Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-16

European politics at tine congress OF
Berlin
Mr.. Petronievitch pointed to a large
map which hung in his office, showing
the ancient confines of the Serbian
empire as well as the marginal line OF
tine frontiers Of that greater Serbia.
the creation of which is In some quar-
tiers regarded as the cause OF the war.
Be this as 1t may, II win certainly be
one Of the most important changes In
the map Of Europe II Serbia and her
powerful allies are snceesssns against
the Germans and the Austrians.
You can see," continued Mr. Pets
ronievitch "how difficult has been the
position OF Serbia, with the Turks on
ths one hand longing to conquer what
they had lost; the Austrians on the
other hand, urged by the Germans.
whose own expansion could only take
place by pushing the Austrians into
possession of all tho Slav kingdoms OK
the Balkans, thus leaving free the Ger
man provinces of Austria for Germany.
There is no doubt to our mind that
Germany has had the idea OF absorb-
ing the dual monarchy OF Austria
Hungary. thus dreaming OF Kingdom
extending from the shores of the
North Sea TO the Aegean at Salonika'
the Bosphorus and the Sea OF Mamora
at Constantinople. and reaching out 10
a supreme control OF the Mediterran-
can and even the Black Sea- No one
who has not lived on the shores OF
the Danube has any real conception OF
the fanaticism with which Austria mas
| worked to achieve this end, nor OF the
designing care with which Germany
! has ever promoted her designs. A part
| of the plan always has been to keep
the states of the Balkans from any
| federation or coheslan among them
selves This might have been more
difficult had not several of the states
had German princes for rulers. Serbia
and Montenegro you know, with the
exception OF Italy. are the only states
O Europe that have rulers Of their
| own blood and faith.
| Bulgaria. closely allied to Serbia in
feudal times, and whose liberation
from Turkey was effected by Russia.
has ever been the working ground of
| that Austro- German diplomacy which
! has been SO active at Constantinople.
The Bulgarian war OF last year. as well
! as Turkeys participation In the pres
ent war. was the outcome Of this di-
! plomacy and intrigue. Serbia has been
wiser than Bulgaria or Turkey. We
| have not been any too fond of strang-
ers Too many Of those who have
come in the guise of friends have
turned out to be Austrian spies. There
never was a country so beset by spies
and Observation-Disclosures of all kinds as
Serbia has been during the past fifteen
years. or since the German emperor
made up his mind that European war
would be the only means of acquiring
new territory for Germany.
Serbia is trying to demonstrate to
the whole world that her civilization Is
on as high a plane as that Of England
and America, even tho her resources
and facilities are not greater than those
OF some Of the American states one
hundred years ago. 1t was the history
of the American revolutionary war.
read by Kara George. grandfather OF
our present king, which inspired him
with desire to lead his people In tho
uprising against the Turks in 1904"
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