. Review of reviews and world's work. tria. It was known that abreak with Germany as Austrias powerfulally could not be postponed much longer;and the announcement of her hostile attitudeand intent on August 27 surprised no declaration, however, againstAustria, made witliin twenty-four hoursafter Italys action, was the most scnsa-tif)nal news of the summer. It meant a pow-erful accession to the forces (»f the the Halkans. Cooperation witli tlic Rus-sians to thects of national aggrandi/e-ment were to be enhanced In an Fnfentcalliance rather than bv a Teutonic one. 376 THE
. Review of reviews and world's work. tria. It was known that abreak with Germany as Austrias powerfulally could not be postponed much longer;and the announcement of her hostile attitudeand intent on August 27 surprised no declaration, however, againstAustria, made witliin twenty-four hoursafter Italys action, was the most scnsa-tif)nal news of the summer. It meant a pow-erful accession to the forces (»f the the Halkans. Cooperation witli tlic Rus-sians to thects of national aggrandi/e-ment were to be enhanced In an Fnfentcalliance rather than bv a Teutonic one. 376 THE AMERICAN REVIEIF OF REVIEfVS. (^ American Press AbssciatlunPREMIER BRATIANO KING FERDINAND (.KNERAL AVERESCU THE RUMANIAN PREMIER. KING. AND CHIEF MILITARY LEADER AVhat do thev hope to get outne Quid pro ^,f i^, 1^ j,^g brutally direct ques-tion that the world is asking to-day, as it asked on the day when the newscame that Italy and Rumania had assumednew responsibilities in relation to the greater Rumania undoubtedly enters thevision of Rumanian statesmen, as Mr. Si-monds suggests, and soincthing of what thatincludes is briefly indicated in the article onTransylvania (page 410). Great Ruma-nian populations are living beyond the na-tional bounds, ruled by alien dynasties. Itcannot be doubted that national ambitionsand aspirations had much to do with the de-cision at Hucharcst in August. It is generallybelieved that Russia is to have Constanti-nople and the Bosporus, and as a part ofthe understanding among the Allies it is notvmreasonable to suppose that concessions inBessarabia may be made to Rumania. Asfor
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