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MembersofYoungBosniaincludedschoolanduniversitystu-
dents,workers,youngpeopleinrebellionagainststaidparents.
Mostcamefromruralbackgrounds.In1913only50individuals
inBosniawereuniversitygraduates,andafewhundredhadcom-
pletedsecondaryeducation.Bosniahadnouniversity,andonly
5Gymnasiumsecondaryschools.SomeintheupperstrataofVien-
neseandBudapestsocietythoughteventhatwastoomuch.Since
Bosnianstudentsweredeniedtherighttoassociate,theywentun-
derground.Teconspiratorsweresupportedideologicallyandfi-
nanciallybytheSerbiandiaspora.Alreadyon3rdDecember1913
aSerbianpaperpublishedinChicagoannouncedthattheheirtothe
AustrianthronewouldbevisitingSarajevointhespring,andurged
Serbstotakeuparms-knives,guns,bombs,dynamite,anything
theyhad.uDeathtotheHabsburgdynasty!”itralliedthem.Politi-
callyandmilitarilytheywereaidedbyLieutenantColonelDragutin
Dimitrijević,headoftheSerbianintelligenceserviceinBelgrade,
whousedseveralpseudonyms,mainlyApis.uWarbetweenSerbia
andAustriaisinevitable,”hewroteinanewspaperhecontrolled.
uTewarwillbedeterminedbyourcommitmenttoourtradition
andculture,androotedinthedestinyofourrace,whichcannot
allowitselftobeassimilated.TewarmustbringfreedomforSer-
bia,theSouthernSlavs,andthepeopleoftheBalkans.Ourentire
racemuststanduptogethertostoptheinvasionofenemiesfrom
theNorth.”Notsurprisingly,hisstań,Serbianintelligenceofcers
andmembersofanorganisationcalledUjedinjenjeiliSmrt(Unity
orDeath),whichhadprobablybeenoperatingsince1909andwas
calledutheBlackHand”byitsopponents,trainedtheconspirators,
armedthemwith4Belgianrevolversand6bombs,andhelped
themtocrosstheborderbetweenthesovereignKingdomofSerbia
andAustro-HungarianBosnia.Apispursuedhisownpolicywith
noconsultationwitheitherthekingortheprimeminister,who
werebothopposedtosuchriskymoves.Heandhispoliticalassoci-
atessawSerbiaastheYugoslavPiedmont-thesparktosetalight
warwithAustria.Eńectively,Principandtheotheryoungplotters
werejusttoolsintheirhands.
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