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With Russia in thorough subjection,
so far as the bolshevik government
was concerned, the. central powers
turned tbelr attention to Roumanla,
and, as was to be expected, they forced
that country to sign a preliminary
peace treaty which is little less hu
miliating than that forced upon the
Russians. Under the terms of this
treaty Roumanla cedes the province
of Dobrudja, as far as the Danube, to
the central .powers, agrees fo evacu
ate all occupied Austro-Hungarian ter
ritory, promises to demobilize Its army
and agrees to "support with all Its
strength the transport .of troops of
the central powers through Moldavia
and Bessarabia to Odessa." The sub
mission by Roumanla to any terms im
posed by the central powers was ex
pected, as that country, abandoned by
Russia, and entirely cut off from all
possible aid from the allied powers,
was absolutely at the mercy of the
Teutonic powers. A peace treaty be
tween Russia and Finland has also
been signed.
V Hi
' While Germany was working Its will
in Russia and Roumanla, the diplo
matic situation growing out of the pro
posal of Japan to intervene In Siberia
for the purpose of protecting the vast
stores of supplies paid for with money
furnished by the allies, occupied the
attention of the United States and the
entente governments. It was Indicat
ed that there was some divergence of
opinion between President Wilson and
the leaders In England, France and
Italy, as to the wisdom of giving Ju
pan a free hand in this connection.
