THE PEACE OF BUCHAREST At Brest-Litovsk rumours had already spread that Roumania did not intend to continue the war.

These rumours assumed a very definite character after peace was concluded with the Ukraine.

That peace, as well as Trotski's attitude, left no doubt in Bucharest that Roumania could no longer reckon on further co-operation on the part of Russia and gave rise to the idea in some circles that she would turn back.

I say in _some_ circles, for there was one group which, to the very last moment, was all for war.
While at Brest-Litovsk I began to get into touch with the leaders of the Hungarian Parliament in order to come to an agreement on the peace aims relating to Roumania.

It was evident that, as regards Roumania, a peace without annexations would be more difficult to bring about than with any other state, because the treacherous attack by the Roumanians on the whole of Hungary had raised the desire for a better strategical frontier.