The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-22
AUSTRIAN RED BOOK
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military prospects in war with RUS
1ia, RufnantA. and Serbia, served ~
Tho keynote Of Count Won Berchtold's
thoughts and plans, ~ contained in q
the Austrian ministerial council at
Vienna, July I.
The purpose OF the .Red Book"
seems to be to lead to the conclusion
that this may have been the real
~Potsdam council" OF which so much
has been said and written during the
war.
I Those present at the Vienna council
were Count won Bcrchtold. Count won
stuergkh Chen Austrian premier.
later assassinated): Count Tis1a tthen
Hungarian premier. also later Assas-
sinated); Minister Of Fipance4 Bilinski.
Minister of War Krohatin, Chief Of
staff Won Hoetzendorn and Naval
Commander Kaiier, Count Hoyes. chief
proceedings of the council in his own
handwriting. Count Berchtold. in his
opening speech. outlined this situation
in this way:
"Our converxattons with Berlin have
led to the most satisfactory results. n
the kaiser and Herr Won Bethmsnn-
HoIlsveg have assured Ms OF their full
est support in the event Of armed nc-
ton" This declaration by Derchtoid
y
letter to Franz Joseph, and to DR. Won
Bethmann- Hollweg's warning to Aus
tria against plunging the world into
war.
simultaneously with 1.-THE bringing
to light of these hitherto unpublished
documents, DIR. r. Coos, who. with the
authorization of the Austrian govern
ment. spent months in searching the
Vienna foreign office archives, and
who compiled the RED Book" gives q
book of his own called 'the Vienna
cabinet and the genesis of the world
war" In IL DR.. Coos not only uses the
official documents contained IN the
RED Book" but connects the docu-
ments with events in the various gov
ernments OF the time. The secret doc
uments. together with the compiler
commentaries. promise to become one
of the most sensational contributions
to the history of the wars genesis.
No Doubt About Russia.
That Vienna had no doubt about
Russia, is shown by the statement Of
Count Tysza
Russia will night to the death be-
fore she VIII let Serbia be anntht-
lated"
At the afternoon of the council of
July at Vienna, War Minister Kroha-
tin put three questions to the chief of
the Austrian general stan. as fol-
lows;
81. Was it possible to mobilize only
against Serbia at frst and later
against Russia when necessary?
-. Was 1t possible, for purposes OF
intimidating Russia. to hold large
number OF troops in Transyfvanfa!
50 Where would the conflict against
Russia be taken up?'
General Won HoetzendorT made con-
idential answers to these questions.
requesting that they he not recorded.
Combating Count Tisxa's opposition.
Berchtold kept using as his main arEu-
ment Germanys alleged unaualihed
support That Berchtold had already
informed Tisga of his war intentions.
even before the council. is indicated by
Tisza's letter to the Austrian emperor
on July |, 1914. in which ne states he
could not approve of Berehtolds In
tentions of making use of the Saraievo
atroeity as an occasion to settle with
Serbia" Tisza further tells Franz
Joseph In that letter that he. Tisxa. had
not concealed from Berchtoid that he
considered II fatal mistake the re-
sponsibility for which Hisxa declined to
share; that there was insufficient
ground for provoking war despite. A
possibly satisfactory declaration from
Serbia.
Tfsza told the emperor that the Aus
trian statesmen would stand before
the whole world as deliberately break
ing the peace Of the world, IL Bercb-
told's plans went through. and that
Austria would necessarily embark upon
such a war in the most unfavoraeie
circumstances.
Tisza then asked permission to use
the opportunity of the kaiser's visit TO
Vienna (hen expectedl to combat
Wilhelm's pro Serbian proposes
sion" The kaiser's visit for the pur-
pose OF attending the funeral OF the
murdered Archduke was cancelled in
the eleventh hour, and thus the two
emperors had no personal discussion.
The text of the Austrian uttmatum
! to Serbia was agreed upon at a see
ond ministerial council. on July Is.
Count Tisza had consented to 1t only
after STIMULATING the condition OF n
unanimous declaration that there was
no intention .rf4% s.e0nauering Ser bia-
| This ultimatum was delivered at Bel
f. grade, on July %. but Berchtold in
, strhcted the Austrian ambassador at
! Berlin not to deliver the text to the
Berlin government until the forenoon
of the foilowin gday, when it would