The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-08
EXPLANATION OF
EUROPEAN CRISIS
| IS HARD TO FIND
hioIOmats and Observers Unable
10 Understand the Attitude
OF Austria.
becrN1LY STRONG FOR PEACE
e,rehtold, only Few Weeks
.oo. bitterly Criticized the War
%o,-,v and His Change Of
Front Has Not as Yet
Been Explained.

.c.,,,sion worse confounded" is the
sbrase that aptly characterizes the
situation in Europe. The Leading
Newspapers and the most experienced
n ..a,rora are unable to agree on any
.,.no,ion of the crisis. And the rea-
hon is not far to seek
CT few weeks ago the foreign
,,nIster of Austria, Count Berchtold,
.s earnestly defending the pacific
"A moderate policy he had been pur-
.n,rg toward the Balkans and Russia
serehtod for Peace.
Inf speech to the delegates at Buda-
Noe, he vigorously answered criticisms
/, ,pokesmen OF the war party, parti-
,rl,rly Of a delegate who was sup
oosed TO be expressing the sentiments
I, the then heir presumptive, the late
|I,chduke Franz Ferdinand. Count
perchiold spoke of the aged emperors
,ncere and resolute devotion TO peace;
bs rave arguments OF his own. more
over. in support OF policy OF patience
snd peace.
Feared Loss OF Prestige.
The frankness and directness OF that
speech impressed everybody except
,hose who feared that Austria might
be accused Of timidity and weakness,
might be misunderstood and In conse-
ouence might lose political and mill
,sry prestige.
There were some among these who
Thought. moreover, that Russia. whose
recuperatve power was wonderful
whatever might be said of its efficiency
and actual strength when pitted
against more civilized and free pow
er-was getting too mighty and too
confident, and was enjoying too much
opportunity for rehabilitation and con-
solldaton Of its financial and military
naval resources.
These vaguely favored a bold and
aggressive policy even at the risk OF
war. which had better come sooner
than later they held.
Sweden Takes Up Cry.
But Count Berchtolds view pre-
vailed for the moment and excellent
observers concluded that Austria. at
any rate, was not going to add to the
troubles, complications, and dangers OF
Europe by tempting fortune.
At that very moment Sweden was
eIctedly discussing the Russian
peril and demanding new measures OF
defense, while a section OF the Ger
man press was pointing to the bear
that walks Ike a man" as the foe to
fecson with in the near future.
Yet the peace Of Europe is broken
poi by Russia, not by Balkan power
ceslrous Of revising the settlement
imposed by Roumana and the concert
p Europe at the bucharest conference.
put by Austria and seemingly under
cunt Berchtold's direction.
What has happened in the short In
feNal' II peace was necessary and
ps'raole to Austra,Hungary few
ees ago, why Is war inevitable to.
Kay?
10 understand the situation II is es.
tenual 10 distinguish between glitter.
b geheralities, fanciful aspirations,
literature and rhetoric. on the one
pand' and hard grim. concrete facts
~ Tue other. II is essential To know
Vat me conflict is not II is not a
a' oe'"een Teuton and Slav. Il Is
war between the Pan.German
W." party and the Pan Slay world
Nv u Is not war for the preserva.
'lon Of IIapsburt monarchy
Move Is AntLAustrian.
me Pan'Germau movement Is nrti.
u''''an and cannot fail to be so The
's OF that movement would de.
p,s S, austria az a political entity The
t.n "pe,'"an extremists have had 70 b.,
c' ana repudiated by rcsponsi.
r,..' '''h slateSm"n 40 allies OF
\ "H 'hev could rot conference a
''N' which as-r"r.a and Iaborpd
[ Y Austria ''' disappearance
Ur,p,,.."n 'ShH movement In Russia Is
.ru"eo'y ant-Austrian, ms well MS
fror n'r'uan. It dreams of Slav rule
ecs,n we Adriatic sea to the Pacific
sontoa.m dreams Of Slav union or
knevo,'''auoh under the gentle and
c u' sovereignty Of Russia
pa, Ear Star' Interest in servia.
NFt.
ted ,sn, ,a'lSin is' however, in a lin
b. c,a. 1e' Enthusiastically in evidence in
nd No,, profound interest In seryia
Lys o,, The cars ministers
'e" Numbered in the Balkans