Impecunious

In the Law Courts of Bucharest, the Baldwin Locomotive Co., U. S. concern, sued the Rumanian Government.

The finding of the Court: The Government must pay the Baldwin Co. $9,000,000 for value (locomotives) received. Finance Minister Vintila Bratiano consulted his brother, Premier Jon Bratiano, offered to pay up in ten years. The Baldwin Co. said: ''Say it in weeks."

Faced with this predicament, the Finance Minister let it ooze out that he contemplates a visit to the U. S., presumably to borrow enough to pay the $9,000,000. But, in the U. S., he will be confronted with the matter of $18,000,000 owing to the U. S, Government; and, not unlikely, awkward questions will be asked concerning the money which Rumania must raise to pay for 50 new Fokker airplanes which she recently ordered from the Fokker Aircraft Manufacturing Co.