The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23
Bosnia Declared to Be Loyal in the
Present Crisis-Effect of the Crime
Upon Moslems, Croats and Serbs

The crime in the streets of Sarajevo,
however, brought about an entirely
new condition of affairs.
The Serbs in the brief space Of one
night ceased to be the ruling class.
When the war broke out many Of the
most prominent among them were APP
pretended and were held as hostages
for the good conduct Of the humber
rank and file. l have seen Moslem
soldiers drawn up at a little Bosnian
wayside station with n Of these Serb
prisoners standing in front of them.
l knew that they had strict orders to
shoot him in case any neighboring
bridge or tunnel were blown up, and l
knew too that they would have taken
considerable pleasure in carrying out
their orders.
There are no more loyal subjects in
the monarchy to-day than the Mos
lens of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They
have heard too much OF Servian cruelty
and brutality toward the Bosniak ele-
ments in northern Macedonia to relish
the prospect Of being ruled from Bel
grade. I was in Salonica two years
ago when Austrian steamers came into
port and ooh of 5000 Bosniak refu-
gees who had fed from their homes
before the Servian invader.
Previous to that ! had been over
some Of the ground from which they
ned and had seen with my own eyes
the complete ruin and desolation Of
the villages In which they had dwelt.
! am not surprised therefore to earn
that Bosnia and Herzegovina have fur
,t,hoJ On mn rnnra snlIiarc than thair
regular quota and that Serb sympa-
thizers are having n very bad time OF
it in these two provinces at the pres
ent time.
The 5000 missionaries imported by
the monarchy i've years & nave lone
their work we'll. They have made it
certain that these two fine southern
provinces will long remain jewels in
the Observation-Disclosures crown.
In the tw~enty-four hour ride from
Broda to Sarajevo one is capable Of
forming a fairly good idea Of the
country and of understanding why the
gentlemen who rule over the desti-
MES Of Servia are anxious for a slice
OF 1t. 1t is a rich province ever II a
little mountainous. and ! saw enough
cattle and sheep during the course Of
hat journey to convince me that 1t
will take a long time to starve the
monarchy into submission.
The mountains too. ! am told, are
exceptionally rich in mineral deposits
and there are enough of o a inc iron
to make it a great industrial centre
for many centuries to m At pres
ent it is given up almost entirely to
farming and sheep raising. but ten
years Of Austrian rule have worked
such wonders that the people as n
whole are more than willing that it
should continue. 1t should not be for
gotten at the same time that Bosnia
is about the only Moslem state in the
wide world which has a genuine sys-
TEN Of representative government.
The Parliament building in Sarajevo
would do honor to a much bigger city,
and II Is a guarantee that the Mos
lens and all other elements in the
country shall have a real voice in the
affairs Of government.
As a result OF this Parliament Bos-
mia has to-day a great many schools,
where the young are being taught the
elements of human knowledge. More
important perhaps han these are the
trade schools, established in all the
important centres of population and
even in country villages, where par
ticular attention Is paid to the native
industries. In these schools embroid-
cry, lace making, weaving and car
pet making are treated as serious
branches OF study. and the native apti-
tude In such matters is encouraged
and turned to good account.
At a wayside station my attention
was called to a group of Moslem
young women who had just come
from one OF these schools. The sta
tion master showed me some Of their
work in the shape of wonderful car
pets and embroidery that would have
done credit to the far famed weavers
of Bokhara.
| went through the big trade school
Of Sarajevo and saw there tapestries,
carpets and many other beautiful spec
linens Of feminine handiwork which
would have commanded very high
prices In America, where artistic
needlework il a lost art and where
poor young women take pride In the
thought that they are unable to make
their own clothes.
Austria Hungary to-day Is ringing
with the fame Of it's brave Croatian
soldiers, who have proved their mettle
in many a bloody engagement. Ever
the far famed Hungarian hussars anc
the polish Legion are willing to TAXI