Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-08-06
European Struggle Seen
Through Eyes Of Austrian
Former Diplomat in This Country Tells How He Views the
Terrible European Crisis

"A great European war is inevitable
millions OF dollars will be spen
and thousands OF lives will be sacri
feed before Europe can settle dow
to peace.
4 "A violent thunderstorm Is needed
to clear the atmosphere. For year,
the war clouds have been gathering
The great increase Of ornaments dur
ing the past decade has been made
with the coming conflict in view. Tht
clash between 4 Austria and Servis
serves to precipitate the climax.
Greatest World Has Ssen..
When the storm breaks in full
force II Will be- the greatest the worli
has ever seen. More men will be In
volved, More territory will be. II
fected. Boundary lines OF nation.
will be changed. And, while the
great loss Of HE that Il bound to fol
low u to sbe deplored, the world will
be . better place after peace shall
have been declared. ' e 81, .s }}ss u
This IL the opinion Of former
Austrian diplomat, now living In the
United States. For years he has beer
9 close student of European policies
and he Shas hut recently returned
from . trip abroad. This man has
served 90 military officer In the
Ealkans. 10 conversant with con,
ditions II many countries, and his
views are the result Of calm, calculat
ing consideration. To converse with
him is to re1lixe that he is not q hot
headed enthusiast who has been car.
ried away 0nse wave OF frenzied en-.
thusiasm. He Is rather Of the calm
practical, reflctive German type. His
statements seem almost automatic as
he utters them, his fine. somewhat
sober. philosophic brow slightly wrin.
kles as he ponders on the situation.
Distrustfui Of Conditions.
| 4 have but recently returned from
Europe, Z he says. .tEverywhere l
found the people deeply disturbed,
deeply distrustful of present condi-
tons. A sense of impending trouble
was everywhere present. No one
was putting money in the banks.
Small boards were carefully being
secreted where they would be readily
accessible. One prominent inn-keep-
er, whom have known for years, is
keeping In his own possession an the
coin he takes in. Only the paper
money does he entrust to the bank.
This feeling of unrest is express
ed in many other ways. Business has
become extremely conservative.
There Is no general development Of
industries. ,Y.3 q
Racial hatred and over-armament
are at the root Of the present tense
situation. Many conditions have aris-
en- during the past fifty years that
make inevitable 4 great international
conflict. One nation Is angered. An
other ID Jealous Of q neighDor's grow
ing military power. Others have am.
billions that up TO the present have
not been realized. War alone can
settle these differences.
Austria Is perfectly in the right in
precipitating the preaent crisis with
Servia. The seryians are despic-
able people. For years they have
studiously insulted all Germanic peo-
pie with whom, they have come in
contact. Societies exist for that one
purpose.
There Is an old saying on the 9TH
ef hand that well illustrates the low
esteem the Austrians have for the
Serbs. It goes something like this:
IA Chinaman Is bad, One Hindu is
as bad as two Cinnamon. One Turk
is as bad as two Hindus. One Serb
Is as bad as two Turks
Sting National Pride.
For years these insect pests have
crawled over the wall from Servia
into Austria to- sting our national
pride in one way or another. The
time has come for Austria to put
down her foot and exterminate these
l0aths0me vermin.
The assassination Of Archduke
Francis Ferdinand was the browning
insult. This deliberate, cold-blooded
murder was Servian plot backed by
Russian money. Back Of II all, Of
course, Is the violent racial feeling Of
the Serbs against Austria. They are
particularly resentful Of the fact that
Austria has shut them off from the
sea by creating o. % buffer state the
Kingdom Of Albania. The Serbs are
thus securely 1andlocked. TO the
north they have access to seaports
only, across Austrian territory. On
the west they are hemmed in BY Bull
garia and RoYmania. Greece cuts
them off on the south. and on the
east they are separated from the Ad-
Ratio by Montenegro and Albania.
Hard Blow 70 Pride.
This situation Is . hard blow to
Servian pride. Following their sue
cesses in the latest Balkan war they
got q magnified idea Of their own i'm.
p6rtance. They desired more terri
tory than was allotted. to them, and
especially did they crave an outlet to
the sea. Hemmed in as they are at
present they are It the mercy Of the
powers that surround them. The
way they are now importing arms ID
WANT ELEcTRic LINE.
The people 81 Oliver county have
become aroused over the necessity Of
better Communication with the out
side The N. " north line out Of
;Mandan runs through the eastern
edge Of the county but Center is left
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