The reconstruction of South-Eastern Europe

THE RECONSTRUCTION OF

quota to the common cause. All their thoughts are concentrated on how to beat the enemy, leaving little room for other matters however important. Any scheme put forward in this respect, however ingenious and well founded, represents nothing but personal views, and is, therefore, of little value; and sometimes if not stated with all necessary reserve or caution may easily be misunderstood and lead to false conclusions. :

We have, up to the present, two official acts which define in this respect the standpoint of Serbia. The first is the declaration of their Government, stated in the Serbian Parliament on December 7th, 1914, just when the third Austrian offensive called for the most strenuous effort on the part of the Serbian Army and nation. It reads : ‘‘ Convinced in the determination of the entire Serbian nation to endure in this sacred fight for the defence of its homes and freedom, the Government of the kingdom of Serbia considers as its principal duty in these hard hours to prepare the successful end of this struggle, which is at the same time also the struggle for the liberation and unity of all our brothers : Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.” The second are the words of the Prince Regent of Serbia, on April 5th, 1916, in answer to a deputation of prominent British public men who wished to express their sympathy with Serbia and the hope for the realisation of her ideal, which deputation was headed by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Mayor

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