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The annual general meeting of the Ypres League was held on November 11th, at the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall, Field-Marshat Lord French presiding.

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YON MOLTKE'S REVELATIONS. A first-class contribution to the history of the outbreak of the way appears in an obscure Stuttgart paper. It is an extract from Count Moltke's memoirs, which have been printed in book form but withheld from publication. The editor of the paper mentioned procured a copy of the work and transcribed certain passage, which he now gives to the public. Describing the council of war in

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Lord French said it was fitting that practically the first general meeting of the Ypres League should be held on what was perhaps the most sacred and solemn day of our race and genstation Great as its significance, was as the day on

The Imperial Chancellor who which the long warfare between ourselves already indicated, saw the most import and our lats enemies ceased, it was also ant aim of his policy in the establish- MANILA a military anniversary of a more specialment of a good relationship to England, Find the anal, desperate onslaught of and who strings to say, even till that BAIPHONG the enemy upon us in the great First day still believed that a general: war or Battle of Ypres, and the defeat of the at least England's participation in it. BURNERO Prussia Guard. (Cheers.) On Novem could be avoided, was obviously joyfully [~ ber 11th, 1914, ocourted, in front of Ypres excited over the contents of the despatch what was probably the most magnificent received from the Gernian Ambassador in defence by the British Army-certainly London, Prince Lichnowsky, and so was there was none more hotly waged-one of his Majesty, the Kaiser. The despatch the most thrilling and "outstanding feats announced that Secretary of State Grey of arms of the whole war. The League told the Ambassador that England would BANGKOK was concerned not merely with one on-

nasume the obligation that France would niversary or one battle, but with a match- not enter the war against us if Germany, less series of battles," all linked to the for Eer part, would bind herself to take defence, caduring for four years, and in- no hostile action against France. I volving not tens of thousands but should remark, in passing, that in France millions of brave men, over 200,000 mobilisation had been ordered the same of whom nid down their lives. Surely day as here, and this was known to us. after the smoke and dust of the con- There prevailed, as has been said, a fliot had cleared away and we had joyful tone. Now we only need make time to comt our losses to appraise our war against Russia, the Kaiser said to achievement, and to bury our dead, we me. You see, we simply concentrate could hardly regard the theatre of this the whole of our army in the East." I long enduring and costly struggle as com answered his Majesty that this was im- We must, it possible. The concentration of an army mon ground. (Cheers.) seemed to him, always look upon this of millions could not be improvised. It Belgian town, this patch of Belgian soil, was the result of years of laborious work, as a Greek might have regarded. Ther and once arranged, it could not be mopyla-as

The Kaiser insisted on place apart with altered. T deede and memories to sanctify it, even his demand, and was very angry. Among Your were it not, as it was, the vastest seme other things, he said to me,

Those who tery of our British dead. served in the Ypres Salient could never uncle would have given me a different answer," and this hurt me greatly. My objection that France was regard Ypres with indifference. As long as any of them were left alive it would already engaged in mobilisation, and have a close and particular claim upon that it was impossible that mobilised their emotions for the suffering and the Germany and mobilised France should glory which were enacted there. (Cheers.) peaceably agree mutually not to touch And alter, we were gone it would com one another, remained without success. tinue to be a shrine for the children yet The discussion became ever more excited, unborn of the men who served at Ypres.

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OBJECT OF THE 'LEAGUE' The object" of the league, which now could muster some 90,000 veterans of the Salient, was to perpetuate the band of union forged on the soil within the shadow of these lofty rains and ancient

In accordance with this ramparts. They all regarded themselves sue m as Ypres brothers-in-arms. It was surdly there was then drafted a reply despatch a good thing in these trying times, when to London, that Germany accepted the so many were seeking to cleave us as English offer very gladly, but that the <xisting mobilisation plan must, for the ment alone, to draw us nearer together, present, for technical reasons also take He looked forward to a time, not far dis its course against France. We would, tant when they would have at least 100,000 however, do nouing to France if, under enrolled in this brotherhood (Cheers.) the control of England, she would remain He should like to say to every man who quiet. More I could not attain. From id any capacity as a soldier helped to the outset the senselessness of the whole guard Ypres and the honour of his of the English proposals was clear to country in the Ypres Salient Come me. I demanded "as a guarantee forward and write your name on the that France would not strike on the tem- scroll. It does not matter whether you porary transfer to us of the fortresses of bave the means to pay a small subscrip Verdan and Toul. This proposal was r tion to the league's funds or not-comejected as a vote of no confidence against sider you as a brother-in-arms, and we state of mind had become almost despe will see that your name is deposited with rate. I foresaw the greatest mischief. in the rest in the Great Scroll which we in the war confronting us from this diplo (Cheers.)matic action, which threatened to inter tend depositing at Ypres." From those who could afford a donation fere with our mobilisation. they would accept it for the purpose of "I must interpolate here that our plan building a worthy memorial hostel "at provided for the occupation of Luxem Ypres for British pilgrims" to the battle burg by the 16th Division on the first feld, and for the commemoration of the day of mobilisation. Whatever happen, historic sites Already the league had done ed we had to ensure the Luxemburg something to make the survivors and the railways against a French coup, as we bereared ones feel that they had not been needed, them for our deployment. Thug forgotten by the nation--that the name it was all the more severe a blow for me of the dead heroes of the Salient lived in when the Chancellor now declared that the hearts of our people, and they would, Luxemburg must under no circumstances go on with

with the good work thus begun be occupied as that would be direct It rested with all of them, and with the menace to France and render illusory the tena of thousands who were to-day resproffered guarantees. As I stood there pansive sensitive to appeals to the the Kaiser, without asking me turned national bonour, to the spirit of those to the aide-de-camp on duty, and order! sleeping in the fields of Flanders, to maksed him to telegraph immediately to the this Ypres League an increasing power 16th Division at Treves and command for patriotic unity. The thoughts which that it should not enter Luxemburg. I filled their minds to-day were those which felt as if my heart would break. would best help them to reap the greatest I tried in vain to convince his Majesty possible advantage and forward the in- that we need the Laxemburg railways terests of the great canse in which we and must secure them. I was dismissed with the remark that we could use in- were united. (Cheers.)

stead other Eines. The order stood.

Count Moltke relates that he left the Major Henry B. Murat (secretary), in council chamber shaken by the isla reading the report, said the league was tion in which he found himself with his formed 12 months ago and the total num-demands as against the "Kaiser and all It was only in ber of members was 25,162, but as nearly responsible" quarters." every Division in the Army served some the evening, when the later news from time or other at Ypres he considered London had shown that the interven that, together with the relatives of the tion of England in favour of Germany dear, that there were quite 2,000,000 was quite out of the question," that the people in the United Kingdom who were Kaiser, with the words De as you like” potential members of the Ypres League, gave Moltke & free hand to carry out the The income of the league had been £2,708, General Staff plans-Dally Telegraph. and there was a balance of £449. understood that the Anglo-Belgian Union

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Colonel Cawston (of the Battlefields had never been able to find out what was Bureat, and representative of the league the German, preponderance over us, at the First Battle of Ypres, but from the best at Ypres) stated that the Bargumaster information he could obtain he felt that and Commeil of Ypres were of opinion that they who owed the ruins should at the decisive moment in the first battle have a right to say whether or not they we were outnumbered by tếb to one in should be rebuilt He thought the pro men and by 20 to one in weight of metal posed hostelry would meet with the Of course, our losses were tremendousį and their thought how of that day exact greatest support in Belgium.

Lieut-General Bir W. P. Pulteney Beven year ago was for those who (hon treasurer) agreed with Lord Rafell. (Cheers.) He agreed with the view linson that there ought to be a viable expressed by Ford Rawlinson that the memorial, and he thought, a plot of anparalleled sacrifices should be comme morated by a visible memorial, and he ground should be bought on which a per had no doubt ons would be erected. It manent memorial should-be erected.

Major-General Seely said that when was probable that the State, of the Im the history of the who cande, to be written Perial War Graveer Commission, or a combination of bath, would see to it that there would be two outstanding episodes an enduring memorizi quae placed at in it--the first would be Ypres, and the Ypres. (Cheera) The men who died in other would be Verdun. (Cheers.) The the Balient did more than win a battle- Memorial of Ypres, whoever act if up they lit a fama which would never be would be a memorial of every Division pas out a flame of justice, honour, and

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