Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-05
MURDER or ARcADUKE 4
IMMEDIATE, CAUSE
or EUROPEAN WAR G

1
The spark that ignited the European
war was the assassination of Archduke
Ferdinand Of Austria at Sarajevo. capt.
tai of Bosnia, by a Servian student.
Austria immediate made demands
upon Servia that all conspirators ir
Servia against the Austrian govern.
ment be punished. all anti-Austrian
societies in Servia be destroyed, al
anti-Austrian plotters in the Serviar
army and navy be dismissed from ser
vice, and that trials of all these con-
spirators be held before tribunals In
which Austrians should be allowed to
sit as Judges. Austria demanded an
answer to these demands within TWEEN
ty-four hours, under penalty OF de-
claring war on Servia.
| Servia filed the following answer
within the allotted time:
| First-Servia agrees to the publica-
ton in its official journal, on the front
page, of the formal declaration SUBJ
mitted by the Austrian government
condemning the subversive propaganda
and deploring it's fatal consequences,
regretting the participation of Servian
~-N-SSAS AAA IAAiS PiopoSoAd0s ASPuuldt
ing any further interference with
Austro- Hungarian interests and warn
ing all Servians that rigorous proceed
ings will be taken in the future against
any persons guilty Of such machina-
| tions.
! Second-Servia agrees to communi-
cate this declaration to the army in
the form OF an order of the day.
| Thir6-Ir nroniseS ~ dissolve Socio-
ties which may be considered capable
Of conducting intrigues against Aus
F.; tria.
| Fourth-Revision of the laws gov
erning the press
!, Fffth-Dismissal from the army and
navy of officers. and the removal also
Of civilian officials, whose participa-
ton in an ti-Aus,rian propaganda
may be proved The Servian govern
ment, however. protests against Aus
TRAN officials taking any part in the
| inquiry.
| Sixth-The Servian government asks
for an explanation as to just what part
the Austrian officials are to be called
upon to take in the inquiry into the
| Sarajevo plot. and it is announced that
! Servia can only admit such participa-
I ton as would be in accordance with
international law and good neighborly
lations
| Seventh-To sum up. Servia accep.s
all the conditions and all the demands
of Austria, and Makes reservations
only regarding the participation OF
Austrian officials in the inquiry II
does not give its formal refusal to this
point, but confines itself to asking ex-
plana tons
Finally. If the Austrian government
! finds this reply inadequate, Servia APP
peals to The Hague tribunal and to the
powers which signed the declaration OF
1909 relative to Bosnia and Herze-
govina
Austria declared the answer was not
satisfactory, handed the Servian min
! lister his passports, arrested General
Putnik. chief Of the Serv!an army, who
was visiting at Budapest. and rushed
, troops to the Servian border.
Russia Immediately asked that Ser
via be granted more time. and also an
nounced by official publication that
any invasion of Servian territory by
Austrian forces before the differences
| between the two countries could be
| presented TO a tribunal of the powers
or to The Hague. would be resented by
Russia as a challenge TO the balance
/ of power and All affront to the Serb
people.
Kaiser Wilhelm was spending a va
cation in Norway and he hurried back
to Germany under forced draught OF
the vessel carrying him and announced
! Germany would back Austria in Its de-
termination to humble Servia.
This drew an issue squarely with
Russia
| Sir Edward Grey. foreign minister OF
Great Britain, then offered his good
services to maintain peace. He pro-
! posed to Germany that the whole thins
| he referred to the European powers
| To this the kaiser replied that it would
| be beneath the dignity of great ma
ton, like Austria, to submit a dispute
with a small nation, like Servia, to a
council Of powers. AS to the differ
ences between Germany and Russia
| the kaiser said it would be beneath
| the dignity Of either Of them to appear
in a tribunal like persons accused OF
crime.
The curt refusal of the kaiser to SUBJ
NIT anything TO arbitration or to offer
| to use his services to hold Austria iE
/ check was followed in three hours BY
| Austria's formal declaration of war OF
/, Servia and the occupation of Serviar
! soil
From this time on general European
| war has been regarded as inevitable.