Show AUSTRIA'S S EAR EARLY R t LY y INTENT OF WAR NAR DISCLOSED Archives Yield Telltale Minutes Minutes' of Privy Council Meeting July 7 1914 By fly Associated Press VIENNA Sept 23 There There were made public today from the archives pf f the former Austro Hungarian government government government gov gov- minutes of the meeting of the privy council on July 7 1914 at which it was virtually decided to begin war on Serbia According to this publication publication publication tion the ministry of Hungary Austro-Hungary especially Count Leopold von Berchtold Berchtold Berchtold Berch- Berch told foreign minister was solely re responsible responsible responsible re- re for the outbreak of ties The minutes show that Count von Berchtold pleaded for an immediate resort to arms against Serbia stating that Italy and Rumania could be compensated afterwards for not having been c consulted beforehand Count Stephen then Hungarian premier premier premier pre pre- mier opposed the war demanding that diplomatic action be taken first an anthen and nd then that an ultimatum of an acceptable acceptable acceptable accept accept- able nature be sent Only in case both failed would he have resorted to arms Count von Berchtold thereupon said Now is the right moment because Germany is ia ready to assist Count again warned against the danger of a general European war as a result of steps which were contemplated contemplated contemplated con con- whereupon Count von Berchtold said The opportunity is isso isso I so favorable that immediate action is necessary Finally a resolution was adopted that such far reaching demands be made of Serbia that she could not fulfill fulfill ful ful- ful- ful fill them and thus a way would be opened to a resort to arms The document concludes with a copy of a a. note from the late Emperor Francis Joseph stating that he had taken notice of the contents of the I minutes and had signed them with his I Iown own hand I II I |