Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-08-04
ENGLISH CLAMOR FOR GOVERNMENT
 I'D MAKE WAR
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Kingdom on the conclusion Of war, fusal to treat Belgium as a enemy. A time limit of 12 hours was fixed for the reply.
 Belgium answered that the Ger man attack on her neutrality had been a violation of the rights Of ma tiona To accept the German pro posal to Belginm would be to sacri- flee the honor of the nation.
 Belgium is firmly resolved to re pell the German invasion by all pos sible means. Of course, l can only say that his majesty's government has taken into considration the in formation received. | will make no further comments on it,"
 Sir Edward Grey told the house of commons that he had given France the assurance that if the German fleet came into the English channel or through the North Sea to under take hostile Operations against the French coast or shipping, the British fleet would give the protection in its power"
 Dealing with the question of Great Britalin's obligations, Sir Edward said:
 "Up to yesterday we had given no promise of more than diplomatic sup port. I was asked at the time of the Algeciras crisis if we would give armed support, and said could promise nothing to any foreign power uless it nreceived the Wholehearted support of tine public opinion.
 'I gave no promise, but I told both the French and German ambass- adors that if war was forced on F'race public opninion in the British Isles would rall to France"
 Violation of neutral territory by Germany, daring frontier raids by German, Russian and French troops, clashes between outposts, the bom- bardment of Russian Baltic port by German warship and the seizure of merchant ships by Russia and Ger many cons stituted the striking fea- lures today of the war on which vir- tually the whole continent of Europe has started.
 English Aroused. Evidences were not lacking of the grave view of the situation taken by all classes il the United Kingdom The leaders of the opposition parties were called into council by tn cabi- net and it was reported that the can cellation of Field Marshal Earl Kitchener's return to Egypt was a prelude to his appointment as minis ter of war.
 1t was asserted in active quarters l that due warning had been given to l Germany yesterday of the intention of the British navy to take instant action in case of German soldier should set foot on Belgian soil. In alllte of this and of the prompt re- fusal by the Belgian government to accept the agreement offered by Ger many as the price of the violation of Belgian neutrality German forces penetrated the little buffer state at two points on their way to the French frontier. German Explanation.
 The German point of view in re- gard to the situation thus brought about was explained at the German embassay as follows:
 "The German general staff has been feMaD1y llIOrmeQ that tTeHCIi troops are assembling in great num- bers on the Belgian frontier prepara- tory to crossing.
 "The German government therefore informed the Belgian government that if for strategical reasons Ger man troops were compelled to tra- verse Belgian territory this move should not be considered in any way a warlike measure directed against l Belgium, but only as necessity i'm posed by French initiative and that l if Belgium offers no armed resist ance to such a movement Germany will guarantee the Belgium govern ment the maintenance of it's territori- al integrity and the fullest compensa- ton for any inconvenience caused by the passage of the imperial troops
 The German embassy also stated that it was quite certain no question would arise in connection with Ger
 man troops crossing the Dutcl l frontier or in any way interfering with that neutrality.