this, our demand is not completely fulfilled, as we
have asked besides:

"To confiscate the means of propaganda of these societies to
prevent the reformation of the dissolved societies under another
name and in another form.

"In these two directions the Belgrade Cabinet is perfectly
silent, so that through this semiconcession there is offered us
no guaranty for putting an end to the agitation of the
associations hostile to the monarchy, especially the Narodna
Odbrana.

"3. The Serbian Government first demands proofs for a propaganda
hostile to the monarchy in the public instruction of Serbia while
it must know that the textbooks introduced in the Serbian schools
contain objectionable matter in this direction and that a large
portion of the teachers are in the camp of the Narodna Odbrana
and affiliated societies.

"Furthermore the Serbian Government has not fulfilled a part of
our demands, as we have requested, as it omitted in its text the
addition desired by us: 'as far as the body of instructors is
concerned, as well as the means of instruction'--a sentence which
shows clearly where the propaganda hostile to the monarchy is to
be found in the Serbian schools.

"4. By promising the dismissal from the military and civil
services of those officers and officials who are found guilty by
judicial procedure, the Serbian Government limits its assent to
those cases, in which these persons have been charged with a
crime according to the statutory code. As, however, we demand the
removal of such officers and officials as indulge in a propaganda
hostile to the monarchy, which is generally not punishable in
Serbia, our demands have not been fulfilled in this point."

5. The Serbian reply declared that Serbia was willing to permit that
cooperation of officials of the [Dual] Monarchy on Serbian territory
which does not run counter to international law and criminal law.

"The international law, as well as the criminal law, has nothing
to do with this question; it is purely a matter of the nature of
state police which is to be solved by way of a special agreement.
The reserved attitude of Serbia is therefore incomprehensible and
on account of its vague general form it would lead to
unbridgeable difficulties.

"6. The Austrian demand was clear and