October 09, 2008
The guns of October? c. 1908
The Oct. 9, 1908 NYT reports on the response in Serbia of the Austrian annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina:
Belgrade, Servia: Great crowds surrounded the palace to-night shouting for war and calling for the King to appear. Finally King Peter, accompanied by the Crown Prince, came to the balcony, and implored the people not to cause disturbances. He said:
"Trust me and my government: both will do their duty."
The crowd cheered the King but continued to shout "war with Austria."
In about six years, the cheering crowd would have their way - and
9-10 million men under arms and 9-10 million civilians would die.
Posted by Craig Depken at 03:45 PM in
Politics
