The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-12
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manlfestly endowed with n short
j memory, in dcvoting so much i'm
portance TO the story OF the dis
covcry among King Lcopold's papers.
OF a complete plan FOR. the German in
yasion of France through Belgium. With
the assistance OF his army anu military
strongholds That such a plan existed.
is no secret whatsoever: and Il has
long been known In every diplomatic
Chancellery OF Europc, as we'll az at
The state Department. at washington,
hat some twelve or thirteen years ago
Leopold had concluded all agreement
with the Kaiser, whereby lie placed. not
only his country. hut also his Amy. q,
the disposal of Germany. in the event
OF the lattcr's war with France.
The fact, strongly Suspected was re-
vcaled BY Leopold himself In a monlen,
Of post prandiai exuberancc. during a
Alberta" TO Emperor William a kiel,
his ally and urging him to visit
Brussels declared that he could pro-
pleased and satisfied With the aspect
say my" troops. bit your troops.
intimntinE that they would he under
| the command of tho Kaiser.
| So great was the sensation created
| by this and other remarks OF an ana
logoms order. all tending to show that
! Ing with that OF Germany. under the
orders OF the Kaiser, in the event OF
the latter's war with France. that the
Paris government fell Itself compcll-
cd TO address vory strongly worded In
| nuirles TO the Brussels cabinet. The
latter. deeply concerned, promptly dis
avowcI and rcpudintcd King Leopold $
/ ana rks, and tho interpretation placed
thereon, denying that any agreement
Of any kind. secret or otherwise. exist
cd between Belgium and Germany,
pointing out. moreover. that The Bel
4 oil fD u 6n o. n
to conclude alliances and treaties with
| foreign powers, which We're subjec, -
| parliamentary ra, iiication, and that any
| private arrangement that King Leo
| pold might have made, admitting that
| he had done SO. would have no binding
force on the Belgian government, which
| was imbucd with the friendl!cst scnti-
! Incnts towards France. #
! This announcement. which was In SO
many words a Reputation BY the Bel
| gian government OF King Leopold. re-
ccived widespread publicity at the time,
as well as the indorsnment and the APP
! proval Of the entire Belgian people,
and caused Leopold 10 become so angry,
| that he was on the point OF abd.ca
! ton.
| Ills agreement with the Kaiser. which
he had so ndiscrcetly revealed and
which Is known TO have existed plac-
| ing his troops and his fortresses at the
war with France. was made In order TO
secure Germany's support against
| France. England. and the United States
/ III connection with thnir efforts to put
| an end to his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the
| Congo Free State. and there is no
i doubt that he would have gladly come
| at the time 10 some arrangement for
: placing the Free state under the pro-
lection OF Germany. as within tho
| sphere Of the reuton empire. had not
| the Kaiser realized that It would en-
! broil him in conflict with Germany
| Great Britain. and probably the United
! States
After The reputation by the Belgian
government OF any secret arrange
ments which Its King might have made
! with the Kaiser. the latter found II
useless . support any longer Leopold's
tyranny OF the Congo. which had cx-
cited the utmost horror and eXecra
| ton throughout the length and breadth
| OF Germany. From thas moment forth
! the Emperor had no use for Leopold
and joined in the boycott to which that
! monarch was subjected by his b.othe;
| sovercigns Of Europe. The kaiser In
particular. entertained the most intense
| when the newspa pers took upon them
selves to announce that the Emperor
and Empress would visit Brussels on
| their way back to Berlin. from stay
! at Windsor, the Kaiser caused an Off
] clal communica ton to be published. in
| the official gazette at Ber}in. DENYING
| in q manner most insulting to King
/ Leopold, that ne had ever had any idea
| wha tsoever of paying q visit to the
court of Brussels then or at any other
| time.
That Kings are no longer free &c
dispose of their troops, and Of the mill