Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-08-28

Vienna-The great and cruel wal
that now bids fair to devastate ant
impoverish all Europe was directly
though not primarily, caused by Aus
~ia.Hungary's declaration Of wal
against Servia. Slavonic Russia came
to the aid Of the Slavs OF Servia anC
Germany took her place beside Aus
tria. This brought about a clash Of
the triple alliance and the triple
entente and France and England were
drawn in.
The real last straw Of the great
conflict, therefore, that broke the
camel's back" of the peace OF Europe
was the manifesto of the aged EN-.
peror Joseph Of Austria Hungary
For the first time this edict Is here.
with given In full, as the ruler Of the
dual monarchy wrote II:
Dear Count Sturgkh:
have resolved to instruct the min.
listers of my household and foreign af.
fairs to notify the royal Servian gov
eminent of the beginning of a state of
wal between the monarchy and Servia.
In this fateful hour | feel the need Of
turning to my beloved people. ! com
mand you, therefore, to publish the
Enclosed manifesto.
Manifesto.
TO My Peoples: II was my fervent
wish to consecrate the years, which,
by the grace of God, still remain to
me, to the words of peace and to pro-
tect my peoples from the heavy sac
rifices and burdens of war. Provi-
dence, in its wisdom, has otherwise
decreed. The intrigues Of a malev-
client opponent compel me, in the de-
Tense Of the honor Of my monarchy,
for the protection OF It's dignity, and
its position as a power for the security
Of Its possessions, to grasp the sword
after long years of peace. With a
quickly forgetful ingratitude, the king.
dom of Servia which, from the first
beginnings OF Its independence as a
state until quite recently, has been
supported and assisted by my ances-
tors, has for years trodden the path Of
open hostility to Austria Hungary.
When, after three decades of fruitful
work for peace in Bosnia and Her
zegovina, l extended my sovereign
rights to those lands, my decree called
forth in the kingdom Of Servia, whose
rights were in no wise injured, out
breaks Of unrestrained passion and
the bitterest hate. My government at
that time employed the handsome
privileges Of the stronger, and with
extreme consideration and leniency
only requested Servia to reduce her
army to Il peace footing and to prom
Use that, for the future, she would
tread the path Of peace and friendship.
Guided by the same spirit Of modera-
ton, my government, when Servia,
two years ago was embroiled in a
struggle with the Turkish empire, re.
stricted It's action to the defence OF
the most serious and vital interests OF
the monarchy. 1t was to this attitude
that Servia primarily owed the attain.
ment of the objects of that war.
Hatred Blazed Higher.
The hope that the Servian king
dom would appreciate the patience
and love of peace OF my government
and would keep its word, has not beer
fulfilled. The fame of its hatred fol
myself and my house has alway'
blazed higher; the design to tear from
us by force inseparable portions o
Austria Hungary has been made man
fest with less and less disguise.
criminal propaganda has extended
over the frontier with the object o
destroying the foundations of order II
the southeastern part of the monarchy
OF making the people, to whom !, in IN.
paternal affection. extended my ful
confidence, waver in Its loyalty to tn
ruling house and TO the fatherland; o
leading astray its growing youth an,
melting it to mischievous deeds o
madness and high treason. A serie
of murderous attacks, an organized
carefully prepared. and we'll carrie
out conspiracy, whose fruitful success
wounded me and my loyal peoples t
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