▁the ▁Magyar ▁race ". ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ' s ▁own ▁articles , ▁published ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁eth nic ▁German ▁Trans ylvan ian ▁Sax ons ▁and ▁their ▁relationship ▁with ▁Roman ians ▁in ▁Austria – H ung ary , ▁claim ing : ▁" Ex cept ▁for ▁the ▁Hung ari ans , ▁we ▁had ▁throughout ▁our ▁history , ▁just ▁as ▁we ▁have ▁today , ▁an ▁enemy ▁just ▁as ▁ir reducible ▁and ▁who ▁would ▁desire ▁our ▁disapp earance ▁just ▁as ▁much : ▁the ▁Sax on ▁people ." ▁According ▁to ▁literary ▁historian ▁Dum it ru ▁H în cu , ▁such ▁disc ourse ▁was ▁rep licated ▁by ▁other ▁pro - Ent ente ▁ven ues , ▁mark ing ▁a ▁temporary ▁break ▁with ▁a ▁local ▁tradition ▁of ▁more ▁positive ▁eth nic ▁s tere ot ypes ▁regarding ▁the ▁Germ ans . ▁ ▁The ▁inter vention ist ▁campaign ▁pe aked ▁in ▁summer ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁when ▁it ▁became ▁apparent ▁that ▁I on ▁I . ▁C . ▁Br ăt ian u ' s ▁National ▁Liberal ▁cabinet ▁was ▁p onder ing ▁Roman ia ' s ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁conflict ▁on ▁the ▁Ent ente ▁side ▁( see ▁Roman ia ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I ). ▁M ille ▁himself ▁explained ▁the ▁war ▁as ▁a ▁" correct ive " ▁answer ▁to ▁Roman ia ' s ▁social ▁problems ▁and ▁a ▁" d ivers ion " ▁for ▁the ▁re bell ion - mind ed ▁pe as ants . ▁The ▁newspaper , ▁described ▁by ▁American ▁scholar ▁Gl enn ▁E .