Secrets of the Balkans . d applause at public meetings,but on this Sunday, when the decision of the governmentbecame knov/n, thousands of people of all classes marchedthrough the streets, cheering for their king and theircountry. After the procession ended and the crowd dis-persed, I visited the smaller streets, and at nearly everyhouse a soldier was bidding farewell to his family or hissweetheart. All expression of sentiment indicated thatthe Roumanians were actuated only by the desire to aidhumanity and to free their brothers. On the day war was proclaimed, the German Ministercame and asked
Secrets of the Balkans . d applause at public meetings,but on this Sunday, when the decision of the governmentbecame knov/n, thousands of people of all classes marchedthrough the streets, cheering for their king and theircountry. After the procession ended and the crowd dis-persed, I visited the smaller streets, and at nearly everyhouse a soldier was bidding farewell to his family or hissweetheart. All expression of sentiment indicated thatthe Roumanians were actuated only by the desire to aidhumanity and to free their brothers. On the day war was proclaimed, the German Ministercame and asked me to take over the German interests inRoumania. I asked him if he had expected the declara-tion, and he said he had not, because he had had assur-ances to the contrary from both the king and the primeminister. He said that had been promised him longbefore, and I told him he should have had the promiserenewed every few days, because in war time conditions wH-r ^ l^ulL^flL^s^H^I 1^ jj^ J Royal Palace ix v^ixaia, Room ix Royal Palace at Sinal\ ROUMANIA DURING PERIOD OF NEUTRALITY 87 are often altered very abruptly. I promised to take careof the German interests if approved by my government,and also told him that on the 10th of August I had in-formed my government that in my opinion Roumaniawould take this step about the first of September. In taking charge of the German interests, I had toattend to the welfare of the staff of the German Legation,and also to arrange for their transportation from Rou-mania to Germany. It was agreed between us and theRoumanian Foreign Office that the Germans and Turksshould leave together on one train, and the Austriansand Bulgarians together on another. The Germans and Turks left on Sunday, the week afterwar was proclaimed. I sent the secretary of our Le-gation with them to the frontier, and also supplied themwith 10,000 rubles in cash, as they were without were placed in a fine train with sleeping cars, but theAustrians and B
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