Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-30
CALLS sERv|AN
KING MATE FOR
GENERAL AUERTA
German-American Editor De-
cIareS Sympathles Of People
Of United States Should Be
With Austria,
tBy Herman Ridder. editor OF New
York Staats Zeitung)

SsI
The murder of the archduke OF Aus
tria was one of the immediate causes
Of the war 1t led To the sending OF
the Austrian ultimatum The reports
which reached this country at the
time caused the impression to become
general that the Austrian government
served an important and rigorous ul-
timatum which, despite It's severity,
was accepted by Servia with but one
reservation. The Servians did not
propose TO permit Austrian officials TO
take part in the investigation To un-
cover the plot which led to the muir
der, basing its refusal on the necessity
of maintaining the dignity OF Its gov
eminent.
II has been assumed that the Ser
VANS In yielding on all other ques-
. tions involved. showed willingness
TO settle the points at issue. Austrian
sympathizers at first unaware OF the
facts Of the case. maintained that out
ragged Austria had no more trans
gressed It's international rights than
the United States had done In send
ing the utimatum to Mexico previous
TO the taking of Vera Cruz.
General Refusal Alleged.
The Servian answer has now become
a matter Of history. What surprise
to find in the detailed account OF the
Servian reply not a single unqualified
acceptance of the ultimatum, but ra-
ther general and almost complete
refusal. II will hardly be OF Interest
to the American people TO go into all
the details. II will suffice to Illus
trate the temper and character of the
answer by referring to that part Of II
Lob. aai L. "a
Austria demanded in its ultimatum
the elimination of such Servian school
teachers as were clearly identified
with the anti-Austran agitation by
being members of the active anti
Austrian societies. Ii also asked the
suppression of such Servian school
textbooks which contained violent an
ti-Austrian sentiments. Surely. most
Americans will agree with me In say
ing that a propaganda that begins In
the school room and inflames the
minds of children against q neighbor-
ing state cannot help but cause a
continual state of unrest along the
border II throws a strong light on
the human element Of the position
taken by Austria
Serva, in its so-called acceptance of
the ultimatum, deliberately omitted
to include the "Lehrmittel'' (means Of
teaching) among the things from
which II was to eliminate the anti
Austrian influences.
Answer Termed Ambiguous.
The instance typifies the tone of the
Servans' acceptance, which was
nothing but series of antiquities An
ultimatum Is "last word" and a
uuibbIIng answer to it Is wholly with
out dignity The bitterness of Servia
toward Austria il so intense that IL Is
implanted in the minds of the school
children, kept alive by secret societies
and now God only knows where II VIII
end.
All this is in line with everything
we have learned TO expect from Ser
via, a state which has been so largely
in the hands of that arch conspirator
of the Russian diplomatic service. Won
Hartwig. He who has since died is
the man who prided himself with hav-
ing been responsible for the last few
wars in the Balkan country. He is the
man, who, more than anyone else, TO-
mented national and racial hatred in
the Balkans.
Policeman 10 Petty State.
Reading American history am con-
WINGED that no American will take me
20 account when | say that no nation
of major Importance. whose chief In
terest lies in the furtherance of civili-
zation, can tolerate on or near its bor-
ders a condition of political unrest and
political intrigue. Ii is a most trying
task to play the policeman to petty
Balkan state.
| am convinced that we would not
dream Of permitting a condition to OBJ
tain In Mexico such as Austria has
been obliged to suffer on its eastern
border. We demand a strict account
ing from our southern neighbor. Our
experiences during the last twelve
months are readily understood in VI
emma; why can we not be as sympa-
thetic toward Austria?
Similar To Benton Case.
The Benton case has some strikingly
similar features to the Austro-Servian
matter. The United States, at the in
stigation of England, demanded Of the
constitutional leaders an explanation
of the murder of an Englishman on
Mexican soil. When that explanation
was unsatisfactory to England we de-
manded that q commission be allowed
to enter Mexico and investigate the
circumstances of Bent0n's death. This
commission was to be composed OF
American and British members. Upon
the finding of this commission was to
be based the action of Washington in
the premises. Had this commission
not been frustrated by the constitu-
tionalsts, it would have constituted a
court in no way dissimilar essentially
to that asked for by the Austrian gov
eminent for the trial of the Servian
plotters. While the actual murder was
caught on Austrian territory. the
equally guilty conspirators were safely
in Servia
It's of course, a matter Of common
knowledge that the courts Of China
and of the Turkish dominions, while
not exactly analogous, are based upon
the same principles. Whenever civil
li5ed governments deal with semi
civilized peoples, it Is necessary to inn
pose certain restriction upon the
courts Of the latter. 1t stands to rea-
son that government like Servia,
that tolerates an anti-Austrian senti-
ment in its schools. would not hesi-
tate to allow similar feeling to domi-
nate its courts.
Royalty Reported Involved.
The fact that the plot to murder
the Austrian arehduke involved mem
bers of the Servian government, and
1t was rumored member of the royal
house. makes the demands of Austria
by no means excessive
simple way TO judge this matter is
Tor US to imagine ourselves in similar
position. To begin with, had our pres
ent administration been In control Of
the Austrian government, it would
never have recognized the Servian king
as being the ruler of ServIa. Huerta
and the present king If Sarvia fannd-