South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-29
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Germany's friendship from Austria
Hungary II that country did not take
energetic action At the common
ministerial council. held on July 10.
the text OF the ultimatum was un-
animoUsly approved. Count Tisza
only insisting on a resolution that
no plans Of conquest should be con-
nected by the monarchy with her
action. apart from some frontier
corrections. which were regarded as
being strateEically necessary.
Sir +. Grcy's Warning
Other documents show the un-
easiness caused in Berlin by the at
titude Of Italian statesmen Count
1Icnsdorff's telegram of July p,
Transmitting Sir z. Grey's views Just
before the presentation of the ultl-
matum. is also published. Sir Ed
ward regarded the situation as very
serious lie recognized the difficult
situation Of the monarchy, regretted
the ultimatum-like character of the
note. and said that If the four great
powers - Austria Hungary, Germ
any Russia. and France--were in
VOWED in war. conditions would en-
ruptCy in Europe, and that in most
countries many an existing institu
ton would be swept away. 1t must
be proved TO Russia that Austro-
Hungarian fears were well-fOunded
and Hungarian demands re-
alizable in the case of a state Ike
Serbia. and a direct exchange Of
views between Vienna and St. Peters
burg would be best Count Mems
dorn's telegram referring 70 Sir F.
Grey's attitude closes as follows:
He was cool and impartial. as al
ways-friendly and not without SYM
pathy for us. Doubtless he is very
apprehensible of the possible conse-
Quences. I am afraid he will criti-
CHE the character Of the ultimatum
and OF our de archie and the short
term"
ON July 2S Count BerchtOld sub
mitted o the Emperor Francis Jo-
seph a report suggesting an imme-
diate declaration of war on Serbia.
saying: I do not think it impo.s ible
that the powers of the triple entente
may make another attempt TO attain
q pacific settlement without n con-
hict unless a clear situation is Great
cd by a declaration of war" In or
de. more easily TO induce the en-
perOr 10 sign a declaration OF war
Count Berchtold reported that Serb
ians had fired on Austro- Hungarian
troops near Temes- Kubin. whereup-
ON "A skirmish. Count BerchtoId eli
minated thus modified and onlX in
formed the emperor subsequently
Of the change i'm the text, caused,
as he said. by the absence of CON
hrmation of the reported engage
ment
The foreign office here seems to
expect that the publication of these
documents will help to improve the
relations 10 the nations and to es-
tahlish "A lasting understanding but
some of the newspapers here fear
that New Austria and not the other
successor states will again have to
suffer for the sins of the old Aus
tria-Hungary and her rulers, al
though among the latter, while there
was only one German. there were
three Magyars and one Pole.
Attitude i'm Berlin.
The disclosures of the Austrian
Red book on the origins Of the war
are naturally regarded by Germans
of all classes as being that OF sup
RENE Importance, and il is argued
that they must necessarily compel
the outside world. and especially the
entente powers. TO revise their views
concerning Germanys guilt The
Germans. i'm particular. rejoice
over the impression that the dis
closures must make abroad. and re-
gret only that the entente viii see
too late that its judgment was
wrong. The Lokalanzeiger maintains
that the Red book confirms in the