TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1914-11-02

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been, and whatever the necessity OF
going across Belgium, there Is \
moral wrong IN trespasslng on Bel
Giumls abstract right Of territorial
lnYlolabllty - compensation beipg
guaranteed. Az least, except as an
excuse, no nation yet has made II a
cause for war. As for France. assum.
Ing again that Germany was right IN
striking her, her mouth IL closed
against complaining Of the violation
OF the treaty by the fact that she
provoked II. And England, In doclin.
ing TO say whether she would be a
b%elligerent or not. is I'm tho same
position. AS pretended guardians OF
Belgium they cannot provoke an at
tack and then iend II on by holding
up their ward between them and the
blows that follow; so that as a moral
question, this occupation by Ger.
many OF Belgium soil for the purpose
OF transit, Is merged In the larger
moral question: Was Germany right
In her attack on France did shs
honestly believe that her security
and honor required that that attack
bhvulu De mddef
Though the White Paper covers
i've pages Of the American news,
paper IN which / found II, the
essential facts pertinent to this larger
question are few and a be com.
Dactly stated. The first of these
trite enough but never TO be lost
sight oT-is that the Austro.Hungarian
monarchy contains a very large slay
population-the race OF the ServiaRs
also-some OF 1t added in recent
years. This constituted, to say the
least, a highly infiammable anti.
Austrian material 10 anyone disposed
TO start a FIRE within the Austro-
Hungarian boundaries. Another fact
mot 81 trite but equally important
lis that servia has been systemat.
ically dis 'buting frebrands through.
out this infammable matter. ut
vas a subyersive movement" says
the Austrian foreign minister In one
OF the dispatches constituting the
White Paper. intended TO detach
from Austria a part Of her empire,
carried on by organized societies In
Seryia, to which Servian high
officials. including ministers, gen.
erals and judges, belonged. ami
resulting In the assassination OF the
heir to the throne and his wife,
not as the individual mad deed of &
Guiteau or a C~zolgosz, we might add,
but Of IAN organized propaganda and
conspiracy" that developed itself In
several attempts, at several uncon-
nected points, by several persona.
on the same day; a statement OF the
servian attitude nowhere denied In
this English White Paper, either IN
the London foreign office or the
embassies at Paris or st. Petersburg.
On the contrary, Sir Edward Grey
says he cannot help but look with
sympathy on the basis Of the Austro-
Hungarian complaint. And Seryia
herself practically admits the truth
OF 1t, In her reply to the Austrian
ultimatum, for though she calls what
agitation took place political
that is TO say, something whose oh
iect is the change of government and
not private murder she offers tot
dissolve the Narodna Odbrana. a reyo-
lutionary society, and every society
which may be directing its efforts
Austria-Hungary,' to intro
duce a law providing for the most
severe punishment Of Qualification
to incite hatred against
the territorial integrity of AUSTRIA"
remove from the public educg.
establishments" in Servia
everything calculated to foment pro.
paganda against Austria; to publish
IN the official gazette and read to
the army this promised new attitude
Of Servia to Austria; and to remove
from military service all such per,
sons as judicial enquiry may have
proved to be guilty OF acts directed
the integrity Of the territory
Of Austria-Hungary promises nc
people would make unless there was
q basis Of fact for the complaint.
But though Servia thus acknowl.
edged the basis of the complaint, and
promised to take measures to remedy
II, she refused the collaboration" OF
Austrian Representatives, or the parti.
Of Austrian delegates" ID
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lNldLiu6 lHSTbLo.
She made no straight out denial Of
The subyersiye movements alleged
The most that can be made Of her
answer is that she neither admits
nor denies, but simply calls for the
But she refused the presence
Of Austria at the taking OF the
In a word, as Austria viewed
L, should the promised investigation
DO a ~whitewash, or should 1t be a
effort to locate responsibility
wanted a sincere inYestiga-
.ion-the attitude Of Servia looks as
L she wanted a whitewash. And Il
was on that that the two countries
broke.
Now was Austria-Hungary right In
the demand and Seryia wrong
refusing the demand that Austrian
delegates sit in at the Investigation?
That is the cruz OF the matter as q
question between Austria and servIa.
The conduct OF nations, like that Of
individuals, must stand the test nj
common sense. And like individuals,
iations have the right to have their
word taken in matters OF this kind
until their word Is no longer good, by
being repeatedly broken; so that had
his been the first complaint By
Austria against servia on this matter,
Ind this servla's FIRST promise to live
hereafter on friendly relations, there