The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-08-06
THE WAR AND ITS
EFFECTS IN AMERICA


nation OF Archduke Ferdinand and
MS wife for which Austria holds the
SerVlan nation responsible, and be-
cause of which charge of responsible
ity SerVia is precluded from making
any settlement with Austria other
than the settlement made necessary
by superior force, because to accede
To the demands Of Austria made
under any such accusation would he
considered an admission Of resp0n-
SiblliJy Ior the murder of the Austri-
an archduke and his wife.
All the Balkan nations will doubt
ess join with Servia, thus bringing
al the independent Slave nations in
to alliance. The result Of such an
/ alliance ana such var viii be, it is
Oeleved, TO briug to The aid cf the
balkin allies the tremendous pow n
of the Russian empire, winch Is not
only Slavic tut which is bou0d TO
then bS the even closer ties OF relig'
ion.
But the Austrian empire is Itself
half SlIy ami the Sltv half has
long been restless under the control
of IT," her bali, which is largely
German, the Glrnan population,
however, constituting not more than
. per cent Of the total population OF
the cumhined empire while the Slav
population is fully ~ per cent Of the
total 1ne popula ton OF the eu pire
exhibits greater diversity OF race
ana language than any other Euro
pean nation except Russia. 1t is
worthy If note thlt there are more
than million and half Jews in the
empire. To the racial preWdices
there is added a large religious pre-.
} dee which has contributed in 80
small degree toward the violent scenes
tuat have marked tie government
in recent years.
To it all is added The fact thai the
Nlav population is the least intellI-
gent and the worst educated in the
empire from 80 TO 80 per cent being
unable TO read or write. THIS coudi-
tiun naturally tends 20 lessen tine
national spirit, and tc increase the
racial md religious prjeudices. As
result OF these conditions il Is not
Improbable that a large portion O
the Austrian empires population
Nill revolht and join the Seryian
forces. Additional reason for sucr
belief is found in the fact that
their ancestors fought side 10y side
wlth the Servians for freedom from
Turkish domination with tie expect
alton that Slav nation would be
founded, European politics, as often
happens, prevented this expected
union by giving TO Austria dominion
over large majority Of these patu,
ots and permitting the establishment
OF a comparatively small Siav nation
The intricacies Of European pol
.iiicS are bard for Americans to un
derstand. We have so long pursued
policy OF attending to our own bus
iness and OF keeping our hands of
the business of other natoins, tha
, we have not grown accustomed {,
considering the doe points In th'
complications that have grown al
. around the European nations. Thert
is genuine fear, however, that sew
eral Of the most powerful European
nations will be brought into war tn,
which may thus become one OF th,
most bioody Of history Even A. }
stands between just the two nation
the war promises 20 be blood.
enough. Austria may be expected l.
win al toe early struggles but as Tn
Servians retreat into the mountain
strongholds the reverse OF this ma!
be found 10 result, even though th
expected revolt Of their Slay breth
J rem in the Austrian empire shoul.
. not develop
q SO Tar a. this country Is concerre'
there is both hope and discourage
ment presented. There viii be "a
increased demand for our food an
manufactured products 10 sgpply th
demands Of the combtsnts, and thu
PROFITS are assured from that direc
ton, but a. the same time, the De
mand FOR money vill Ne such Tor csi
rying on the var tnAt II ca7not bel
~ hoped that mech capital ~ill b
feft forideyeloqment purposes in thi
country. Indeed ~e u'ay be found G
be investors IN EuropeBn securities
b This eill tend 10 retard nes deyc
opment In America fra uup.bsr q
' yeas because - The lack ~ mpns
ard capital
Ultimately. ho~ever. the result
, are bound On - hsEefeisl 10 ttI
=, country Sc shall bsoefi from N
increased price, Tor our 'ond pr.e
net. and manufactured goods ard y
shall receive the Interest upon %.
i. laau.. y ~ make ABv. or - p.
a from aetts ihaf might othsrsi.
b. Hsvs tssn created thus and. n -
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