In the first place, it has this message for the
Germans. They must see clearly enough that the Rumanians would not have abandoned their neutrality had they not come to feel certain that the Entente Powers, whatever the cost and whatever the sacrifices, were going to win, and that any Power which has great aspirations and looks to the future must therefore be on our side. The verdict of history is anticipated by Rumania's action. Next, since all Germans understand military considerations and are in a sense students of war, they must see that it means nearly another million men in arms thrown into the scale against Germany. But the Germans know that even half-a-million men are quite enough to turn the balance, especially when those men are of fine fighting value and well equipped. Where is Germany going to find another half-million men to match them Y Even before the coming in of Rumania, Germany and Austria were at their wits' end to know how to meet the growing armies of Russia, Britain, and Italy, for in none of these three countries has the supply of men yet been dipped into as it has by the Central Powers.
