Identifier: secretsofbalkans00vopi Title: Secrets of the Balkans Year: 1921 (1920s) Authors: Vopicka, Charles J., 1857-1935 Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 -- Balkan Peninsula Eastern question (Balkan) Balkan Peninsula -- Politics and government Publisher: Chicago : Rand, McNally & company

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Text Appearing Before Image: ngto which Belgium and Serbia will be the only two lesserpowers admitted to the Peace Conference with thefour great powers. He said they hope that this infor-mation is not correct, and Mr. Bratiano added that hebelieves Roumania is regarded as an unfortunate deserv-ing pity, and not as an ally with full rights to justice.He said that if this be the truth, and Roumania shouldbe left out, the government would be obliged to resign. Mr. Bratiano states that the Roumanians continuedthe fight as long as possible, and that even after thecomplete disintegration of Russia, and notwithstandingthe hostility of that country, Roumania has fulfilledher duty to the Allies as far as she could. The suspensionof activity, as a consequence of the Treaty of Bucharest,which has never been confirmed by the king, terminatedas soon as the army in the Orient was able to take theplace left vacant by the Russian army. The Royalgovernment has no doubt that their treaty of the 17thof August, 1916, is fully valid.

Text Appearing After Image: General Grigorescu PROCLAMATION OF GENERAL BERTHELOT 291 We have called the attention of our governmentsto the following facts: (1) As a result of circumstances, the Entente hasnot been able to keep her promise to Roumania of the17th of August, 1916. The offensive of Salonika, whichwas supposed to begin eight days before Roumaniaentered the war, was not started. Roumania continuedto fight after the complete disintegration of Russia,whose aid had been guaranteed to her by the Entente,and although the new Russian government has declaredwar on her, the Allies having done nothing to remedyconditions or prevent this conflict. (2) It is absurd to compare the situation ofRoumania with that of Serbia. War had been declaredon Serbia, and she was forced to defend herself, butRoumania was led into the war by the promises of theEntente. Serbia has always been in communicationwith the Allies, who have accepted her governmentand her army, but Roumania has been in between twoenemies, absolutely isol

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