Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-22

+, iscS amount To from Il government
dominated by the Austro- Germans and
, NE Magyn Maya Win us. the Serbs.
ana what can America do for YOU
IN this regard " asked.
s.H M SI' p %s IsS Tor from Amsriea"
I iuincss We earnestly imp!ore tnat
The United S:aess shall no; give an
tria may gay, We fear that in the
american mind the Austrian character
mas been. perhaps mis!udged. The
! I,,." o. " ',,.., refraine1 from making
pcriod after II had made is declara-
I ton against Germany.
i>ut we bcE America, TO bear in mind
( me, me FAC That AUSTRIA fired the hrst
gun: we beg America to listen TO the
wishes. reail; national. OF the peoples
wh" nave been held in thrall BY Aus
! tiia and in Austria. prisoners. in fact
aithoush they may have lived on their
! "reiGn;y. without their advice or their
I coassssnt We're built abou; those lands.
The Southern Slavs in Austria are
T wish ALLEGIANCE TO the .us,rian empire.
me, LhcT wish from the Austrian empire
Serbs Of serbia and iontehegro. - ~
/ SrtD i MAP OF SE.lHIA
DISCI.OSES MUCH INTRIGUE
study the map OF Serbia Observe
/ the ioSical separation from tie Aus
Nan cinpire o: Serbia as she Nov, ex-
.
7 ,rIa. those iitie nrovincez Of Austria
: Serbia are really Serbian in national
! ii;E. IN sEmpa;hy; IN everything but po-
~ al e"ntroi; Even 'housh ,hsy may
/ renes. they really are one nation
Their speech. thei! traditions. their
natural tcndencies lit them FOR union
I into one kingdom. and for a century
+ they. recognizing this and ycarring for
/ It. hay" struggled against Turkey. on
. A q ~ n. her
! These arr facts quite undeniable.
m ,li,as what we ar. asking from
$istent execution OF nor grea, ircsi-
dents own ideas as they have been
ing Words W. are asinr AN" hoih ,fG
else Than that these people now within
given an opportunity TO declare their
( wish II they do NOT actually desire
I u be united with our Serbia then W.,
want them If they want 10 cone. AID
/ more 10! their sakes than our own. We
know they want 10 com. We do not
ask TO occupy an inch az Austrian soil
the inhabitants whereof do no, desire
I Inion with Us.
URGE TO SERBIA THE
RIGHT OF i:RSMEST
We are only asking that the right
should he given 10 these people 10 de-
/ know it, but one statement of one way
MI be su'''ricn, to emn,hasze Our
.
S!tvs u; Austria escaped. and, un-
der the leadership or DIR. Tru.pbtch.
came 20 Corfu year and half ago
10 consult with the -er=ian govern
ment
~ was there when this occurred, and
and published what Is now known as
me Corfu Declare, ZION in which they
T"fed mir ,S S%n HnFpaiiied wish and
; ton from the oppressive rule OF auto
craft Auslrin and union with their
own democratic Serbia
There j. second point TO be made
the policy, OF Bulsaria In the Balkans
lbs oe1n nastu np%m toGhda lions iiks
been might, no, right. She has been
winning side so that She might shar,
the Nictor's spoils.
she allied herself 10 Germany. Now
when The allies obviousiy, have. become
~ is with perfectly good reason that
she Tln has been called the Prussia OF the
resent al Balkan peoples We must
take good care to see that this is un-
1t must be carefully considered that
rs Germany has been hostile TO all
RRg nIsapi IN ne past SO; also has bern
bors 10 her. Serbia never has COM
peiied Bulgaria into an enmity. Bull
Saria has been the enemy moi only OF
, Serbia. but Of the Greeks and Rouman-
ians. Her hand has been against all
TO hers with whom she has made
c1m6ination. hoping thereby TO share
WANTS n" HET w ,;,,
The injury which Bulgaria has
cn st H u;n,, my native country never
e .he story ste W'p of o nTay shall not ree
ready l have told it. as our King has
1919 IT, in statements made to the
want 10 be revenscd upon bulgaria.
We have suffered so tremendously that
ii niuri:, snort OF humiliation OF our
right. according TO the laws of justice.
ana ana OF right ii is grim necessity that
We would not suggest Bulgaria's
anmahi M tf any more tnan all the bal
nihilatinS Germany. but we justly wish
her punished. Just as all the world
sSoad G nnn, punishment. because
not punished; believe 7 speak for the
conscience Of civilized humanity when
must have some chast isement for their
Ni" Pa OF the rights Of man."
consist? asked the venerable Prime
We do not ask from the United
States or from any of the allies the
garia." NJ. Pashiich answered. I'VE
ask from her indemnitics to an agreed
ulou aHounl, ana mat III future she
shall be so placed that she shall neither
attack us nor provoke US to attack;
the guarantee OF our frontiers upon
those cthnographical lines which easily
may be established and are logical
This constitutes a problem not too
diilicnlI; The racial differences be-
tween Bulgarians and Serbians are def
mite and plainly marked; the history of
the two nations traces Ineir frontiers
beyond dispute. They might he re-
adjusted without serious economic loss
I -. - n.fni N c Id haf
a, number Of strategic points from
which Bulgaria nigh, no"' attack us
with too great an ease, from which
indeed. she has attacked US, would
pass out Of her possession, thus re-.
,sulting in the removal OF temptation
TO attack-such temptation as the Bull
garian mind seems unable to resist.
We never have attacked Bulgaria"
] asked the Premier to suggest n
plan for SerDia's reconstruction.
ii VIII 81. be mighty problem" he
suffered as severely as Serbia has sur
fcred. The wicked trio. Austria, Bull
UHriu and lfermnnV 1itpru I,o