The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13

The Asmoezeitung wrote on February
IS:
The imperial army rntlst rush
from all Sides like q wfiriwifid to the
attack of the lhsoient knave and pour
into hts country like a torrent. over.
wheimed beneath. our blows, Serbia
must not take breath. 1t will be d
war OF determination. We will chas~
tise Serbia; we will conquer her; we
viii Keep her. II that displeases any
BODY, let him come them
These un4issuised threats were
accompanied on the part OF the gov
eminent by significant measures.
Mobilization of troops on the Serbian
frontier, the appearance Of torpedo
boats In front OF Belgrade. and the
occupation of the TsIa nd Of Ada-Keis,
which rendered Austria mistress Of
the Danube.
''In spite or these threats Serbia
yielded to Russia's pacific advice. In
repiv TO a Russian note M. Milano-
witch declared on the 10th of March
that Serbia formulated no demand
and that she confided her interests TO
the European powers, the question of
Bosnia Herzegovina being an interna>-
tional question whose solution be-
Ionged to Europe. She thus gave UP
the territorial claims previously for
muiated in the interest of peace.
Austria's Disappointment
Baron AereuthaI, tenacious in his
idea of annihilating Serbia. was keen
ly disappointed. This time the Ger.
man press came to his aid. The
North German Gazette and the Co
logne Gazette dared TO affirm that
Serbia was striking a blow al Aus
trials dignity by claiming to drag her
before tribunal
austria demanded that Serbia
should recognize as an accomplished
fact the annexation of Bosnia Herze-
govina without making any allusion
to any European conference--that is
to saw. that the International question
should be transformed into a question
of domestic order concerning only
A ustria Hungary. War seemed inev-
table Az in Julv, 1914. Serbia. upon
the instances OF France and England.
bowed before the inadmissible pre-
tensions; she consented to hand TO
Austria. on the seth of March. a sec
ond note In which she declared anew
her intention Of recognizing the &C
com piished facts. OF not interfering
I'm Bosnian affairs and Of placing her
army upon the peace footing.
A More Audacious Premier.
"The crisis was thus terminated by
4 veritable capitulatior. Austria
could not wage war on serbia without
being taxed with aggression. Baron
Won Aerenthai dared not go further.
His disciple and successor. Count
was destined to be more
audacious than he; II remained for
him to Judge insufficient tbs Serbian
note OF the 25th OF July. 1914. which,
however. like that OF the seth OF
March, 100, accepted all the Aus
frsan demands. and TO declare war.
II is possible that he hoped that the
entente in 1914 would allow Serbia
to be crushed, since IL had allowed
her to be Inundated in 1908. Per-
haps, also. GERMANY In 1909 Judged
that she was still sufficiently pre-.
pared and drew back at the last mo
ment. whereas In 1914 she did not
>ease to urge on her ally TO srrepar-
.ble solution. In any case the anaiogies
between the crisis Of fe0s-feos and
hat OF July. 1914. are quite note.
worthy: the Diplomatic methods were
the same, and the idea of supprees,ng
tree Serbia directed the policy Of the
seftral iempife&s