Peace; Collected Diplomatic Documents Relating to the Outbreak of the European War and Miscellaneous Correspondence, printed under the authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1915; and the Austro-Hungarian Red Book, official English translation. In presenting this digest of the source material on the causes of the war, my aim is not to argue the case, but only to give and systematize the evidence-not all the evidence on all the points, but only adequate evidence on the main points. I want to acknowledge my indebtedness to Professors Charles Downer Hazen and Carlton J. H. Hayes of Columbia University, and Frank Maloy Anderson, of Dartmouth College, for the very valuable suggestions and criticisms that they have kindly offered. My thanks are also due to my colleagues, Professor David Dale Johnson of the English department, and Dean James M. Callahan, head of the department of history, who have read portions of my manuscript and have made helpful suggestions and criticisms. Inasmuch as so many books have already been written on the causes of the war, I feel that I should offer an explanation, if not an apology, for adding to the list even a small volume. My only excuse for so doing is the hope that a brief work will prove useful to college students and others who do not have time to read the fuller accounts. My own experience as a teacher of current European history has caused me to feel the need of such a work. West Virginia University, O. P. CHITWOOD. 52-53 The Austrian note defined as a démarche and Serbia advised to send a conciliatory reply to Opinion of Entente powers regarding Serbian Serbian reply not acceptable to Austria-Hun- Diplomatic relations between Austria-Hungary 62-67 67-68 The problem confronting European diplomacy. 71-73 73-74 84-85 85-86 CHAPTER VI. EFFORTS TO ISOLATE THE WAR. A general war not desired by the powers Russia's determination to protect Serbia Russia's dissatisfaction with Austrian assur- France's obligations to Russia French and German mobilization Inquiry as to the attitude of France toward a Germany's declaration of war on France CHAPTER VIII. GREAT BRITAIN DECLARES WAR Great Britain interested in Austro-Serbian dis- Her refusal to join Russia and France in a |