The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-24
Nations Long At Odds;
Assassin Brings Crisis

The demands Of Austria upon Servia
ARE based in part on the confession OF
Nedeljo Gabrinovics, who threw the
bomb at the Archduke Francis Ferdi-
nand on June IS. shortly before Gabrto
&Prinzip shot him. Gabrinavics said
That he had formed in Belgrade con-
piracv with Prinzip and four others to
tflI the archduke. One Of the four.
BELGRADE student named GRADES, has
|een arrested: but the others are still at
brEe-
tined at in the ultimatum. This or
|anization aspires to unite the entire
keryian race Its secretary, Major
Khan Pribitchevitch. formerly an Off,
er n the Austrian army, was appealed
" Gabrinovics and his accomplices.
Ecrordinr to the confession, and
through them they obtained bombs and
|e divers from the Servian arsenal at
kraEuyevatz.
The feeling between the two nations,
kor ever. goes back much further. Only
minority of the Servian race live in
6e via and the Macedonian territory re-
fentlv won from the Turks. Montene-
To is inhabited by people ethnically
y linEuistically the same: so are Bos.
~ and Herzegovina: SO is much OF
h, hInterland of Dalmatia and large
BIZ riots in Hungary. In other words,
b -Indred years ago part Of the Servian
"a p was subject to Turkey and part TO
b. Hapsburg monarchy. The part I'M
b. Turkish domination has won Its
+ dom: the other has not
| BOSNIA and the Herzegovina rose
kgainst Turkey in 1876. as did Servia
|p~oDcr. After the congress OF Ber-
IL had settled the Balkan question in
p 8 these two countries so far from
r. Giving their freedom, were handed
o er to Austria, though remaining
u der nominal Turkish srzcrainty.
r. ey promptly revolted, and were
$ ndued only after four years of
2 errilla warfare. Ever since then
/ q ere has been much bitter feeling
BEEN maintained.
Annexed to Austria.
Austria spent large sums on public
|ir~ provements. and felt that she had a
| 2 -nperty interest in the territory.
Z en-. therefore. the Turkish consti-
II lonal revolution in 1908 led to a
|C 4 fer Representatives TO come to
. lament from all parts OF the en-
|r .. including Bosnia and Herzegov-
IL a. Austria had a good excuse for
IL noUncing the annexation OF these
IL gntries. Servia protested violently,
md was backed by Russia. but Ger
Il ny's support of Austria led to the
withdrawal of the opposition of the
: av powers and the annexation was
his irflamed the feeling of the Ser
Y ans. which the promise OF an autono-
Gus diet for the two provinces did
hing to allay. Austria's ambitions
n looked toward the ultimate &C
Ia isition Of Salonica. and Servian and
.rkish territory lay sQuarely in the
way. The first Balkan war made the
GstiOn more acute. for SerTian troops
. silly conquered western Macedonia
{ d forced their way through Albania
the Adriatic ty a series of brilliant
mpsigns.
Then Austrian diplomacy won anoth-
victory. In the conferences of the
wers which followed the war. Mon
negro was deprived Of Scutari. and
S"rvia was compelled to withdraw her
o cops from Albania. There was a
y que promise that the country should
f' allowed commercial access to the
1ri8tic through az unfortified port,
1t II went no further than words.
. Istria, seeding her pathway to the
gem closed for the time was In
- mood to allow the ServIan race,
: rlch consciously or unconscioUsly has
hen striving for union for the last
e. ntCry, TO gain q foothold on the 9TH
OF sea.
Army Kept on Frontier.
The second Balkan war. in which
Farvia. Greece Turkey. and Roumania
defeated Bulgaria, has been usually
Sscrioed 20 the Vaccinations of Austrian
diplomats. who are said to have worked
ION Ferdinand Of Bulgaria to attack
're Servians. The Servian victories in
the war were largely neutralized by the
fact that Austria seized the occasion to
"ccupy the Sanjak of Now Bazsr. a
strip of territory between Montenegro
md Servia which belonged TO Turcy till
The war of 1872. thus thrustinz herself
N between the SerVit ms and their Mon
sSnegrin kinsmen. And 30 another