New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-18
GERMANY SETS FORTH
HER CASE TO u. S
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particularly OCULAR in the United
81 know it, he answered. "and am
sorry. IL Was not particularly popular
mere, either. But self-preservation is
me iIrst law. You know, for instance. .
Why ""u
Why" I asked.
Because it is like winding up a
great spring that must unwind. The
reserves leave their work and nut ON
uniforms and shoulder guns and take
me trains to tho frontier one behind
the other. Then the first ones at the
frontier cross il to make room for the
ones behInd, 10 carry the war in the
cnemy's country, to hit him first.
=, "ermany can mobilize in week,
Franco IN fortnight, Russia in four
or six weeks. If, after We modified,
we waited while the diplomats talked
and the other countries were using that
time to mobilize against US we would
lose our advantage, and we can afford
to lose no advantage in war at Two
frontiers, with England on the sea.
Yet We waited five days after we
knew Russia had begun its mobiliZa.
We were risking our safety in the hope
Of peace. Then. when we saw war with
Russia must come, we demanded cate
gorically from France an answer as 10
whether she would observe neutralit"
and received their answer from our
Ambassador August |, at l:05 p. m.
! quote the Official document:
Upon my repeated definite inquiry
whether France would remain neutrai
in the event of Russo-German war
the Prime Minister declared France
would do tina. which her interests die
ta:ed'
Must Abide by Result.
lin the language of diplomacy, and
considering Frances alliance with
Russia, that could have but one mean
ing, and so we knew we must strike
as hard and as quickly as possible at
France. The way in which we could
strike France hardest and quickest was
through Belgium, and hence we took
that way. If Belgium had permitted
US free passage We would have paid
cash for every mouthful and left its
territory intact. But Belgium chose
to appeal 70 the God of Battles, and
must abide by the result. With Russia
on one side and France on the other
and England on the oceans, what else
could we do but strike as hard and
quickly as we could? Let history de-
eide which was the most necessitious
and. hence, eXcusable-our invasion Of
Belgium, or Englsnd's of the Trans
yaal?'
But reverted to tie horror of it
all--"alI this for the murder of royal
couple in Austria? Why must millions
die for them now? They are already
dead and cannot return 20 LIFE"
Suppose" said he. that the McNi-
cans had been conducting Am anti
American campaign along your south
object Of Jetsching Arizona and New
Mexico form the United States ard
returning them TO Mexico. Suppose
this propaganda was conducted with
the open connivanCc Of the Mexican
government and press and with the &C
tive assistance Of Mexican army Of
HcPrS.
"Suppoac. then. that the uey, high
est official IN your country, man VINO
10 a combination OF Vice
President, Secretary Of State and gen
eral III the army, were sent to the
troubled region on a political mission .
TO report on what steps should be
taken to quell this propaganda. and :
suppose. further, that he was there as (
sassinated, with his wife, by Mexi- .
can. with bombs manufactured in a
Mexican government arsenal and fur
nished him by Mexican officials and ,
army officers, and suppose, as | have !
said, this was not an outrage, bat the |
elimination of thirty years of anti /
American attack, then would the /,
American people consider a punitive
expedition against Mexico unreason-
abic?
Only Punitive Expedition.
81 think not. They would insist on
it. The arrest Of six American
marines resulted in your capture o.