. Fifty years of Europe, 1870-1919. THE WORLD WAR 319 of a moderate character. There was widespread sym-pathy with her and a general feeling that she wouldbe justified in demanding certain things of representatives of the various European govern-ments were kept in ignorance. A despatch, whichwas destined to shake the very foundations of theworld, was being fashioned, in utter silence andmystery. On July 2i,, Austria delivered this despatch to Ser-hia— It began by accusing the Serbian Governmentof not having fulfilled the obligations it had assumedin 1909 toward Austria. It demanded
. Fifty years of Europe, 1870-1919. THE WORLD WAR 319 of a moderate character. There was widespread sym-pathy with her and a general feeling that she wouldbe justified in demanding certain things of representatives of the various European govern-ments were kept in ignorance. A despatch, whichwas destined to shake the very foundations of theworld, was being fashioned, in utter silence andmystery. On July 2i,, Austria delivered this despatch to Ser-hia— It began by accusing the Serbian Governmentof not having fulfilled the obligations it had assumedin 1909 toward Austria. It demanded that the Ser-bian Government should publish an official statement,the terms of which were dictated in the despatch,expressing its disapproval of the propaganda in Ser-bia against Austria-Hungary and its regret that Ser-bian officials had taken part in this propaganda. Inthe despatch the murder of the Archduke was ascribedto that propaganda. Then followed ten demands uponthe Se£bian Government concerning the suppressionof-Jb-g Pa
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