▁older ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁party . ▁ ▁At ▁first ▁Vas ile ▁Gold i ș ▁joined ▁the ▁moder ates , ▁but ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁realized ▁that ▁this ▁conflict ▁would ▁have ▁irre par able ▁consequences ▁on ▁the ▁activity ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁he ▁suggested ▁( t ogether ▁with ▁A ure l ▁Laz ăr , ▁Io an ▁Su ciu , ▁Vas ile ▁Lu ca ciu ▁and ▁ Ș te fan ▁C icio - Pop ) ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁political ▁unity ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ians ▁in ▁Trans ylvan ia . ▁ ▁Under ▁these ▁circumstances , ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Rom ân ul ▁newspaper , ▁published ▁at ▁Ar ad . ▁Rom ân ul ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁political ▁struggle ▁after ▁the ▁close - down ▁of ▁the ▁Trib una ▁newspaper ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁war ▁During ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁sign ▁the ▁loyal ty ▁declaration ▁towards ▁Hung ary ▁as ▁requested ▁by ▁the ▁T is za ▁government . ▁This ▁act , ▁qualified ▁by ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁authorities ▁as ▁" dup licity ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁patri ot ism ", ▁determined ▁the ▁susp ension ▁of ▁the ▁Rom ân ul ▁newspaper ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁Vas ile ▁Gold i ș ▁continued ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁official ▁policy ▁of ▁Magyar ization . ▁He ▁protest ed ▁against ▁the ▁intern ment ▁in ▁concentration ▁cam ps ▁of ▁some ▁eth nic