The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-30
WAR IN EUROPE imminent
Diplomats Despair of Finding Peaceful Way Out OF y Grave
Austrian Crisis-Servia Used By Gar AS Catspaw
In Bold Game

London, November ga majority of the ministers at Con-
stantinople favor continuing the war, according to a dispatch from
the Turkish capital to the Standard. The minister of war has been
ordered not to accept the Bulgarian proposal, but to wait for fresh
instructions
London. November 81, 8 a m-The sinister significance of the
moves on the chess board of Europe yesterday Tuesday spell war
After a long conversation with King Peter at Belgrade yester-
day. Baron Hartwig, the Russian Minister to Servia, said to the
leading ServiaD journalists:
Gentlemen, get ready to pack your trunks soon. The King
shares my opinion in every respect"
Just a few hours before N. Pachitch, the servian Premier, had
declared:
"Servia is determined to make no concessions and will defend
her claim to the Adriatic window with the sword"
These utterances are construed in London to mean but one
thing; that Russia has decided to support Servia in defying Austria
at an end and the issue must be decided on a cast of the iron dice
of wal.
Russia Forcing the Issue
London awakes this Wednesday, morning with the decided
impression that Russia is forcing Austria's hand. Austria, it Ii be-
ieved, does not want war. The Danubian empire would prefer to
attain her ends by diplomatic means after Turkey and the Balkan
allies have made peace.
But Russia sees in the present crisis an opportunity that may
not present itself again in quarter of a century. Russia wants an
outlet to an unfrozen sea- For half a century British diplomacy
has kept Russia from the Dardanelles. Now Russia turns to the
Adriatc.
Servia is but a catspaw in the hands of Russia. Every diplo-
mat in Europe knows it. The savage onslaught of the Balkan allies
upon Turkey wrecked Ottoman power in Europe for all time, and
the valor of Servias troops gave Servia the right to claim Albania
with its seaport on the Adriatic as her share of the spoils of war.
Servia Used By Russia
Russias opportunity came like a bolt from the heavens in a
clear sky. Servia is Russia's tool To-day Russia can promise to
uphold Servian arms in taking possession of Albania and the ports
of the Adriatc.
What happens? Austria, with Russia menacing her northern
frontier, suddenly finds herself face to face with the peril of having
Russia in a commanding position in the Adriatic, holding to ports
flying the flag of a weak and subservient kingdom. Austria's COM
mercial expansion is not only throttled, but her political safety
menaced-for, be it remembered, nearly one-half of the population
of Hungary is Slavic and hold allegiance to the Orthodox Greek
Church, of which the Gar of Russia is the titular head.
Austria, therefore, has ample political, commercial and industrial
reasons for going to war to prevent Russia from seizing, under the
flag of Servia, the territory of Albania and the ports of the Adriatc
which rightfuly belong to Servia as her share of the spoils.
And yet, even if war between Russia and Austria comes, it may
be weeks before Europe is startled by the reverberation of the ar
tllery of the combat of infantry. Diplomatic intrigue is still a re-
sourceful weapon in the hands of both Austria and Russia. Russia
is bringing pressure to bear on Bulgaria, to shake the alliance be-
tween Sofa and Belgrade. Germany, aiding Austria, is encourag-
ing Turkey to fight on. Turkey is trying to negotiate a secret treaty
of peace with Greece. 1t may require weeks for these efforts to sue
coed or fail
Powers Working For Peace
But in spite of diplomatic pour parlers, the danger of war is