Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-15
Associated Press Correspond
ent Finds Spirit Of Optimism
Prevalent Among Those in
Authority,
PLACE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR WAR ON RUSSIANS
Statesmen Declare That for
Years Pan-SIavic Propa-
ganda Has Been Openly
Spread Among Serblans,

10y MORNING JoURsAL SPECIAL IsAsso wiNal
Vienna, April l3 (via The Hague to
London. April lil-Confidence re-
garding the outcome OF the war is
the watchword everywhere expressed
In competent Austro- Hungarian quar-
ters despite the enormous sacrifices
entailed
The Associated Press correspon-
dent during months stay in the
dual monarchy had an opportunity
to meet ana talk with virtually all
the leading statesmen, including
Count Won Berchtold. the former for
eign minister. and Count ApponyL
the opposition leader and found
none who indicated or intimated the
slightest doubt regarding eventual
success in the struggle.
Although men in authority were
unwilling to be quoted directly By
name. the correspondent was permit
ted to reproduce the substance OF the
replies to a series OF questions re-
garding the responsibility for the
war, its aims and objects from the
Austro- Hungarian standpoint and its
effect on the internal relations Of the
dual monarchy.
NN1NAH hfhahhAh W. NNas
Responsibility for the war was put
squarely on Russia which, for years
according to the views expressed, has
! been steadily working toward the
destruction of the monarchy using
and encouraging Serbia as stalking
horse" for this purpose. The cumpOs-
Il lie views of the statesmen are about
as follows.
"The spark which kindled the war
was, it Is true an incident Of the
saddest nature for us, but the Incl
dent represents merely The conse-
lquence Of a series of deeds and aetiv-
titles aiming at the destruction of
/ Austria Hungary. Americans who
quite naturally paid little attention
lat an earlier date to the events in
icentral and eastern Europe, saw the
icurtam 20 up only at the moment
when great power, Austria Hun
gary. was about to call little Serbia
/ to account. Their first impression was
| that of the misuse of our great
strength The situation in reality was
iquite different.
For years it had been openly
preached in Serbia that the southern
provinces must be torn from our
( monarchy 1t has been proven that
the participation Of officials and OF
Ulcers in the incitation of murder was
/ lot an isolated case.
I Intrlgucs Within Monarchy.
Secret societies which were con
lductlng a propaganda against us,
and Intriguing us within the mon
larchy. were directed and prompted
iby mon in official positions. Serbia,
therefore. was tactly involved in a
Istate of war against us, which no
state in the world could have To To-
Gated.
SERBIA however, would never have
Ventured to act SO prOVocatVely un-
| less backed by Russia, whose govern
ment used Serbia as an outpost en-
trusted with the duty OF annoying,
I icXhausting and provoking ms untll a
suitable moment arrived to carry out
its pan-slavistic plans. Pan-SlaVlsin
had been steadily growing in strength
for hfty years. The Russian govern
ment recognized the idea as the most
{ suitable means for continuing its pol
Iicy Of conquest, whereby the Rus
sian empcrors have been for centu-
/ ries enlarging the empire.
'The clearest definition of the
leardlnal principles of pan-SlaVism IS
that of the famous Russian author
IDostoyevsky who said
/ IAN Slav streams must empty In
lto the Russian sea. While within It's
own empire Russia oppressed the
| Slav peoples over whom It rules, II
has constituted itself attorney for the
iSlav races beyond it's borders as
ipretext for interfering in foreign
affairs not determined by other states.
Prosecutions of Jews.
fputbpufanS Poles GZpChg ana
Slovenese enjoy Austria Hungary
national rights, whereas Russia Is a
iprison for the races not OF Russian
lstock. F'rightful prosecutions OF the
Jews are constantly recurring under
1.-THE assent and by the taclt encour-
tagement OF the authorities. These
lshow to what depths Russian culture
descends
Russia has long been preparing
itself for this war ana in recent years
repeatedly carried out so-called
ltest Of mobilization enabling it 10
lhave almost continuously an enof-
imous army ready for operations
within u few weeks 1t was Russia
(which melted Serbia, and when Ser
ibian agitation societies went so far as
/ to guborn the murder Of the crown
iprince and we wished 70 hold the
isia determined TO prevent this by
proposing a conference at which Rus
lsia should appear as the advocate of
lSerbia. so as to reduce our measure
against Serbia to a scale which Rus
lsia had decided was permissible. TINS
was equivalent to the plain recogni-
ltion of a condition in which Serbia
would have all the rights against us
(which Russia would authorize, while
/ we would have only such rights
lagainst Serbia as Russia should con
lcede 10 us In other words, we were
lno longer safe in our house even
Iagainst murder
i "This subversive work against us
proceeded and increased IN Nlgor' Ior
one Of the main arguments OF the
serbian propaganda was that we
were too weak or too helpless to re-