Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-10

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British Empire 1873. 4S5, 0O0, DOC
Russia Empire ....... 166 .Z5J,00G
France and colonies -. 9S,S50.O06
Belgium .s........... 1,432.000
montenegro .........,... 100000
Japan ....-..........4. 67,142,00t
Total ...............7S S, 174 ,)00
With millions on the battlefield and
with line two hundred miles long
more than nine hundred millions oil
the world are involved In war costing
in lives thousands day. and IN money
more than $4,000. 900 each day. II Ii
war OF Europe, the outburst OF the
smOldering embers OF the fires OF
racial hatred. land hunger Of the
crowned heads and war lords, and q
yearning for revenge. On land and
on sea the battle Is raging, and the
end no human can divine. Countries
are being ravished, thrones ere tot.
tering and the map Of the world Is to
be changed. There are flfty-three IN
dependent countries or nations ruling
themselves IN the world with q popu-
lation OF 1870, Isl, 900 souls. OF that
vast population 904.55e, 900 are en-
gagged II war. or more, almost two
hundred million who are not involved
in the struggle
This great conflict, called the Austro-
Servian war; the greatest In the
history Of the world. Is the elimination
Of years Of intrigue and ambitious
plans OF European countries for control
OF the balkan states. the gateway TO
the Adriatic. the 10nian and the Aeg-
can seas. and whose commercial Inn
portance Il reckoned In fabulous val
ues.
For generations. Austria and Rus
STA have commended for control Of the
Balkan seaporls and SerFia has been
the ally that prevented the ieutonic
Austria from securing the vantage.
After corruption and intrigue and
Diplomatic amsnenverinR had failed to
overcome Sorvian 0betinacy, the eli
lied bowers. It q said, oecided'
On either the destruction Of Seryia
or else unincafion Of (he sIav states
or the Balkans under their domination,
as the way 70 open up the Turkish EN-
pire to the commercial control Of
Teufons
Warfare was engendefed between
the people OF the Balkans, and for the.
nast score iof years this strip of old
Europe has been one center Of tlir-
mol and fratricidal controversy. In.
Austria Hungary. peopled BY millions
OF Slats, there has been the dream OF
It's Acknowledgement and one great siav
empire beyond the control OF the Teu..
tonic dynasties Gradually, the line OF
divicion has been drawn more distinct
". and Il Is the slav Of the Balkens
and Russia against the Teutons OF Ger
many and Austria France has been.
eafer 70 jnnb at the throat Of Ger
MANY 70 vine out the defeat IN the
Franco-prussian war, and 70 regain Al
eaee-r ,0rraine. England has been
ready 10 check the growth and exnep-
sion 81 the German empire. The, pal.
nan war Of 1918 was an outgroNtn q
the schenos and the strife over the
control OF the countries and their
ports
Austria was ready to attack Seryia
until the formation Of the autonomous
state Of Albania. between Servia and
the Adriatic. prevented any action 4
served to halt Austria's route to the
seaports. but the acquisition Of Bosnia
and Herzegovina. In which the Slavs
predominate, BY the Teutonic Austri-
ans. only served TO irritate the feeling
against the emperor, Franz josef, the
from ruler Of the Austrian empire.
plots and c0unterplots were laid in
Servia. all directed against the hated
Teuton and Austrian. The elimination
of "a was the assassination OF the
archduke and heir apparent to the Aus.
frian throne. Francis Ferdinand. The
PRESENTATION occurred In Bosnia, secur-
I'd n the division after the Balkan war
and Austria laid the crime on the Ser
Wan government. and July ~, 1914.
war was declared. II was declared
that revenge was the desire OF Austria,
INT the real truth was that Austria
stir held her ambition fora port on
the Mediterranean, to be secured only
by the completes control OF the now.
bazaar route to Salonlca. The treaty
of 1878 had given Austria the military
commercial and political control q the
route within the control OF Noyipazsr'
Pristine, Uskup and lsup. On
the divisions OF spoils aIter
the Balkan war, Servia gain
ed control Of Novibazar, Pristina,
Uskup and Istip, and practically the
entire route to q short distance from
Salonica, where the new boundaries
of Greece had been extended This
acquisition by Servfa meant that Aus
stria was again shut out from the san
lax. and II was only by the destrucfion
of Servis could her ascendancy De re-
stored.
The history of the Balkan peninsula
from ancient times is an interesting
one, and its trials and tribuiations
form an interesting part In history.
From the Third to the Sixth century,
great hordes of Slsvs poured into the