ROUMANIAN PARLIAMENT.
CENTRAL POWERS' MOTIVES
LONDON, October 12. . In the. Roumanian Parliament Moiis : Basilesco said he believes the follow- j ing are the motives of the Central Powers: To crush Roumania, as a victory would mean the consolidation of Germany; the mastery of the North Sea and tho Persian Gulf; theinvasion of Russia south via Besarabia; and tho control of Black Sea. Perhaps also by a decisive victory in the east, securing the vast Roumanian stores of corn, petroleum, benzine, mineral oils, salt, timber goods, the railways system of the Danube trans- j port, be sides theCqaßlk shrdl ai ( port, besides the crops. j He er.ohtred tho Allies to do their vj utmost to protect Roumania, thereby f shortening the war, saving millions j of lives, and hundreds of millions of i money.
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Thames Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 10226, 14 October 1916, Page 5
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