The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-16
'THE GUARDIAN OF THE GATE.

The crossing of the Danube by the Serbian army and
its entry into the Banat of Temesvar coupled with the
invasion of Herzegovina, are historical events
They are the first steps toward the union of the entire
Serbo-C Creation race and great advance toward the
solution of the southern Sav Tor JugOslav) problem
The aspirations of the southern Slays known to
the American public in their main lines The southern
savs consist of Serbs CrOats and sOvenehee peOues
Of the same race and speaking practically the Ian
guage Two sections Of it, the kingdom of Serbia and
Montenegro are already free and independent peoples
The remainder the Serbs nhabitng Bosnia Herzegovina
the Banat of Temesvar and part of Croatia, and the
Croats and Sovenes nhabitng the country running from
the Tyro to the frontier of Albania have hitherto been
under Austrian rule.
The movement for the union of these peoples into q
single state has long existed and became particularly
acute after the Serbian victories Turkey in 1912
The Austrian authorities, however, endeavOred to sup
press with ruthless severity The only result Of Their
policy was to fan the fame of nationasm and to cause
indescribable bitterness This found its outward ex
preston in June 1914 in the assassination by fanatca
schooboy of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sareevo
the capital of Bosnia This made the pretext fol
attacking Serbia an act which preciptated the Euro
pean con1agraton
From the first Serbia declared that in the present
she was fighting for her brothers-nrace the other
side of the Austrian frontier. number of prominent
Jugoslavs succeeded in escaping from Austria and
founded in London under the presidency of DR.. Ante
Trumbtch, member of the Austrian reichsrath the
tiona Jugosav committee This committee entered into
close relations with the Serbian government and in July
1917, Dr. Trumbitch and NJ Pashtch the Serbian pre-
Of the future state This document provided for the
fusion of all the southern Savs in single state under
the scepter of King Peter of Serbia to be called the
Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and SlOvenes.
At the same time Dr. Anton Koroshetz the president
of the Jugoslav group in the Austrian parliament and
his colleagues defended their in that body with
courage and ability few weeks ago their efforts were
crowned with success and natural council was founded
at Agram and took the provisional government OF
the Austrian southern Slavs.
Dr. Koroshetz and two other delegates a few days
ago went to Switzerland, where they had at Geneva,
meeting with the Jugosav committee of London and
representatives of the Serbian government. The de-
cson come to at this meeting constitutes the complete
men of the declaration of Corfu and has resulted in
complete agreement all points. AS consequence M
Pashitch has addressed note to the allied governments
and the government Of the United States asking them
to recognize the national council of Agram and the
provisional government of the Serbo CroatoSoven ter
rtories and commandernchef of the feet seized from
Austria until the formates of the final union with Serbia
carried out He further asked that the Jugoav troops
should be recognized by the allies beligerent and
friendly force, and that Dr. Trumbitch should be &C
ceped by the allies as the representative of the nationa
council until organization is created assuring com
mon diplomatic representation.
Thus there has come into being new state which is
called to play political role of the highest import
ance for the peace of the world By its geographical
position stretching as it does the Balkan PENN
sula it is custodian of the key to the East Once
Serbia will play her historic role of Guardian of the
Gate" In past centuries she rolled back the tide Of
invasion from the East In the twentieth century th'
role has been reversed and she took up to
Germany's hto the East the "drang noch osten,
which for half century past has been the pan
slogan What she did when only four and half million
strong she still better accomplish when, united t.
her brothers-nrace the other side of the Save
the Danube she man muster 100000. The loyalt!
of Serbia to her allies in the past is the gauge of he
loyalty in the future Europe sleep in peace in full
confidence in her vigilance, ION ne passera pas"-Wash
lington Post
Uous Howard, private soldier assigned to the gen
eral staff of the department sends this stirring ap
peal in verse; for all to help Buddy" across the seas