Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-11
Publication Of Serbian "Blue Book" Throws New
llQht on ORIGIN Of the Dreadful
European War
I'VE HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY MISJUDCED, !"
Declare the Serblans. Germany Could Have Pre-
vented War. Threw Away Golden
Opportunity

Around the little mountainous king.
dom Of Serbia, In the northwestern
part Of the balkan peninsula, the
death clouds gathered which now
darksn oil Europe with the fisrcsst
war tempest In the long and stormy
history Of the world. Publication Of
the serbian "f,ius Dook"--the little
Kingdoms appeal 10 the judgment Of
the neutral worid--thsrsfore becomes
an event Of more than passing inter.
est.
I'VE have been grievously mis-.
judged; We have besn made the vic.
tim Of Austrian hatred and intrigue"
IL the burden Of the Serbian plea. The
"Blus Book" has an appearance Of
completeness and candor The Aus
trian charge ID admitted that indlvid.
uais and societies plotted on Serbian
soil to excite the hostility to the dual
Austro- Hungarian government. But
the Austrian contention that tho
Serbian government encouraged or
countenahced these plots II fatty
denied.
Press on Goth sides Famed
National Hatred.
Further admission Ia made that n
portion Of the Serbian press melted
the propaganda against the neighbor.
Ing power, but the defense IL raised
that Austrian and Hungarian news.
papers started the quarrel and famed
II along with bitter and abusive ut,
teranees. and the further claim ID
made that such Serbian newspapers AZ
gave offense were uninfluential and
In no respect represented public opin-
Ion or the spirit Of the Serbian gov.
erhment.
A full month before the beginning
Of the war the Serbian minister at
Vienna dispatched this telegram to his
oficiAl chief, the prime minister and
minister Of foreign AFFAIRS:
1.-THE tendency 10 more and more oh.
vious In Vienna to give to Europe the
impression that the crime perpetrAted
against the crown prince Of Austria
Hungary ~ the result Of = plot pre-
pared In Serbia, They intend to use
this ~ Z political weapon against ~.
Il ID necessary therefore to watch with
the greatest attention the language Of
our newspapers concerning the event
" BerHlevo.''
Serbian Lave Exceedingly easy On
Newspaper.
This advice the Serbian prime min.
lister found difficult to execute He
could only deal with the newspapers
Of Mis- country In an advisory char.
acter, for the Serbian constitution IL
exceedingly liberal toward the press.
Thus the Serbian prime minister, In a
note to all the Serbian ministers at
European courts. July 10. pointed out
that
"Heeine that Il was the purpose Of
the Auetro- Hungarian press TO draw
the press Of Belgrade into delicate
and unpleasant discussion the Serbian
government hastened to advice the
press ct Belgrade and to recommend
that Il remain calm and limit itself
10 the denial and REPUTATION OF false
and distorted news, This step Of the
Serbian government had no result up.
on certain newspapers OF small I'M.
pcrtance, principally because the
Austrp. Hungarian press did not cease
to spread new Inventions. the ten.
dency OF which was TO exploit the
assault from a polttica, standpoint not
only aeainst Serbia, but also against
Serbians OF Austria.,iun The Ser.
b,am government has not been able TO
put an end TO this pclemtc between the
Serbian and the Austro-l Hungarian
prese, the Law and even the articles
OF the constitution giving entire free.
dom to the press In Serbia, and for.
bidding all preventive measures. even
the ccnnscAtson Of newspApers,"
About the same date the Serbian
prime minister directed all Serbian
m,nieters to explain to the govern,
ments Of Europe that:
"rhe press IL quite free In our coun.
try, newspapers can be ccnstscated
only FOR the crime Of high treason or
for Navigation to revolution. There IL
no preventive censure."
Austrian v~uculeNee Chief cAuse
u the War
The "BMe Book" emphAsises point
which runs through all the govern.
ment publications bearing upon this
war-~A point IN fact which Auasria.
hungary conceaes that the dual
monarchy was SET IN t,s purpose 10
teach Serbia 4 lesson ehe would not
room forget, and wanted a tree hand
Ia her praiest OF disctpiMtne her little
neskAhor, II seems clear that Austria.
Hungary w~s not seeking a general
Earopean war A power Of Se,oee,e 900
people. having great armament and
vsst resources, wanted Europe 10 stand