Evening star., 1914-08-23
THE AUSTRIANS AND THE SLAVS

cause that recently a concordat in favor
Of the latter was negotiated. This con-
cordat. dated June q. places clergy and
Catholics In Servia on the same plane
with the orthodox church.
With the Greeks and Servians there 10
being operated gradually an clinical con-
centration which will give mutual advan-
tages to Greeks and Servians. The Bull
gars and Servians of Macedonia are less
we'll disposed the one to the other. The
former holds that Macedonia had been
unjustly attributed to Servia by the
treaty Of Bucharest. but II is assumed
that Russia, the father of the Slav. may
find means OF pacifcation.
Macedonia in truth was tough propo-
sition. 1t contains Servians, Turks, AL
banians, Koutzo-valaques. Greeks and
Serbs. How is 1t possible that the differ
ences and Rriefs OF these people may be
adjusted? Only Russia "the father may
accomplish that object.
Prior to the Balkan war Bulgaria was
the spoiled child OF Russia. Recently
and since Bulgaria's act of hostility to-
ward her allies the "orientation' of Bull
garia's policy turned toward Vienna. Ser
via, on the contrary. enjoys at st. Peters
burg great esteem because OF her diplo-
matte attitude. With Roumania. Servia is
considered the basis Of Russias policy In
the Balkans
Servia, 1t should be said considers her
. self the Piedmont OF the peninsula. Her
friendly sentiments toward Italy were
somewhat cooled by the ultra-realist pol
icy of the government at Rome when the
latter sided with Austria in frustrating
Servia's interests in conquered Albania
But this condition is changing with events
that point to the utter failure of the Aus
tro-Italian coalition in Albania. More
over. Servians recall that the conduct OF
Rome was sympathetic and advantageous
to their commerce in the conflict between
Servia and Austria eight years ago.
King Peter of Servia was educated at
st. Cyr, and was also volunteer in the
French army in 1870. Speaking of Ser
Was army in 1918 to a fellow St Cyrian,
the king said:
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"In case Of war with Austria, after
having convoked bans and militia. 1 can
place on a war footing four
King Peters or five hundred thousand
,.4 men. My Serbs. believe
11VJect. me, are worth more than
the czechs, Hungarians. Germans, Croats.
Ruthenians and Slavonians that compose
the Austrian army" When his former
colleague expressed surprise. the king re-
sumed: "The King Of Italy knows what
Servia can do Ny infantry is constantly
| exercised at the target with the Mauser
| rifles, 1900 model. also the rapid-fire
gun. My artillery is composed of the
| French cannon. IS. and the mountain
model, 1908"
| The Servian army amply justified these
Qualities at Kumanovo and Monastir to
| the profound establishment and discom-
| future of the Bulgars, VINO. strahseiy
enough, affected to despise their FORMER
allies. D.,
kanic war Servia's first and second lines
| consisted, on mobilization. or 900"
subsequently,, in October. 1912, the NUM-
| ber reached 100000. =.
the persistent hostility manifested oy
| Austria against Servia? 1t Is e'iaenl
! that Seryia's prominent part IN the pat-
| ties against Turkey has constituted aus
tria a formidable rival ., and
The special points OF riSatry ans
suspicion are apparent in the FOLLOWING
| figures: First in Bosnia-HerzegoNina OF
the two million Inhabitants, soo.ooo az aoe
orthodox Serbs. 100000 are Croats. 'y- go
600 are Mussulmans of Serb origin. ~ =.
OO0 are Jews, Magyars. Germans. Czecns
or Slovenes; second. Hungary possesses
| 200. 600 Serbs; third, CrotiA-Slavonn,c'o ooa oa
| 700 900 Inhabitants there are l,soo.oo.
Croats, 100000 Serbs. loS.ooV .s,ysa.pal- m1a sc
malta, of 700. 900 inhabitants 644;ooo sI
Croats. 10000 are Italians, 7o.ooo are
Serbs: fifth, in Istria and Carnio.e. one on
sloyene regions ions tneTs 1essooo slovenes
who possess a disposition to make com'
mon cause with the Serbs.
The Serb element above mentioheo
has continually manifested tneir aesp
svmpathy for their people In Belgraoe'
For example, the poor peasants OF POS
MIA and Herzegovina, in spite OF orders
to the contrary. succeeded IN coneese a.
the sum of 100000 crowns and r,.,e SEM Al. II
to the Red Cross Society OF SerVia o"-
ring the Balkan war.
The presence Of Slovene deputaticn
at the centenary fete of the great Croat
poet Niegosch. In tho
The Slavonic Serb city Of lagra,,
is notable political
DIVISIONS. event-notable because
formerly there was deep-seated rivalry
between Slovene and Serbo Croat-
The deputation was accorded cor
dial and sympathetic reception. inc
Slovenes. 1t should be borne In miho'
are slavs Of Corinthia. Carniole. Styria
and Istria. We should restate the faoe
that the Slav, who belongs to the Ihoo-
European family, is divided INTO tnre
grand groups-frst, occidental SlaNs VI
Russia, Prussia, Austria (Poles, Czechs'
Slovaques, Lusatians or Wendes,: see
ond. oriental Slavs or Russians. divioed
into greater Russians, Malo- Russians
or little Russians and white Russians
third. southern or Yong SlaVs NDui.
gars, Serbs. Croats. Slovenesl, Ihefe
are in all Europe 10o.000,00O Slavs.
Correspondents Of the European
press in these regions declare that
there is actually in process OF organl
zation a nation composed OF tnreo
elements: Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
And this movement as manifested IN
the dispatches has attracted the serious
attention of the government at vienna.
Recently Lieut. Georgevftcn OF M
tro-Hungarian army was degraneo
at Zagesh publicly because on the o.
CASTOR of the fetes in honor of Niegosoh
he had cried out "Vive King Peter
Political crimes have been continual
ly perpetrated in Croatia-Siavonia as
protest against the Magyar hegemonf;
All these were the acts OF Croat ana
Serb students Of Zagrab. and belong TO
the series which eliminated in the
assa sslnation of the Crown Prince
Francis Ferdinand at Sarajevo.
II it is true that Slav nation Is IN
process Of formation as announced ~
must be composed In great part as
follows: Montenegro, 100000: Bosnia
Herzegovina, 100000: Servia. $500
900; Croatia-Slavonia, 100000; L,al-
malta 100000; Serbs of Hungary, 2oo.-
600; Serbs -Croats- -Slovenes OF Austria
2,O35 900