Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-28

statement and said that in the same way
as he and Herr Won Jagow wished me to
understand that for strategic reasons II
was matter Of life or death to Ger
| violate the latter's neutrality, so ]
| would wish him to understand that II
was. so to speak, matter of life OF
death for the honor of Great Britain that
to do her utmost to defend Belgiums
| neutrality If attacked. A solemn com.
pact simply had to be kept, or what con-
| fidence could any one have in engage
| ments given by Great Britain in the
future?
Excited and Overcome.
1.-THE chancellor said: But at what
price will that compact have been kept?
that?
Il limited to his excellency as plainly
| as I could that fear Of consequences could
breaking solemn engagement. But his
excellency was SO excited, SO evidently
overcome by the news Of our action, sc
little disposed to hear reason that re-
Trained from adding fuel; to the flame
by further argument
"As I was leaving. he said that the
blow Of Great Britain joining Germany
enemies was all the greater because al
moSt up 10 tne last moment ne ana HE
government had been working with us
and supporting our efforts to maintain
peace between Austria and Russia.
Il said that this was part of the trag-
| edy which saw two nations fall apart
just at the moment when the relations
between them were more friendly and
cordial than they had been for years.
said, unfortunately. notwithstanding oul
efforts to maintain peace between Aus
tria and Russia, war has spread and
| nc 70 xxy{f CIT ior
which entailed our separation from oul
late fellow workers. He would readily
understand that no one regretted this
\ more than l."
His Telegram Undelivered.
The British ambassador declares he
handed Geographic report of the con.
versation to the telegraph office in Berlir
for transmission, but that 1t never reach
ed the British foreign Office.
That evening Herr Zimmerman, under
secretary of state called on Sir William
| Goschen and asked whether the call fol
his passports was equivalent to a decla
| ration of war. The ambassador replied
that there had been cases where diplo
matte relations had been broken off II
which war had not ensued, but his in
not received by ~ o'clock Great Britain
would take such steps as her engage.
ments required.
Herr Zimmerman said that It was II
fact a declaration of war, as Germany
could not give the assurances required
Soon afterward a fly sheet was issued BY
the Berliner Tageblatt, stating thai
Great Britain had declared war against
Germany.
Mob Assembled at Embassy.
Immediately" says the report, "ar
exceedingly excited and unruly mob as.
sembled before the embassy, and the
police were overpowered We took nc
notice Of this until the crash of glass
and the landing of cobblestones in the
drawing room. where we were all sitting
warned us that the situation was getting
unpleasant"
The ambassador telephoned to the
foreign office and police were sent anG
cleared the street. No more direst I'm.
pieasantness occurred.
Herr Won Jagow called and expressed
his regrets. He said the behavior of his
countrymen made him feel more asham
ed than he, could say. He had decided
1 that the news of the declaration of wal
should not be published until the follow
ing morning,( and for that reason hat
only sent a small force of police to pro
tect the embassy.
The next day the emperor sent an ale