TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1914-11-02

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Ave years before the ofenae was a.
ready IN existence. Did II oeasof
Was tho word kept2 In tho note
communicated 20 Sir Edward Grey by
the German Ambassador July "a, 1914
IA note that called out from Sir
Edward not a denial, but an expires.
sion OF sympalhy-the German Am.
bassador, referring TO that earlier
promise says. 1T a only owing 10
the ~far-reaching self-reatraiht and
moderation Of the Austro-H Hungarian
g~qyernment, and 10 the energetic
interference OF the Great Powers.
that the servian p%rovocation 10
which Austria-Hungary was then
March, 1909 exposed did not lead
TO q condct. The assurance OF good
conduct IN the future which was then
given by the servian government has
not been kept. Under the eyes, al
least with the tacit permission OF
Official serYia, the great servian
propaganda has continuously IN.
creased In extension and intensity; to
it's account must be set the recent
crime the threads Of which lead 10
Belgrade; an indictment that none
OF the Powers so much as question
neither the foreign Offices nor embas.
sizes OF Russia, England, or France
and 70 which seryia practically pleads
guilty In her answer TO the Austrian
ultimatum already stated.
Now in view OF this what was
Austria-Hungary 10 do7 Accept the
word of SerFia again? We must look
at II not from the standpoint OF those
who think the Austro-Hungarian
government ought 10 be destroyed
but from the standpoint OF Austria,
Hungary herself. What would we OF
America do, IL despite a solemn
promise 70 desist, some neighborlng
nation continued to stir up racial
revolution among our p~eople-say
Spain among the Porto Rioans or
Philippines? Would we accept that
nations word again? 1t Is a Just and
generous nature that accepts the
offenders word on the first offense.
but a foolish or craven nature thar
continues to accept 1t through repetl.
tons OF the ofense. Let US not lose
sight Of the practical side of the
problem as presented TO Austria, The
spirit behind these attacks on Aus
tria-Hungary was not the spirit of
the Seryian government only, but the
spirit OF the Servian people also. A
government may be reached some
times by protest. But there are
cases in which a people can only be
reached by some tangible military
demonstration. History is replefe
with demonstrations of that Kind.
so that the problem Of Austria, 0
that the governments word could no
longer be taken, was TO impress the
people of Servia with Austria.
Hungary's purpose not to be silent
longer under these flying frebrands.
We went to war with Spain for less
than Austria was suffering at tho
hands Of Servia. England declared !
war on the republic OF Paul Kruger
for less. And Italy declared wal on
Turkey for less. And In each case
the war closed with territory
detached from the vanqulshed and
taken by the victor. Were we wrong?
More than that: Did any great out.
side Power even say Nay? On the
contrary we we're left to deal wit1l
the problem as we thought right
Why, then, should any outside Power
say Nay to Austria, especially IL no
territory was to be taken? Morally
right in her demand on Seryia, to
sit in at the Investigation. why was
not Austria left alone to enforce that
right, as England, the United States,
and Italy had been left to enforce
their rights?
The answer is-Russia. And that
too, not because Austria was without
just for what she proposed but
because any movement against the
SlaVs OF Servia would not be
tolerated by home opinion" in Rus
STA That is the fourth salient fact
contained In the White Paper. Had
Russia stood aside as England was
willing to stand aside, except to ses
that the demonstration against seryia
was not carried too far, the flame
would not have spread to Europe.
England had no interest in It, as an
"Austro : SerYian question:; so Sir
Edward Grey expressly declared.
Frances interest was merely that OF
ally Of Russia--it was put on that
ground at the time by the French
foreign Office; so it was Russia's In
terferenee, and Russia's interference
alone. that blew the flame from a
concerning Austria and SerTia
to a matter involving Europe.
And upon the sole reason lat least
such Ia the nurport Of the White
that there was a condition Of
opinion "at home that would not
permit her to be tolerant, or even
just, In such a dispute az this abroad.
Group together, in your mind, these
three facts-the presence of the Slava
In large numbers In Austro-Hungarian
population; the systematic stirring
these 6lavs by Servia against
Austria-H Hungary; and the persistence
Of Seryia in that, even after solemn
promises to stop 1t. both to Austria
and the Great Powers-and you have
out the cause of the war as
an Immediate matter between Austria
and Servia. Add the fourth faet--the
determination Of Russia. for reasons
her own, that no military demon
stration should be made to stop
Servia-atd you will have the lever
lifted 1t from an Austro-Seryian
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