The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-14
From Agadir to July, 1914.

From .\gadir to July, 1914
The Yellow Book issued by the French
Government on the causes Of he war
settles One point beyond L. stOr.cal d..
pu-e. The Powers were on the ye-y
brink Of war ia the summer Of 1911.
There was, IN particular, strong war
party IA Germany and the mind of the
people al large had been made up to
the sacrifice. The way was all clear
/ for declaration by the German I'm.
/ l'er.a! administration for the enforce-
lueur Of Is maximum demands in No.
! rocco. in assertion Of which the Panther
had been sent to Agad!r.
( But war was not ec.arel. The Ka,-
ser and the imperial Goyerulent main.
ta.Ael calm and rel >ouab.e attitude.
steadily insisting on their desire for
peace Il peace could be made consistent
with justice for Germany. THIS w.s
: held 10 consist ia the ce>s.On 81 the
GaJul section Of the French Congo ~
the Kaiser - compensation for al.
/ lowing France a free hand ~ Morocco.
Then the famous conversation" were
begun at Berlin between VI. CAMBoN.
,le French Ambassador. and Herr KID
I.LIS-WALCHTtR, the German Fvrei "a
Minister.
III" up,Avt Wa, compromise ~
which G-rmauy accepted Gear MINI
mum Ia settlement of her claims. \ sJr-
Of read ustneAt Of territory was made
along the boundary of the German
'IMrro1us by whirh Germany gained
about -J"'pn square kllumeters 81 land
Win d million If People. She q - So
rUr"i aar->, 20 The set for her interior
possessions w.tApV, passing through
lre..A waters But a. she yielded ~
the same TINE rrao..ca : al. pp..tica,
iut"re~, ia Morocco, acknowloIgia.
France, paramount standing therein.
it can hardly be- said that any sort Of
victory was won. II was at best
drawn battle. with honors equal On
both sides
Germany placed all The responsibility
one might almost say the b.amc-for
tA., outcome on the Kaiser ana his
VI a ~'er>. The nation was for the mo.
mcut more war.kc than the Govern
Uru- The Kaiser did not want war.
H. face was reSo.ute.y 81 against IT,
The lmr"riu Chancellor ana the For
"a Minister did not want war. In the
face 81 many dl>rourircineuts th,y
kept IA" Conversations going unit. the
peaceful result was achieved Hal
hey deca AIRED war they would nave hal
The same enthusiastic applause from
The war party ana the same devoted
SUPPORT from the people as in July
1914. Iiut they res ,tei all temptation
ami Europe was saved for a few years
The motives for the pacific attitude
II the German Government were no
doubt complex. But IL is only generous.
indeed only fair, 10 credit the Kaiser
with sincerity IN the desire for peace
which he had 50 often and so ardently
profcs>cd. He was willing 10 accent
any sort If honorable compromise rather
tAau bring the horrors Of a general
conflict upon his country and the civ
ned world. But In his memorandum Of
july 30, 1913, NJ, ALLIzt, the French
Minister to Bavaria, indicates that
financial and military reasons were
brought 10 hear upon the bc!llcose fac.
lions reinforcing The peaceful views
Of the Kaiser and Chaucrlior
i i>upt hard 10 guess what : meant.
lLoYp GfoRGL Mansion House speech
of june -, followed up by Premier
AsQUITH's statements IN the House Of
Commons ana Mr. BArFOIrp's uronH ses