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Show RUMANIAWILL BE WITH ALLIES Bucharest, Jan. 4. Take Jonescu, former minister of the interior of Rumania Ru-mania and now leader of the Liberal party says: "Belonging to the opposition, I cannot can-not tell definitely what Rumania's official of-ficial action will be. I cannot express this nation's will and the probabilities of the future. "Rumania can never fight with the Germans. A few maniacs and wretches wretch-es bought by the Teutons make a lot of noise, but no government could forcethe Rumanians to fight side" by side with the Magyars. The impossibility impos-sibility of this will be the surer because be-cause Russia has pulled round mar-velous.ly mar-velous.ly and is preparing formidable armies. "Rumanians of common sense know that our national unity and honor will compel us to fight with the quadruple quad-ruple allies, whose victory is certain, despite Germany's ephemeral successes success-es in the Balkans, due to Bulgaria's , perfidy and the coup d'etat of the H Hfl ft 'iiJM t f. H Greek king, who took up an attitude contrary to the wishes and Interests of his people. "Americans enjoying the benefits of democratic government cannot realize how such conditions should arise in Greece. Many of us believe Rumania should have entered the war at least at the same time as Bulgaria, Bul-garia, but it is idlo to lament the past "Now that tho Serbs have been thrown back on the Adriatic the situation sit-uation depends on Franco-British action ac-tion on tho Balkan peninsula ana Russia's preparations for an attack on the Bulgarians. It would be absurd for Rumania to allow anothei opportunity oppor-tunity to slip. I believe she dare not. The half million men forming our field army would exercise serious pressure on the Germanic line of communication. com-munication. I cannot name the date of this event, but I can foresee it. "It would shorten the resistance of Germany, who already Is condemned to defeat. The enemy of the human race, she merits punishment. I hope and believe my country will share In the infliction of this chastisement." chastise-ment." nn . |