reign
Affairs, sent out to the Austro-Hungarian Ambassadors in Berlin,
Rome, Paris, London, St. Petersburg, and Constantinople, the
contents of the note which was to be presented on the morrow to the
Serbian Government.

A justification of the demands in it were given. All of the
complaints here made against Serbia have already been given, except
the charge that

"individuals belonging formerly to bands employed in Macedonia
had come to place themselves at the disposal of the terrorist
propaganda against Austria-Hungary.

"The patience of the Imperial and Royal Government, in the face
of the provocative attitude of Serbia, was inspired by the
territorial disinterestedness of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
and the hope that the Serbian Government would end in spite of
everything by appreciating Austria-Hungary's friendship at its
true value. By observing a benevolent attitude toward the
political interests of Serbia, the Imperial and Royal Government
hoped that the kingdom would finally decide to follow an
analogous line of conduct on its own side. In particular,
Austria-Hungary expected a development of this kind in the
political ideas of Serbia, when, after the events of 1912, the
Imperial and Royal Government, by its disinterested and
ungrudging attitude, made such a considerable aggrandizement of
Serbia possible."

This benevolence, however, was repaid by the Serbian Government
tolerating the propaganda which ended in the crime of Sarajevo.

"In the presence of this state of things the Imperial and Royal
Government have felt compelled to take new and urgent steps at
Belgrade with a view to inducing the Serbian Government to stop
the incendiary movement that is threatening the security and
integrity of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.

"The Imperial and Royal Government are convinced that in taking
this step they will find themselves in full agreement with the
sentiments of all civilized nations, who cannot permit regicide
to become a weapon that can be employed with impunity in
political strife and the peace of Europe to be continually
disturbed by movements emanating from Belgrade."

The ambassadors were instructed each to submit a copy of the note to
the Government to which he was accredited, together with a _dossier_

"elucidating the Serbian intrigues and the con