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AN INTERESTING CONTEST S

The Associated Press has published an account of an interview which its corres pondent at the German Headquarters hus had with Herr von Bathmann-Hollweg the German Imperial Chandelier.

The two Governments peace of Laro Germany to break the Before any conversations took place The Chancellor says that in his con between British and Delginn officerstversation with the British Ambassador in was expressly laid down on the British August last he may have been a bit side that the discussion of military pos-excited at seeing the hopes and work of eitilltits was to be addressed to the the whole period of his Changed (orship manner in which, in case of need, British going for naught." Considering that at assistance could be most effectually afford the date of the conversation (August 4th) ed to Belgium for the defence of her neutrality; and on the Belgian side, a marginal note upon the record explain that the entry of the English into Belgium would only take place after the

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The Imperial Chancellor voluntoured an explanation of the meaning of his

Germany had already made war on infamous phrase, A scraw of paper?

France, the natural conclusion is that the which, in substance, was that he had

shipwreck of the Chancellor's hopes con- spoken of the treaty, not as a scrap of

gisted, not in the fact of a European war paper for Germany but as an instru

but in the fact that England, had not meat which had become so through nation of our neutrality by Germany, agreed to stand out of it.ALLE Belgium's forfeiture of its noutrality, and that England bad quite other renscas

As regards the conversation of 1911, the TEST OF GERMANY'S SINCERITY. Belgian officer said to the British You The sincerity of the German Chancel- for entering the war compared with which could only land in our country with our lor's professions to the American corres- the neutrality treaty, to which he consent, and in 1813 Sir Edward Gray pondent may be brought to a vory, simple appealed, had only the value of

By appointment to the Imperial Household of paper of a scray gave the Belgian Government a categorical test, the application of which is the more

assurance that no British Government apposite because it serve to recall one ofere My conversation with Sir E. Goschen would violate the noutrality of Belgiumi; the leading facts which produced the of Japan, Ocially Recommended by the (he said) occurred on August 4th I had and that so long as it was not violated present war. Horr von Bethinaon- dist declared the Reichstag that only by any other Power we should certainly Hollweg refused the proposal, which Eng Medical Colleges of The Imperial Universities dire necessity, only the struggle for exist not send troops ourselves into their land put forward and in which France, of Tokyo and Kyoto. otice, spelled Cermany to march territory

Italy, and Russia concurred, for Con- through “Belgium, but that Ger. The Chancellor's method of misusing ference at which the dispute would have many was ready to make compensa documents may be illustrated in this con- been settled on fair and honourable terms tion for the wrong committed. When I nection He representa Sir Edward Grey without war. If he really wished to work poke I already had certain indications, as saying he did not believe England with England for peace, why did he not but no absolute prof on which to bat would take such a step, because he did not accept that proposal He must have a public accusation, that Belgium hai think English public opinion would town, after the Balkan Conference in long before abandoned its reutrality in justify such action" What Sir Edward London, that England could be trusted to its relations with England Neverthe Grey actually wrote was said that play fair. Herr von Jagow had given legs, I took Germany's responsibilities I was sure that this Government would testimony in the Reichstag to England's

wards neutral States do seriously that not be the first to violate the neutrality good faith in those negotiations. I spoke frankly of the wrong committe of Belgium, and I did not believe, that by Germany.

any British Government would be the first to do so, nor would public opinion here ever approve of it

A SCHAF OF PAPER TO ENGLAND. England, the Imperial Chancellor

insisted, drew the sword only because she Lelieved her own interests demanded it and just for Belgian neutrality she would never have entered the war

That is what I meant when I told Sir E. Goschen, in that last interview, when we sat down to talk the matter over privately, man to man, that among the reasons which had impelled England into

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The proposed for a second Conference. between the Powers was mado by Sir Edward Grey with the same straightfor ward desire for peace as in 1912 and 1913. GERMAN DESIGNS ON BELGIUM. The German Chancellor rejected this MACGREGOR&C.

means of averting war. He who does Bot will the means must not complain if the conclusion is drawn that he lid not will

If the German Chancellor wishes to know why there were conversations on military subjects between British and Belgian officers, he may find one reason in a fact well-known to him-zamely, that Germany was establishing an elaborate network of strategical railways, leading from the Rhine to the Belgias frontier,

the end

The second part of the interview with the American correspondent consists of a discouree upon the ethics of war The things which Germany has done in

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her only that value of a scrap of paper, -railways deliberately constructed to record before the world by those who have | 1 may have been a bit excited and permit of a sudden attice upoa Belgium Buffered from them and who know them at aroused Who would not have been at such as was carried out in August last first hand. After this, it does not lie with sucing the hopes and work of the whole This fact alone was enough to justify any the German period of my Chancellorship going for communications Fetween Belgium and naught ? ...

I recalled to the Ambassador my would be no violation

other Powers on the footing that there of war.

of Belgian HONG KONG efforts for years to bring about an under neutrality unless it were previously standing between England and Germany violated by another Power. Ou no other an understanding which, I reminded him, footing did Belgium ever have any such would have made a general European war communications. impossible and have absolutely guar- standing would have formed the basis on which we could have approached the United States as a third partner. But England had not taken up this plem, and 5TH. through its entry into the war, had destroyed for over the hope of its full mont. In comparison with such moment ous consequences was the treaty not scrap of paper? England ought really to cease harping, on this theme of Belgian neutrality.

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In spite of these facts the German Chansellor speaks of Eelgium having thereby abandoned and forfeited her neutrality, and he implies that he would not have spoken of the German invasion as a wrong" had he then known of the conversations of 1916 and 1911. It would seam to follow that, according to Horr von Bethmann Hollweg's code, a wrong, becomes a right if the party which is to be the subject of the wrong foresees the possibility and makes preparations to resist it. Those who are content with older and more Herr von Bethmann Hallweg asorted generally accepted standards are likely that the papers we found in the archives to agree rather with what Cardinal of the Belgian Foreign Orice showed Belgium was bound in hongur to defend Mercior said in his Pastoral Letter: that England in 1911 was determined to throw troops into Belgium without the aspent or the Belgian Government it war had then broken out in other words, to de exactly the same thing for which, with all the pathos, of virtuous indigna tion, she now reproaches Germany. *** In some later dispatchi Sir Edward Groy, 1 believe, informed Belgium that he did not believe England would take such a step, because he did not think

her own indepondence. She kept her oath. The other Powers were bound to respect and protect her neutrality Ger many violated her oath; England kept here. These are the facts."

THE REAL REASON FOR INVASION,............ In support of the second part of the German Chancellor's thesis, namely, that uermany *** took her ..., responswilities. towards neutral Statea seriously,“ ne

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action. And still poople in the ruky of the wrong committed by Ger- United States wonder that 1 character- many, in invading belgium. That a man ized as é scrap of paper a treaty whose Kuona tue right, while doing the wrong,

British statesmen, should be dependɛnterious conscientiousness. upon the pleasure of British public The real nature of Germany's view of opinion, a treaty which England herself

responsibilities towards neutra had long since undermined by military states may, however, be learnt of agreements with Belgium, authority which cannot be disputed, by

expressly rofused to assure us of Eng those responsibilities were in truth, land's neutrality even if Germany | taken seriously, why, when Germany was respected Belgian neutrality, I can anderstand, therefore, English displea sure at my characterization of the treaty of 1830 us - a scrap of paper, for this sorap of paper was for England extreme- ly valuable as furnishing an excuse before the world for embarking in the war,

"I hope, therefore, that in the United States you will think clearly enough and realize that England in this matter, too, acted solely on principle - Right or wrong, my intereste."

SIR EDWARD GREY'S REPLY

In reply to the foregoing ingenious distortion of facte Bir Edward Grey has authorized the publication of the tollow ing observations

asked to respect the neutrality of Delgium, if it wero respected by France, did Germany... refuss? France, when asked the corresponding question at the same time, agreed. This would have guaranteed Germany from all danger of attack through Bolgium,

The reason of Germany's refusal was given by Herr you Bothmann Hollweg's colleague. It may be paraphrased in the well-known gloss upon Shakespeare:— **Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just, but four times ho that gete his blow in fust, *** '* They had to advanos into France," said Herr von Jagow, “by the quickest and easiest way, so as to be able to get well ahead with their opera- tious and endeavour to strike some decisive blow as early as possible.".

Germany's attitude towards It is not surprising that the German Belgia as thus fratly diven watte Chancellor should .600W anxiety to German Foreign Secretary to the British explain away his now historic phrase Ambassador, and the German Chancellor, about a Treaty being a mere ** scrap of in his speech to the Reienstag, claimed the paper. The phrase has made a deep right to commit a wrong in virtue of the imprasion, because the progress of the mufitary necessity of hacking a way world largely depends upon the sanctity through The Treaty which torbade the |of agreements between individuals and wrong was by comparison à mere. sorap between nations, and the policy disclosed of paper, The truth was spoken in these in Herr voa Bethmann-Rollweg's parts first statements by the two uermau binier tends to debase the legal and moral tr All the apologies and arguments currency of civilization

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which have since been forthcoming are the Sultan of Egypt's much discussed The following is the completo text of What the German Chancellor said afterthoughts to excuse and explain away was that Great Britain in requiring a flagrant wrong. Moreover, all attacks address to the Bedouin representation Germany to respect the neutrality of upon Great Britain in regard to this You Bedouing, chiefs of the tribes of Belgium, was going to make war just matter, and all talk about responsibili Fayurn, I wish to speak to you particu for a word, just for a scrap of

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as a more trifle, and Germany who took The German Chancellor spoke to the ter responsibilities towards neutral American correspondent of his efforts States seriously!" The arguments by for years to bring about an understand which Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg eccks ing between England and Germany, to establish the two sides of this case are understanding he added, which would have absolutely guaranteed the peace of in fat contradiction of plain facts,

Europe. He omitted to mention, what THE DEFENCE OF BELGIAT NEUTRALITY,Mr. Asquith made public in his speech First, the German Chancellor alleges at Cardiff, that Germany required, as the that England in 1911 was determined price of an understanding, an uncondi- to throw troops into Belgium without the tonal pledge of Englanda neutrality himself an Egyptian and to obey the laws astent of the Belgian Government The British Government were ready to of the country has only got to go. That This allegation is absolutely false. It is bind themselves not to be parties to any is what my Government wishes and what based upon certain documents found in aggression against Germany they were I have to say to you quite frankly in Telephone No. K 43 Brussels which record conversations not prepared to pledge their neutrality plain Arabic, Do you understand? "

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