Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-29
THE WAR AND ITS EFFECT IN AMERICA.

war has begun in Europe the end of which man
forete 1t is that has been long in the brewing
and which has reached climax of fanatcism through the
assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife for
which Austria holds the Servan nation responsible and
because of which charge Of responsibility Serva is pre-
Guided from making any settlement with Austria other
than settlement made necessary by superior force be-
to accede to the demands of Austria made under
such accusation would be considered admission Of
sponsbty for the murder OF the Austrian archduke and
his WIFE,
All the Balkan nations will doubtless Join with Serva
thus bringing all the independent Sav nations into ALI
The result of such alliance and such a will be,
it believed to bring to the aid Of the Balkan allies the
tremendous power the Russian empire which is only
Slavic but which bound to them by the closer ties
of religion.
But the Austrian empire is itself onehalf Slav and the
Sav half has long been restless under the control of the
other half which is largely German, the German popua-
ton however, constituting not than % per cent off
the total population of the combined empire while the
Sav population is fully 45 per cent Of the total The pop
uaton of the empire exhibits greater diversity of race
and language than any other European nation except Rus
sia 1t is worthy of note that there than Million
and half Jews in the empire. To the racial preiudices
there is added large religious prejudice which has
tbued small degree toward the violent that
have marked the government in recent years.
To it all is added the fact that the Sav population is
the least intelligent and the worst educated in the empire
from 80 to 90 per cent being unable read write This
condition naturally tends to lessen the national spirit and
to increase the racial and religious preudices result
of these conditions is not improbable that large portion
of the Austrian empires population will revolt and join
found in the fact that their fought side by side
with the Servans for freedom from Turkish domination
with the expectation that Sav nation would be founded
European politics. often happens, prevented this
pected union by giving to Austria dominion large
majority of these patriots and permitting the establish
ment off, comparatively small Slav nation.
The intrcaces Of European politics hard for Amer
leans to understand We have long pursued policy of
attending to business and of keeping our hands
off the business OF other nations that have grown
accustomed to considering the fine points in the compca
uonS that have grown around the European
There is genuine fear however, that several of the most
powerful European nations will be brought into the war
which may thus become of the most bloody of history
Even as it stands between just the two nations the
promises to be bloody enough Austria may be expected
win all the early struggles but the Servans retreat
the mountain stronghOds the of this may be found
to result though the expected revolt of their Sav
brethren IN the Austrian empire should not develop
So far this country concerned there both hope
and encouragement presented There will be increased
demand for food and manufactured products to supply
sured from that direction but the time the de-
mand for money will be such for carrying the that
1T cannot be hoped that much capital will be left for deve
opment purposes in this country. Indeed, we may be
found to be investors in European securities This will
tend to retard new development in America for number
Of years because of the lack of money and capital
Ultimately however the results bound to be benef-
ca to this country We shall benefit from the increased
prices for food products and manufactured goods and
shall receive the interest upon loans if make
any, be free from debts that might otherwise have been
created, and thus if the in Europe shall last long
enough will find ourselves among the richest nations
Of the earth and in position to enjoy the greatest develop
ment when capital shall be released from wars demands
upon it..