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hould receive the punishment they

SnOulO receive lHe puHlSHLHent tHey
deserve.
ION the other hand,I by no means
Ignore the difficulty which you and
your government met in resisting
the pressure of public opinion. Re
memberiig the strong ties of cor
dial friendship which have for so
| long united US, / am using all my in
fuence TO induce Austria-Hungary
seek a frank and satisfactory under
standing with Russia. i confidently
hope that you will support my
efforts to remove all difficulties that
may yet arise.
Your very sincere and devoted
friend and cousin, William
Gar to Kaiser, July 20:
81 am glad that you are back in
Germany at this grave moment. I
urgently ask you to assist me. A
mean war has been declared upon a
weak country. The indignation,
which / share to the full, is in Rus
STA enormous.
81 can foresee that shall soon be
unable to resist the pressure which
is being brought to bear upon me,
and / shall be compelled to take
measures which will lead to war. In
order to avert a calamity, such as
an European war would be, j ask
you in the name of old friendship to
do everything possible to prevent
your ally from proceeding too far
(Signed) Nicholas
Kaiser to Gar, July %
81 have received your telegram,
and share your DESIRE for the main
tenance of peace. AT the same time,
las i told you in my first telegram,
/ cannot regard Austria-Hungary'
Hungary knows from experience
that Servia's promises so long as
they remain only on paper, cannot
altogether be relied upon. In my
view, Austria-Hungary's action ought
to be considered an attempt to OBJ
tain full guarantee that Servia's
promises would also be translated
into action. In this view I am con-
ffrmed by the declaration of the
Austrian cabinet that Austria-Hun-
gary is seeking no territorial con-
quest at the expense of Servia.
therefore think it is perfectly posi-
BILE for Russia to maintain the atti-
tude of spectator in the face of the
Austro-Servian war without drag
ging Europe into the most terrible
war she has ever experienced.
81 believe that direct under
standing between your government
and Vienna is possible and desirable
AN understanding which as I have
already telegrap hed you, my govern
ment is trying to encourage with all
the means at its disposal.
Naturally, military measures on
the part of Russia which Austria
Hungary could regard as menace
would precipitate disaster which
we had the wish to avoid, and would
also undermine my position as an
intermediary, which /, i'm reply to
your appeal to my friendship and
assistance have readily assumed
(Signed) william'')
The last letters were as follows:
Gar to Kaiser
81 thank thee from my heart for
Ithy mediation, which leaves gleam
of hope. 1t is technically i'm
possible to discontinue our military
Operations. -. So long as the ne
gotiations with Austria regarding
Servia Continue my troops will not
l give thee my word upon it, l trust
with all my strength in Gods grace,
and hope for the success of thy med
itation.-Thy most devoted Mich
olas."
Kaiser to Gar
My efforts TO maintain the peace
of the world have reached their linn
it. 1t will not be i who am respon-
sibIe for the calamity which threat
ems the whole civilized world. Even
at this moment it lies in thy power
to avert it. No body threatens the
honor and power of Russia which
could have we'll awaited for the re-
suit of thy mediation. The friend
ship which i inherited from my
grandfather on his deathbed for thee
and thy kingdom has always been
holy to me. / have remained true
to Russia. The peace of Europe can
still be maintained by thee If Russia
decides to cease military measures
which threaten Germany and Aus
tria+Hungary.