Secrets of the Balkans . ng to information worthy of belief, a trainloaded with ammunition destined to the occupied ter-ritory, was recently made ready to be dispatched. Itis our duty to call the most serious attention of theRoumanian government to the fact that it would be agreat responsibility for them, in the new situation result-ing from the fighting of the Allied troops and the Germantroops in the occupied territory, if they should indirectlyhelp the enemy or fail to prevent, by every means intheir power, any action of the Central Powers which,by threatening the public order in Roumania,
Secrets of the Balkans . ng to information worthy of belief, a trainloaded with ammunition destined to the occupied ter-ritory, was recently made ready to be dispatched. Itis our duty to call the most serious attention of theRoumanian government to the fact that it would be agreat responsibility for them, in the new situation result-ing from the fighting of the Allied troops and the Germantroops in the occupied territory, if they should indirectlyhelp the enemy or fail to prevent, by every means intheir power, any action of the Central Powers which,by threatening the public order in Roumania, wouldrisk bringing on counteraction by the Allies. We consider as dangerous the audacious propagandaundertaken by the Austro-German agents, in the oc-cupied territory as well as in Moldavia, intended to createa state of anarchy which would complicate the task ofthe Allies the day the necessities of the war compelthem to enter the occupied territory to follow the case the most energetic means are not used to stop. Reception by King Ferdixaxp I of Roimania, of Ameri-can Minister Vopicka. Military Attache ColonelYates, and Colonel Anderson of the American RedCross, on the Steps of the Royal Palace in Jassy ADVICE TO BESSARABIANS 267 this propaganda, we will decline any responsibility asregards the steps taken by the staff of the Allied troopsin this matter. The tone of this document was intended to give theMarghiloman cabinet a reason for resisting the demandsand actions of the Germans, and also to make the situ-ation of the cabinet unstable, in anticipation of theformation of an Ententist government. The Marghilo-man cabinet had entirely ceased, for some time, sendingto the occupied territory ammunition for the Roumaniandetachments, as called for in the treaty of Bucharest. As regards the Bolshevik propaganda, Mr. Marghilo-man is suspected of resisting it indifferently. Thistolerance is explained by the desire to placate GeneralAverescu, who enjoys great popularity among
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