Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-02
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INTO FLAME AND GENERAL
EUROPEAN WAR INEVITABLE
Three Great Powers Ask United
States TO Look After Their Affairs

bassador. and Irwin B. Laughlin, Sec
retary Of the embassy, have gone TO
the country for the Weekend and can
not be reached by telephone tonight,
although several important commune
cations are awaiting them here.
It is not known at exactly what
hour Germany's ultimatum TO France
asking that country To define what
attitude she would assume in case of
war by Germany and Austria against
Russia was to expire, but 1t is be-
lleved IL will not be long before dip
! lOmntic relations will be reputured
or war declared.
The German emperor and his ad-
visers have maintained to the last
that they made supreme efforts for
the sake of peace and that the last
of the series of earnest appeals from
Emperor William TO Emperor Mich
olas was a telegram repudiating re-
sponsihilty for the calamity threat
ened the world, on the ground that
Germany is engaged in mediatine
with Austria Hungary at Russias re-
quest, Russia by her general mobili-
zation was threatening Germany's
safety.
FIRST Shots Exchanged
The first shots in the Russo-Ger-
man war were exchanged between
patrols this afternoon near Prostken
1870 miles to the southeast of Konigs-
berg.
The only redeeming feature of the
darkest prospect with which Europe
has been faced for half "A century Il
that Italy has declared her neutral
ity. But how long that neutrality car
be maintained is debatable ques.
ton.
Great Brtains position has already
been defined by Premier Asquith II
the British parliament. He declared
I that she is under no formal obliga
ton to so to the assistance of France
I in the event of an European war
! The British government, however
has made full preparations in boti
! events for whatever may happen.
i The present position. therefore, Il
/ that Russia, France and Servia arr
arayed on one side against Austria
/ Hungary and Germany on the other
How long the warfare Will he con
! fined to this plane, ii is impossible
to foretell; nor can 1t be foretolt
whether Belgium and Holland will
be able to maintain their neutrality
/ aga inst their powerful neighbors, ol
whether Great Britain will find her
self compelled to send an expedition
ary force to attempt to preserve tina
neutrality.
Attitude of Turkey.
Another factor. which has not We
been given much consideration Is tn
attitude OF Turkey, which, If she b.
sufficiently recovered from the eff
fects of her late war with Italy, ma
be able to throw considerable weigh
into the scale. 1t is generally under
stood that Germany has an efectiv
understanding with Turkey Whicl
may lead to interesting develop
lments
There was no cessation of diplo
matte activity in London Throughout
the day This evening Premier AS
auth gave a small dinner party a
his residence In Downing street, tn
guests including the Russian ambas
sador Sir Edward Grey remained a
the foreign office until a late hou
and then went to Buckingham pal
ACE to consult King George. Tn
Japanese ambassador had lon
conference with Sir Edward Gre
during the afternoon.
The cabinet will meet again tomor
row to consider Great Britains at
titude in the crisis. The governmen
will have to make its momentous de
cision between the two schools o
thought which prevails-one advo
eating that England hold aloof an
seek only to protect Dutch and BEL
gian neutrality and the other argu
ing that the entente with France, en-
tails England going to the assistane
of France If that country Is attaeke
by Germany Despite the officia
view that there is a friendly feelin
between England and Germany, 1t /
impossible to avoid observing anon
the genral public deep seated antag
onism toward that country.
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