The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-05
Re-enter Serbia.

/ How closely war and politics are re-
lated is forcibly illustrated once more in
the case of Serbia; TO judge or interpret
the external events of a campaign with
out regard to the political motives, some
OF which may be conjectural or tempo
rarily quite unknown, is to risk serious
error. That there has been some mys.
terry about the Serbian campaign has
been clear ever since fighting there
stopped so suddenly last December. That
Austria's military position compelled so
complete a cessation of hostmities was
incredible, and if Austria were so hard
pressed as that it was not pain why
Serbia even though badly mau!ed and
typhus ravaged could not press guer-
rilla campaign. There were rumors Of a
split in Austrian politics over the ques-
ton OF fresh punitive expedition against
Serbia, and by one report the foreign
minister, Count Berchtold, fell from office
on just this issue.
Yet while some Of the guesses pointed
toward the truth, il remained for Italy
In publishing its reasons for going TO war
to reveal the fundamental fact Of the
case. II appears that this prolonged
quiet on the Serbian front was simply an
armistiee enacted by Italy as a condition
Of going on with the Austrian negotia
tions. II Italy was then resolved upon
war and merely playing for time this
stipulation would 20 some way b justify
the fierce ienunciation Of Italian treach-
cry by Emperor Francis Joseph. ID Isl
more likely that the hope. strongly pro
claimed BY Giolitti, that Italys aspira-
lions might be satisfied without war still
had some hold on the government. and
that the negotiations. pending the out
come Of which Serbs Was not 20 b. mo-
Tested. were entered upon in good faith. 1
For this stipulation IN behalf Of serbia 4
the reason j. plain. II Nas the menace
to Italian interests involved N Austria
attack on Serbia which gave italy its ~.
cuse to den0unce the treaty of alliance
md later to declare WAT. Toward TIE
destruction Of Serbs Italy was taking
the same ground a. England toward The
destruction of Belgium.
With Italy's beliigerency the serbian
iruce. Of course. sutOnsticsi Us comes - I
10 md. and tins is the sufficient srpiaua-
lion Of the renewed military activity en-
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