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The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-07-26
FAMOUS
PEACE TREATIES
TREATY OF PORTSMOUTH, 1905.
Japan's Ability to Fight the European.
BY II. IRVING KING

Japan, naturally alarmed, demanded
that Russia evacuate Manchuria, ana
Russia repeatedly promised to do so,
but never fulfilled her promises. japan
saw great European power CONFRONT
ing her in threatening attitude; per
haps threatening her very existence
ms an independent nation. On teDru-
airy of 1904 she severed diplomatic re-
lations with Russia and two days later
Admiral Togo made torpedo attack
upon the Russian fleet lying at Porf
Arthur, followed by fleet attack the
following day. BY these two attacks
the Russian fleet at Port Arthur was
practically put out of commission. On
the day of the last atta"' japanese
fleet defeated the Russian squadron
lying off Chemulpo.
Japan Declared War.
The next day Japan formally de-
clared war.
The subsequent events of the war
were the bombardment of Vladivostok
March 6; bombardment of Port Arthur
March 81; occupation Of Wiju at the
mouth of the Yalu river April q, and
the passage of the river and the defeat
of the Russian army opposing on May L
The japanese army was now in Man
churia and another Japanese army oc-
cupied Korea. The japanese navy
utterly destroyed Russia's sea power
in the Pacific and the Japanese army,
after series of victories, laid siege to
nrt A,.th ttr. Annthnr TnnnnpSp army
drove the Russians northward in Man
churia and administered a crushing
defeat at Mukden.
The Russian transportation and sup
ply corps utterly broke down and be-
came useless; grand dukes at the Man
churian headquarters reveled in car
loads of courtesans and champagne
while the soldiers needed food and
clothing, and there was an orgy OF
official graft.
Port Arthur made a valiant defense
but surrendered on January 1, 1903.
Provisions of Treaty.
By this treaty Japan and Russia
mutually agreed to evacuate Man
churia, excepting the Liao-tung pc
nlnSulu, WHICH was llheh oNSi "
japan. Russia transferred her lease
of Port Arthur to Japan, as well as the
railroad connecting Port Arthur with
the Manchurian railroad. The Man
churian railroads were to be used for
commercial purposes only. Russia
coded to Japan the island of Saghalin,
great island stretching north and
south along the Siberian coast, and
gave Japan fishing rights on all the
Pacific waters of Russia.
The Russian humiliation was com.
plete Japan had arrived" and not
long afterward Great Britain became
her ally.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-07-26

The latest arrivals In blouses are not
different from those that came early
In the season, except in inconspicuous
details of making or trimming. There
La no good reason why designers
should run after strange gods as
long as there is an insistent DE-
mand for the styles now in vogue or
until some change in skirts opens the
way for change in blouses. What
women are most concerned In Is
knowledge of the merits of materials
used In blouses and Of the most prac-
IDEAL and becoming styles for various
uses.
The most durable and at the same
time dainty blouses for daily wear are
made of fine cotton wolfe. 1t does not
seem possible that 30 sheer and fine
fabric could have such powers of re-
distance to wear and Tubing, but the
fact remains that 1t will outlast any
other. When made up with strong
cluny or fillet. or handkerchief laces.
one may depend upon wolfe blouse
for two years wear, some times more.
Tatting makes as fine finish as the
most fastidious taste can ask for
blouses made of wolfe or other cottons.
Batiste Is a softer material than
wolfe and gives good service. 1t is not
expected to last as long, and the
amer lingerie laces. val. cluny and fllet
are used with 1t. It is a beautiful
Background for haed embroidery %
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-07-26

that very fine blouses are made by
hand of 1t and rank with the best of
silk blouses. The handmade blouses
are expensive, the time required to
make them being the chief item in
their cost. Women who are expert with
the needle can make them for them
selves and In this way own waists
that are far out Of reach of the aver
age pQcketbook.
In silks, crepe georgette, crepe de
chine, pongee and silk shirtings are
all dependable If carefully laundered,
and crepe georgette, most fragile look
ing of all. will wear as long as any Of
them. 1t is of all silks the most popu-
lar for blouses. One of the two
blouses pictured is made entirely of
1t and the other is combination of
georgette and crepe de chine. In the
latter, shown at the left of the pic
ture, skeleton waist of crepe de
chine is slipped over n blouse of geor-
gette. Edges are finished with piping.
This makes "v" Of georgette at the
front which is embroidered with silk.
The blouse at the right reflects the
Chinese inspiration and Is handsomely
ornamented with soutache braid sewed
ION edge" The short, looped-over cir.
die at each side Is made of the crepe,
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-03-23

(Ps.a a la psg. is Col IA
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-03-23

peQuena difiCultad-un lindero NAL
trazado, mi c perdida. II con-
ceSion negads. una vista SoSpechosa
al g~obernador o un regalo ineSperado
Il Presidente dc la Republica-y en-
tcnCcS Ia lucha electoral tomaba Ca
raCteres graves.
Los dos .jefes dc parLido cetebraban
juntas secrctas con sus hombres, muir
muraba de la autoridad. SC hacia una
que otra hoia Suelta en- terminus mas
0 men injurioS0s V hdSta Sc liega-
ba q fundar I'm "Sem&uario dc Pc
Utica Y dc Nariedades' en- q que Sc
sacaban los trapos al so! u los can
didGtos Y q sus defenSores.
EntonceS, las ran,ilias cmpezahan
a dejar dc y~isitarSe. los compadrcs
Sc negahan dcsdc ell saludo y no da-
ban paso u Ia caile SIN Ia pisto q al
into: 10 miSmC Ell los bales del Ca
sine que en- las "tardeaGaS" de las
rancneriaS cercanas, SC acabaoa ha-
biandO De po.lticG y no pocaS veccS
or rinas descomunales: Ia aristocra-
ci& : ei pueblo fraternizaban Ell d.
Queila OCCASION Y Sc juramentaban pa
~ Ge,jarse matar en- Ia defenSa dc sus
'dercchos. Y. sotto-voce. en- los cprrillOS
de as plazas. en- las mesas dc las
canti@as Y en- las t~ertulias del hogar
So habiaba mai del ]gobierno. del Ge-
neral piaZ. del S~obernador del Es-
tado, del ,Icfe Politico. del comandan-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-03-23

tie de Ia policia, de todoS cuantos eran
elemcntos dc aquella tremenda maqui-
ma administrative.
FL dia de las cleccioncs era eSpc-
RADIO con tenor Y con ansia. Ahl lban
cruzando apuestaS sobrc quien iba a
dejarSe enganar y quien lba a pro-
teStar airado contra el engano.
Por mas que todos estaban seeuros
de que d ultima bora, Sc hacla 10 que
cl senior gobernador habia ~ordenado,
" cue era 10 que mas convenia al
pueblo.
Llegaba cl dia fatal. las c~asillas sc
ADRIAN. Y u Ia puerta SC estaciona-
ba &c centinela un rural corpu ento,
caido cl mostachO. los ojos e~urojecidos
por las libacioneS de Ia noche ante
rior, rifle en- mano Y no muy c!aro
cspir;tu dc conciliacion en- ell gesto
iracundo.
En- momento tai. CT ma de e'eccio-
neS. aparece ell p~ersonaje de esta d.
ventura. Sc llamaba Don Juan de
Dios. era homhre de cuerpo maclzo
y de alma entera. hecho d t0dos les
peligros. a todas las audacias. Il TO-
das las fatigas, que llabia hecho una
fortuna. Y que veia la vida al ira
YES dc Ia fi.osofia ranchera tan sa-
bia. que 81 corriese por ahl en- las
paginaS dc I'M tratado. deJarla muy
p0r atraS q los Comte, Y a los Spen-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-03-23

ahi o andalUceS o gascones:
ellie es que ambaS aZa Ia de- medic
dia frances Y la del medic dia eS-
panol. deiaron Ell los hombres dc Ii
mare el miSmo gesto franco y con
fiado. Ia allegro sonrisa bajo CT mos
tacho ~retcrccdor. Ia verbosidad cal
ds. Ia propeusiou q 10 ~cXagerado y =
10 ditirambico. los a~rrestoS. las auda-
cias Y Ia passion. En- cuanto a las
mujeres. fama tuvierou dc bonitas,
lie gallardas Y de espirituales V 81
]quereis mayor elogio dc elias. pedid-
selo { un ciudadano de Linares, que
son tamDiea caballeros Y galaneS 4
le vieja uSanza espanola.
POr aducl entOnceS, Ia vida sc W
via ain ategrcmcrtc. entire I'm albazo.
una election Y IN bale. cue para to-
do habia tempo. aun para tirarle de
Ia Creya 4 Jorge. que, como bueuoS
castelianoS. sUelen pas&rse las horas
muertaS Ell toruo del tapete verde,
Is jugarsc q IN albur 10 mismo la
holSa Que Ia vida. ONO IN captain
re les tercios de F'landes ar nj hos
terra del Brabante.
FL cambio dc podereS sc hacia....
como en todas parties. L partir dei
ano de So. CUE fue en- 81 que empe-
20 la reconstruction del pals. e. en-
cauzamiento de las fuerzas dlspers2s,
Ia cimentacion de las instituciones y
aun la reStauraci0n de las costumbres
QuieT hubo de marianne este, me
decia Sonrientc:
A ustedes Sc les cncienic Ia san
( gre en- santa ira Gemocr2tlca-me-
jor dicho. Sc les encendia-en saoieu-
! DO que co!,. en- el noveRtG uueve
Dor cienrc DC los pueblos de Mexico
Sc hacia una election municipal.
Ell @ooierno tepia ahi dos amigos
fieles. UStcdes objetaraR que con unc
era baStantc para poner slemprc Il
! SituuCiou on suS names y ESQ es Ease
el gobierno uecesitaba dos para que
cuando fuera ueceSarIO. IN etlmlna
IA al oCro. para que amhoS r1neraf
cuando ,ci -obierDu le pareciesc con
v~enicute. para que uno cspiara a
otro y le siguiera los pasoS. f
IN amigo. debia dc Sa,ir por fuersa
Prcsidentc Municipal. = Primer Regi
dor 81 otro. \! u siguiente. las co
SIS Sc cambiahau. Y al que habl;
saIido sindico tocabalc If q Ucupa'
LII sillon abacjal dc IL Fresidencia ,
imardar a los cuatro gendarmeS de
pueblo. CT tantc que ci otro que
daha DO primer Regidor. ylsiiand'
la labor de su hernano gsnre'o de |;
politica local. que. Ell Ia mayor part
! lie las ocasiOnes. era su compadre.
Al pueblo. apenas 81 ie importab;
&quelIc. Y apenas 81 Sc paSaoa por la
g~asillas los dias de eiecciones. com
81 supiera que eran passes perdldo
Y que mas valia dejarlo estar Y Sc
gulT viviendo en- paz y gracla d'
Dies.
En- o~casiones. o porque el gobiern'
10 tenia q bien o poroue entire To-
',vecinoS o los compadrcs, habia I'm;
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-03-23

4 buen Securo cue 81 no Sc tratara
de cosas Que fueron Y que-no Sc
si nor ventura o deSveRtura-no ma
bran de volver no SerIa 70 Qulen
10 hablara en- eStaS memorials. nj de
cIecciones nj dc d~cmocracia nj DC SD
frarios nj votaCjones. que va eStarao
a.. todo clio harJO dolor7do ' oscar
mentado. cue - mucho 10 Que re
eyestau para 10 POGO que &c han dado,
cue hambres de pan y dc Just'cia
Dvsas hoy como aver. J no hay por
lilo nj mas fucgu CT tu aogar nj
mas ralor en- tn eSpiriCu.
Como cl HidalgO Nanvhegc cuando
torncSe cuerzio. tn "a no qUiercS ma
blair n; DIR hablar dc andanzas polltl-
cas- nj de ayeuturaS revoiucloNarlaS
n; dc contiendaS dcmocraticaS. las que
H. deiarcn maiiGo De cuerpo : &c al
mn. muv mas sue = Don Qujiote los
punos del arrlero brutal de Marrtor-
noS : sin que tuvieras 4 Ia maHo 81
bTIssmo de Fieyabras Dc Ia ~cSperanza
= dol ideal para curarte como pVr
2rtn de entertainments, de deScsiaora-
duras ' tromqicones-
Esto cue tc narrc. 10 SOLO encen-
aer5 de uuevo tuS anlmoS nj suSclta-
=, ms arresros para la encoUada pc
log. Sino Que te bara vo.ver los oloS
can an Joloroso anorar. a aqueiloS
v-cios ticmpos en- que 81 los honIore>
bscisr en- 10 Gue Il la political y al
oroh;erro atane. los miSmoS 0 parcel
dos cnauchulioS que sc hacen noE. Sa'
ban hacerlo con mas gaitardla. cor
mas discretion. con menos ~NioienciaS
con n.encs h~ruSuuedadeS Y con menoS
peiisros para Ct ccmun de los mofta'
les.
Hav ;ambier. en- este mn relate
una autoriuad arbitraria. I'm pueoic
bur'ado en- cl "sacroSauto derccho
uua comedis dc election. n tarSa
mas u menos cruel. pcCo IN au'
toridad era en- 10 general serena
justiciers. Ia burla - hacIa con ma
ncCaS curteSeS y no con ia fsca CT
u Hgnc. = COncdia no sc trucaba
10 mcjor en- traSedia eSGuiliaRa = Ia
farSa reSuitaba divertida al fin Y
n postre. cuando cada cual SC mar
chaba 4 Su casa. las roSas SECULAR
conlo SicmD~c. y no hahia QUO laval
en- las Gales las mauchas Sc s.n
.-rc dc Ia refriega.
Vas q couve1CcTtc DC clio - conml
~ 70 t-asladas-quC para hacer),
fieues los dos vchiculoS Porteatoso
DC Is memcria y dc Il imagination
a una noble { historioc cjudad norte
ma. no a,uy dist&nte lie Ia de Monte
rrev. cuando princirj&ba e uitig.
tercic del siglo paSado : e Puebl
ernezaba 4 reponerse en- Ia paz. i
las Ultimas convulsiones recoluciona
rias.
Sc llama la ciudad de LinareS. nom
hre castizo. De a1ejo aboleugo. gu
perpetGa en- Ia ciudad neoloneSa
memorial de IN virrey de Ia NCev
Espana.
Durante Ia celouia dcbicron habe
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-03-23

Ger. Y a los Schopenhauer,y aun a
mismisimo Luis Wives.
Era mordaz C ingenioso. decla SEN
tencias maravillosas con Ia sonrisa
en- los labios, tenia un admirable oJo
clinico para las miserias y las pc
~queneces dc los demas, era capaz de
aturrullar al mas empigorotado dl.
plomatico Y de poner.e un cuatro al
mas audaz de los trotamundos.
Una especle de Abate Coignard ru-
raj. que habia leido en- la vida lie
que el otro en- los libros. Era, ademas.
justiciero Y conciliador.
Fl dia dc la aventura. presidia
una casi.ia electoral. con rural a Ia
pucrta. en- la que era menester la
borar ell fraude pacientemepte. sin
brusquedadcs nj violencias ofensivas
para el buen pueblo de Linares. al
cual dcbia de hacersele el honor de
dorarle la pi.dora.
Id ley decia que la casilla sc a.
briera a las ocho de la manana; mas
para entonces va estarlan ahl los
contrarios-a ~quienes no parecia sine
Que los demonios Sc les habian nett
do ell el cuerpo-y ia cosa Sc da:-
cultaba. Trabaiar d puerta cerra-
da. era inutil, pues ahl estarlan va,
miranda por las rendijas Y por ell ojo
de Ia llave.
Don Juan de Dios tuvo una idea,
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-03-23

Fran las seis de la manana. y d.
10 Il los instaladores, que e~sperahar
ordenes:
va es bora dc abrir la casilla
muchachos, y de que empecemos mes
tras funcioncitas. Hay que hacel
constar que las suavidades de su ca,
racter, 10 llevaban al uso frecuente de-
los diminutivos.
Don Juan. es que son las seis
~ ahi estaran esos espiando para ar
marncs un e%Scandalo 81 abrimos cincI
minutes antes de las ocho.
Que lleven a Ia casilla ell relo,
de la sala. siguio ell presidente de IL
mesa. Y que 10 pongan q las ocho.
lQue....
En- ell rolox de Ia casilla serar
las ocho.
Sc hizc como Sc ordenaba. colgose
en- Ia puerta ell reloN de Cuco, las
pesas de bronco goipearon sobre e.
muro enca'ado, Sc abrio la ~po1tezuela
V ell diminuto pajarraco canto las
ocho. y las puertas, la puerta mejol
dicho. de Ia casilla electoral. Sc a,
brio V los escribientes empezaron Z
TRAFALGAR con verdadero frenesi en-,
ire las "cuerdas" de votantes lleva,
dos "voluntariamente" de las rancho.
| rias.
Ell grupo enernigo penetro a la cast
LA como una tromba. a Ia cabezs
iba un hombre terrible que saba ha,
Ger escandolos y repartir mojicones
de n manera admirable V que era
NADIA menos que ell brazo fuerte de-
los contrarios.
Con dos brazos como dos aspas
peludos como dos patas V ION mana,
zas de gigantic de cuento de encan,
tadoras, ell hombre terrible Sc abrit
paso entire los azorados votantes. {
interrogo Il Don Juan con voz dt
trueno.
-:No conoce listed la ley, amigo
-Pues. 80. no lie dire a listed que
Imucho, pero un poquitilio 81. contestt
serene Dor Juan, en- tanto que SAGA
ba chizpas de su pedernal Y pegabs
a Ia yesca ell extreme de su gran ci
garro de hoja. Pero.... por que ne
sc sienta usted??. continue.
-Porque este es una SinverguenZs'
da. porque son las seis de la mana
ma y esta casilla esta alberta para
burlar al pueblo de Linares. En- es'
lie momento amo a echarles a uste
des a la GALE Y i declarsr nulo to
do 10 hecho aqui.
-Calmese listed, amigo, Y mire e
reloX, que su MERGED anda equivoca
do: no son las seis, sino las ocho d.
Ia manana, y ahi esta ell reloN que
10 dice.
-Mire listed. ell mic. ell de este
ell del otro...
-Aqui no nos guiamos mas que
por ell de nosotros. En- cuanto a que
este es una sinverguenzada. haga US
ted ell favor de no repetirlo. porqus
esta es una asambleita muy decentt
y muy respectable.
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Este es un abuse. aqui han a
bierto a las seiS....
A las ocho...
-Porque q~uieren burlar y robar
al pueblo. partida de ladrones. =!
lie repito Il listed que esta es
una asambleita muy respectable Y que
81 continua listed injuriandola en- esa
forma. me we're obligado a darle una
trompadita Y a mandarle a listed a
Ia carcel con csc rural.
KS listed un canalla...
No habia salido de los labios del
hombre la Ultima silaba. cuando Don
Juan saltaba va la mesa con agili-
dades felinas Y descargaba sobre ell
terrible demagogo tai serie de bofe-
tadas, que por los rincones andaba
dando ~traspies. De entire las sillas
revueltas recogiolo ell rural del ojo
encendido Y los lacios mostachos,
quien sobre las posaderas lie dio un
culatazo en- tanto de un pescozon en-
la nuca le hacia volver a la perdida
vertical. Y entire el azoramiento de
los votantes, amigos Y enemigos, Don
Juan decia. sacudiendose ell trnje,
~rehaciendo Ell gran cigarro de hoja, v
aprestandose a sacar chizpas de su
pedernal:
-Lleve listed a este caballero q la
e envia ell Presidente de la Mesa de
la casilla numero cuatro, porque fall
to de obra V de palabra a esta res
petable asambleita y dude del relox
de la casilla.
En- tanto, los escribientes habian Sc
guido freneticoS IN Su ardua tarea
de defor7nar Ia voluntad popular, re-
sucitando muertos c imponiendo 81
voluntad a los Vvos, quienes va entra<
ban Il IL casilla ~preparados por
pregunta SEGA del rural portero que
los i%nterogaba mirandoios con fero-
cidad:--iYa sabe listed quien esta
votado? Como quien dice:-Cuida-
ditto con votar por otro, amigo.
Ell fraude estaba consumado, m
ba Ia bora legal, Y Don Juan segui
presidiendo serene Y sonriente aque-
la asambleita Il Ia que habia defen-
dido contra las ofensas del hombre
ifuerte de los ~contrarios, encerrado IN
la carcel para mayor seguridad.
Los hombres del partido enemigo,
quisieron entonces castigar las auda-
cias de Don Juan, atemorizarlo, lis-
cerio perder los estribos y aprovechar
una f1aqueza o una %violencia suyas,
pero nj aun mano pusieron d clio.
cuando en- conclave Sc recordo una
de las a~venturas multiples de Don
Juan.
Era en- tiempos de Ia revolution.
y un general cuyo nombre no hace
al case, llegose a Linares e Impulse,
por primera ~providencia, un prestamo
forzoso.
Los ricos de Linares, atemorizados
por ell militaron exigente, puslc,on
en- sus mano la sum que Sc les Pc
(p.. r.. s
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-16

others are very surprising as coming from
the Austrian Emperor.
Everybory was willing, after the publ
cation Of the Austrian explanation, to make
mother-in-law the scapegoat. The German
Kaiser telegraphed to Charles that he had
never for an instant doubted his loyalty
The ruling classes of Austria strongly
denounced the Duchess of Parma for her
trickery practically amounting to forgery,
and she was compelled to leave the coun-
try. The Empress was doubtless greatly
distressed by the harsh treatment OF her
mother, but she acquiesced in 1t as the
only means of saving her husbands throne
and the future of her children.
Now that the war is over and theethrone
lost, the ex-Empress believes there is no
reason why her mother should rest under
false imputation which reflects SO deeply
on her honor. After the first confusion
following the collapse of the monarchy
one of Zita's first acts was to require her
husband to issue statement generating
her mother. The dethroned imperial
couple have been living at Eckartsaiu, a
country estate on the Denube.
II ask you to declare" said Zita, shat
the reputation of your letter to Sixtus
was forced on you by the Government for
purely political reasons; that you yielded
TO overpowering force and that tnere WAS
In reality no ground for accusing my
mother of forgery and falsification.
Charles, strange to say. who had always
been most devoted to his wife. obstinately
refused to issue such a statement or TO
admit that he was the real author OF the
Conyrighf. 1919. by Star Comnanv
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-16

the ex-Emperor led to the vio-
lent disagreement between the couple,
which 1t is supposed must end in di.
vorce.
In order to appreciate the surprising
character of this situation it is necessary
10 know something of the past history of
the persons concerned. The young EN-
press Zita is the thirteenth of the nine-
teen children of the late Duke of Parma.
TO be more precise, she is the Dukes fifth
child by his second marriage with the
Princess Marie Antonio of Portugal now
Dowager Duchess Of Parma, the cause of
the present trouble.
The Princess Zita was and is a very
charming and handsome young woman of a
distinctly Latin type of beauty. She be.
longs to the house of Bourbcn-Pa that
formerly held the important Duchy of
Parma, one of the numerous States into
which Italy was divided before the great
unifcation movement. Originally the
family sprang from the French royal house
of Bourbon, the oldest and most historic
royal family in Europe, but the Empress's
branch had many Italian and Spanish rela-
tionships.
The Princess Zita was born at Villa
Pianore, in Italy, and undoubtedly had
warm sympathies with the italian and
Latin peoples generally. She has been re-
peatedly accused In Austria Of favoring the
Italians during the war. The ties Of blood
were perhaps strengthened by the fact that
her family had great properties In Italy
and France When the Bourbon Parmas
were .dethroned in italy they were allowed
to keep their personal property there.
Great Britain 1ights RSasTvSd
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-16
The ex-Emperor and Empress Of Austr
Devoted Royal Couple in Europe, Pa
Accused Her August Mamma of Falsiifyii

lished in her sovereignty, retaining entirely
to the compensations she should receive
for the losses she has undergone.
Serbia should be re-established in her
sovereignty and, as pledge of our good
will, we are ready to assure her equitable
natural access to the Adriatic, and also
wide economic concessions in Austria
Hungary. On her side, we will demand,
as primordial and essential conditions, that
Eerbia cease in the future all relations
with, and suppress every association or
group whose political object aims at the
disintegration Of the monarchy, particu-
larly the Serbian political society, Narodni
Ochrana; that Serbia loyalty and by every
means in her power prevent any kind Of
political agitation, either in Serbia or
beyond her frontiers, in the foregoing
direction, and give assurance thereof
under the guarantee of the Entente
Powers.
"The events in Russia compel me to re.
serve my idea with regard to that country
until legal definite Government is estab-
lished there.
Having thus laid my ideas clearly be-
fore. you l would ask you in turn, after
consulting with these two Powers, to lay
before me the opinion first of France and
England with view thus to preparing
the ground for an understanding on the
basis of which, official preliminary nego-
tiations could be taken up an reach re-
suit satisfactory to ALL
Hoping that thus we will soon be able
together to put a limit to the sufferings of
so many millions of men and families now
plunged in sadness and anxiety, | beg TO
assure you of my warmest and most broth
erly affection. CHARLES"
There are many significant things in
this letter, but most remarkable of all was
the reference to Frances just claims to
Alsace-Lorraine." This was practically an
admission by the Emperor that his ally,
Germany, held land which did not belong