Though Roumania is not yet a belligerent, some of the Jews of that
country have been vitally affected by the war. In July of 1915, the
Ministry of the Interior issued a general order expelling the Jews of
the towns near the Austro-Hungarian frontier into the interior. Though
this order was later alleged to have been designed to prevent the
operations of Jewish grain speculators from Bukowina, many Jews who had
resided in the border towns for generations were summarily expelled.
This action of the Government was bitterly criticized by the liberal
press and in a memorial addressed to the King by the League of
Native-born Jews, and the order was finally revoked.
Whether the present Balkan situation may or may not result in the
entrance of Roumania among the belligerent nations there is no doubt
that upon the termination of hostilities the question of Roumania’s
treatment of the Jews should be reopened.