The occasion of the war—as distinguished from tho real causes-was the murder of an' Austrian Prince. That Prince- was vigorously opposed to ' the Servians, not becauso he was a capitalist,, but because he wa-s a German and they were Slavs. He was murdered by a. Servian student, not becauso ho was a capitalist, hut because lie was a German,, whom this Servian thought dangerous. That was the occasion of tho war. This murder undoubtedly, affected tho-. German Emperor deeply. The murdered man was a personal friend and strong political ally of his own. At the time.of the murder the Kaiser was at Kiel, where the British fleet had boon invited to he present at tho festivities following the opening of tlie oaiial. The Kaiser was out in his yacht, the Meteor, when-the .news was sent to.him. A. little later the lines'of:.warships saw.the Meteor yacht returning. ■■■ Nctjr the stern, 'looking over tho rail into tho sea, could bo seen the Kaiser, brooding in a deep reverie. Ho -' took no notice of the occasional "half-cheers that reached him. He rctiiriiiid to Berlin at once. Thefestivities wero broken up, except—by tho' Kaiser's' special wish—one entertainment. That was the supper ' and dance that had" J itlready been prepared by the .British sajljjrs.' for those of tho German fleef."*"TliP next day the' British squadron "sailed". That murder, although no one, not even the Kaiser, then know it, was to be the occasion of the'-war. ■ ■ -' : ; .--.•''■;
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2236, 24 August 1914, Page 8
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