is spirit
which divides the Slav world into two different camps, unites England
with one of them,--with the democratic camp, the champion of which has
been Serbia. A very curious spirit dwells in the little Serbian body, a
very curious and great spirit, which will, I am sure, give form to the
future Balkans as well as to the future democratic Slavdom. And be sure
this spirit is rather panhumanistic than panslavistic.

But after all, when I think of 400 million inhabitants of the British
Empire and remember such a poor topic, as my country, about which I am
just speaking, I must cry again: England, what is Serbia, that thou art
mindful of her? And the poor sons of Serbia, that thou visitest them?

Still, Serbia is an admirer and friend of England, and that is a good
reason why England should look sympathetically towards little Serbia.
There is a Serbian proverb: "A wise lion seeks friends not only among
the lions, but among the bees too." Of course Serbia needs England much
more than England needs Serbia. I will not now dwell upon Serbia's
material needs; I will tell you about what are Serbia's spiritual
needs.

To begin with the children, the Serbian children need good education.
Our schools give more knowledge than strength of character and a humane
cultivated will. Our national poetry and history have educated our
people much better than modern science did. Still we perceive that
science is necessary for a good education in our times. Therefore we
very much need to consult England in this respect. We well know how
English education is estimated all over the world. England can help us
much to educate the new Serbian generations in the best way, because
such a country as Serbia deserves indeed a noble and worthy future in
which to live. Don't you agree with me? Only I am afraid that I am
speaking of the best education of the Serbian children just at this
moment when it were perhaps more suitable to speak about the best way to
save them from hunger, pain and death.

The Serbian women need to develop their capacities more for social work,
so as to take a more important part in the organisation and cultivation
of their lives. The past of our women consisted in singing, weaving and
weeping. I am sure that the English women, whose sympathy for Serbia in
these tragic days will remain memorable for ever,--I am sure that after
this war they will come to Serbia and help their poor sisters over
there, teaching them and enligh