoon by Dr. Helmuth Wohlthat head of a German trade mission, and Jan Du-Jolu, Du-Jolu, Rumanian minister of national economy. Rumanians said Germany was not given monopolistic economic con-ceaslone, con-ceaslone, which she was reported to have asked previously. The "open door to purchasers of the whole world remains open," one official commented. , Germany gave no special pledgee to respect Rumanian frontiers and negotiators said the subject had not been discussed. At the same time they reiterated , that ao German ultimatum had been . presented and no political preeeure i applied to gain special advantages. Premier Around Calineectt Immediately Im-mediately Issued a statement that "concentrations" of troops along Rumania's frontiers might bo canceled can-celed within "10 or IS days.' The premier said ho expected the International situation "to bo clarified." clari-fied." It was understood he baaed his statement on report! that both Hungary Hun-gary and Bulgaria, neighbors from whom Rumania wen territory In the World war, had slowed up military activity along Rumania's frontiers. Meanwhile, the nations of southeast south-east Europe stood ready to defend their frontiers. No country would say it had mobilised; mob-ilised; but there were soldiers on every border and hundreds of thousands thou-sands of men had been called from their homes to fill frontier fortifl- cations. The contagion of military activity ran from one country to another. Rumania, alarmed by troop concentrations con-centrations In Hungary, had called out special troops of several yearly c lessee. Then significant military activity In Bulgaria prompted Ru- tCeeUnwe eS fe Twe) (Column Two) RUMANIA SIGNS i TRADjJREATY (OeeUaeee tfeal raff One) mania ta call out reservists of the Bucharest rartnrv The general staffs of Turkey, Jugoslavia and Greece watched the military moves Intently. Preparations Prepara-tions were veiled In the secrecy with which all nations attempt to conceal military moves. Nattsas Watch Neighbors But the Intelligence services were busy, and each little Balkan state, watching Ita neighbors and watching watch-ing Germany, knew approximately what the ether was doing, The pyramiding of preparations caused general concern. France laat night called up some reserves to man the Maglnot defense line . facing Germany. . An official tAaaaesatan statement laat night aaldt that tie summoning of reserves to capital garrisons was prompted by "mobilisation la car-tain car-tain neighboring countries. Depends oa Others Rumanians said their action would be rescinded as soon as those "certain neighboring etatee" demobilised. demob-ilised. In Hungary, officials pointed to Rumanian troops aa a justification for their own soldiers being massed aa the Rumanian border. Numerous Rumanian troops were being sent te the southern frontier, many to a point where an Identatton of the Bulgarian border brings that frontier to within 47 miles of Bucharest. Bu-charest. Soma schools In Buchsrest were being closed to classes and used to house soldiers. Uniforms and weapons were being issued te reservists. re-servists. . |