The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23
FIFTEENTH NATION TO
ENTER EUROPEAN WAR
Twelve Allies Fighting Teutons,
and Only Small Part of the
World Is Left Neutral.

The declaration of war by the United
States was the twenty-ninth declara-
ton made by sovereign power since
the present world conflict began, and
these do not include the declarations
made by the little republic of San Ma
rino or those launched by the new
kingdom of iHedjaz or the declaration
Of Montenegro against Germany which
never reached it's destination. Cuba's
declaration is therefore the thirtieth.
With these notifications the United
States was the fifteenth nation to enter
the war-thc eleventh on the side of
those opposed to Germany. With the
latter China had already broken off
diplomatic relations, with every pros.
pect of war, and President Menocal
had made Cuba the sixteenth nation
now at war and the twelfth arrayed
against Germany.
Some surprising statistics in both
population and areas are now present
ed by the situation. Including the col
onies in designating the belligerents
it is found that populations. with
China's 413,000,0G0. reaching 1,412.-
100000 are at war with the central
powers and their dependencies, which
total 156,300,000. The inhabitants OF
the earth are supposed to number
2,000,000O00. This leaves 171,70000o
nominally at peace. OF this balance
63,200,000 included in the Netherlands
and her colonies (37,000,0O0, Denmark
Greece, Norway, Sweden and Switzer-
land. are neutral through necessity
while 103,000.000 in Spain and her col
onies, in Mexico and Central and South
America are neutral from choice. OF
the entire area of the earth's surface
some 60,s33,746 square miles-all but
South Americas 7,344,50S and about
100000 elsewhere, including $780,
900 uninhabitable, is represented by
warning nations.
The United States is the only nation
with the exception of Cuba, in which
legislators voted directly upon the sub
ject of entering the war;
was made by Austria Hungary on Ser
via, July %. 1914, because the latter's
reply to the ultimatum of July % was
deemed unsatisfactory
On Aug. Germany declared war on
Russia because the latter declined to
reply to an ultimatum to demobilize.
On Aug. war between Germany
and Belgium arose through the inva-
sion of the latters territory, and the
same night the German ambassador
left Paris. designating a state of war
owing to alleged hostile acts on the
part of the French.
England declared war on Germany
Aug. 4, owing TO the latter's failure to
reply to an ultimatum In regard to Ger
many's invasion of Belgium.
Austria declared war on Russia Aug.
6, alleging that hostile acts had already
been committed and the fact that Rus
STA was already at war with Germany,
Austria's ally. Servia also declared
war on Germany Aug. 6.
On Aug. u England and Montenegro
declared war ON Austria.
On Aug. Is France declared war on
Austria.
On Aug. "a Japan declared war on
Germany and acknowledged state Of
war with Austria.
On Nov. s. Turkey received declara-
tion Of war from England, France,
Russia and Seryia.
Italy entered the war with formal
declaration against Austria on May %,
1915, to become operative the next day.
Turkey received a declaration Of war
from Italy Aug. 81, 1915.
On Oct. 20, 1915, servia, England,
France, Russia and Italy declared war
on Bulgaria.
Two nations entered the war in 1916
and third increased her declarations
Portugal declared war on Austria and
Germany March 10, and Italy declared
war on Germany Aug. q. Rolimania
declared war on Austria the same day,
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