The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-08-07
Diplomats and Observers Unable
to Understand the Attitude
of Austria.
RECENTLY STRONG FOR PEACE
Count 1erchtoId, Only Few Weeks
Ago, Bitterly Criticized the War
Party, and HIs Change Of
Front Has Not as Yet
Been Explained.

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observers are unable to agree on any |
explanation OF the crisis. And the rea-
son is not far to seek.
Only few weeks ago the foreign |
minister of Austria, Count Berchtold,
was earnestly defending the pacific
and moderate policy he had been pur-
suing toward the Balkans and Russia.
Berehtold for Peace.
In speech to the delegates at Buda-
pest he vigorously answered criticisms
of spokesman of the war party, partic-
ularly of delegate who was sup
posed to be expressing the sentiments
of the then heir presumptive, the late
Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Count
Berchtold spoke Of the aged emperor's
sincere and resolute devotion to peace;
he gave arguments Of his own, more
over. In support of policy of patience
and peace.
Feared Loss Of Prestige.
The frankness and directness of that
speech Impressed everybody except
those who feared that Austria might
be accused of timidity and weakness,
might be misunderstood and in conse-
quence might lose political and mill
tary prestige.
There were some among these who
thought, moreover, that Russia. whose
whatever might be said Of its efficiency
and actual strength when pitted
against q more civilized and free pow
er-was getting too mighty and too
confident, and was enjoying too much
opportunity for rehabilitation and con-
solidation of its financial and military
naval resources.
These vaguely favored 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 Berchtold's 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
excitedly discussing the Russian
peril" and demanding new measures of
defense. while section of the Ger
man press was pointing to the bear
that walks like a man" as the foe to
reckon with in the near future.
Yet the peace OF Europe is broken
not by Russia, not by a Balkan power
DESTROYS Of revising the settlement
imposed by Roumania and the concert
of Europe at the Bucharest conference
but by Austria, and seemingly under
Count Berchtold's direction.
What has happened in the short In
terval? II peace was necessary few
weeks ago, why is war inevitable to
dayf
To understand the situation 1t is es
sential to distinguish between glitter
ing generalities, fanciful aspirations
hand, and hard. grim. concrete facts
on the other. 1t is essential to know
what the conflict is not. 1t is not {
war between Teuton and Slav. 1t II
not q war between the Pan-GermaI
world party and the Pan-Slav worlC
party. It is not war for the preserva
ton Of Hapsburg monarchy.
Move 10 Antl-Austrian.
The Pan-German movement is anti
Gervian and cannot fail to be so. Thu
success Of that movement would de
Btroy Austria as a political entity. Thu
Pan-German extremists have had to b,
rebuked and repudiated by RESPONSE
Bile German statesmen. AS allies o
Austria they could not countenance /
movement which assumed and laboret
for the disruption and Disappearance
OF Austria.
The Pan-Slav movement in Russia Il
manifestly anti-Austrian. as well al
anti-German. II dreams OF Slav rul'
from the Adriatic sea to the Pacific
ocean" II dreams of Slav union o
confederation under the gentle ant
benevolent sovereignty Of Russia.
Care Interest In servla.
Pan-Slavism is. however. in q lin
tied sense. unmistakably In evidence II
the czar's profound interest in seryi
and Montenegro. The cars minister
have often blundered IN the Balkan
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