The report of the Minister of Finance to the Counsel of Ministers on the situation of Roumania created by the reparation and interallied debts policy

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Identifikator:: 102318091X

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-55477

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Title:: The report of the Minister of Finance to the Counsel of Ministers on the situation of Roumania created by the reparation and interallied debts policy

Place of publication:: Bucarest

Publisher:: Government Press

Year of publication:: 1925

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (115 Seiten)

Collection:: Economics Books

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70 Our preparations which could not be objects of public discussion, but which were carried on with great activity, could not be indifferent to the public opinion of the Central Powers, and more especially of the leaders of the war, who besides their military action were attempting a parallel action of buying con sciences, and of creating a current of public opinion favorable to our joining the war, side by side with the Central Powers. Besides this action which was carried on by a whole series of propaganda orga nizations which distributed pamphlets and illustrations for the glorification of the Central Powers, but which were founded on the corruption of consciences; even the means of suppressing publicity by buying up some of the existing pu blications, determining them to back their policy, were endeavoured. The Roumanian nation did notj let itself be led astray by momentary sucesses, nor could it deny its seculary hope in the unity of the nation, by rash adventure. At the same time as this written propaganda, the Central Powers made an attempt in an economical direction, trying to get hold of the agricultural products and in this way to avoid the blockade of the allies. The German Government intended to make through its agricultural orga nizations in the country, an agreement, in force of which the Consortium which it would create in B nearest, would buy up only from the big land owners, whose views were favorable to their action and which therefore were mar ked out by the propaganda office. Evidently that such attempts placed the Roumanian Government in a very delicate situation, because it they did not agree with the actions of the Central Powers they could not prevent the agriculturers from selling their crops. As the first counter action the central commission of export was created, by which the State monopolized the sale of corn. Two contracts were concluded with the Central Powers, and one with the British Government for the purchase of Roumanian corn. Thanks to this last contract Roumania though neutral consented to with draw large quantities of her products from their former normal outlet which was towards the Central Countries, and thus contributed to the blockade of her future enemies. Turkey who at the time of this contract was already at war, side by side with the Central Powers, as the first service which it could do for its allies, blocked the Straits of Constantinople; in this manner the corn bought by the British Government through the office created in Bucarest, could not be exported according to the contracts and was deposited in the ware houses of the railway specially transformed for the purpose under the clauses of the contract. Thus this corn being purchased became the property of the British go vernment and had to await the favorable moment to be transported or resold But it is a fact that the principal object namely an economical blockade ope ration against the Central Powers was obtained and nobody can say that so far as was possible, the good will and the assistance of the Roumanian government was not placed at the service of this cause.

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