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HistoryCURRENT HISTORY THE outstanding events of the last month were the declaration of war by Italy against Germany, the entrance of Rumania on the side of the Allies, and the practical surrender by King Constantine of Greek sovereignty to the Allies. The importance of Rumanias decision lies not only in the fresh troops she sup- plies and opening the gates which hereto- fore have barred the Russians from Bu garia and Hungary, but in the moral in- fluence of her action on the neutrals. The Rumanian statesmen from the very beginning have been closely watching the situation; they have had access to the fullest and most secret information; moreover, they have been in a position to observe critically and thoroughly at first hand the march of events, and have not hesitated to confess frankly that if they yielded their neutrality it would be to take sides with the forces which Rumania was convinced would win. Now that they have unsheathed the sword and aligned themselves against the Teutons, Bulga- rians, and Turks, the act serves notice to the neutral world that the most formi- dable uncommitted nation of Europe after two years of investigation feels sure that the cause of the Central Pow- ers is loSt The action of Greece implies practi- cally the same conclusion. King Con- stantine undoubtedly intended to main- tain neutrality, though the sympathies of his consort and of the entire royal en- tourage were decidedly pro-German. next |