Deep Gloom Prevails in Bucharest as Disgust At Axis Treachery Sweeps Through Country Bucharest, Sept. 1
Rumania's decision in the dispute with Hungary was taken under threat of war with her neighbours, the Rumanian News Agency empha: in an authorized account of the Vienna meeting.
Deep gloom prevails in Bucharest.
A quick reply to the Hungarian pro posals and the axis demands was needed, says the agency, because *Herr Ribbentrop (German Foreiga Minister and Count Ciano (Italian Foreign Minister) had only two days available for the Vienna talks." political existence of the state and the possibility of its disappearance.
"Acceptance of arbitration which left settlement of differences between Rumania and Hungary completely to the Axis offered Rumania in compensation on the part of Germany and Italy an absolute guarantee of her frontiers in regard to all neighbours.
"The Crown Council examined all the possibilities and arrived at the conclusion that the most favourable course was to accept arbitration by the axis as Rumania found herself at the moment absolutely is-'^"d among A wave of disgust at what is regarded as Axis treachery is sweeping over the people of Bucharest, and feeling in Transylvania is believed to be even more violent, though it is impossible at present to "accurately guage the situation in the ceded areas since telephonic communication has been cut, "Decision of the Crown Council t3 accept, arbitration by the axis powers in Rumanian-Hungarian negotiations was taken in exceptionally difficult circumstances," says an authoritative statement issued here.
"The Vienna conference took place in such circumstances that Rumania had to choose between saving the enemies.
"The whole system on which the foreign policy of democracy is founded has collapsed throughout Europe." In these circumstances the only reasonable attitude. was to embrace the policy of the Axis and accept all the consequences which arose from the new state of affairs.
"Our losses once again are painful but the guarantees given in exchange have vital significance for the existence of the Rumanian state at a time when so many other states are disappearing.
"Thanks to this guarantee, Rumania will be able to resume normal life and proceed with immediate demobiliza-
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