Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-09

bfi.tth h'NtldlltN J. lttNfu III NV hi'St
irrcfutable way. namely. 10y The aiiirnl.
ton Of the German Secretary Of state.
himself. AMI hy that Of the German
Chancellor.
To the request Of Sir William dos
chen. the English ambassador III Berlin.
~ to- allowed u know il Germany would
pledge herself ~ rcspcct the neutrality
If Belgium. the German Secretary az
state replied that this neutrality had
already been violated by GERMANY.
won .Iagow went again into the reasons
why the Imperial government had been
obliged TO take this step. namely. that
they had To advance into France by the
quickest and easiest way 80 as TO he able
"a get well ahead with their operations
and endcayor 10 strike some DO .isiyc
blow as early as possible. Ii was i mat
ter ~ life and death To them. for. III thc'
had gone by the more southern route
they could not have hoped. in view 81 tit
pauclty Of the roads and the strength of
the fortreSScS. Ia have got through with.
out formidable opposition entailing great
loss of time. This loss of time would
~ ~ NAhif -hih'N ~ ~ I,uNNldiS ~
he bringing up of their troops - the
German frontier. Iiapidity % action
was the great German asset. while thar
~ Russia was the ineXhaustihlc supply
4 troops. tOhicial report Of the Brit
ny ambassador IN Berlin to the Brit
.Sh government
This conversation preceded by a few
minutes that in which the German char
rcllor. giddy at the sight of the ahvs,
nto which Germany was falling. uttered
hcSc celebrated words: just for a vo'
Neutrality. a word which in war times
has been 50 often ~diSrcgardcl. Just for
4 SCRAP OF PAPER. Great Britain IL
going 20 make war ~ a kindred naiiri
A what price would that compa. tNcu
%.ralityI have been kept? Has the British
government thought of that Sir vii
liam GoSclcn replied. that fear Of con
sequences would hardly be- regarded aS
an excuse for breaking a solemn engage
nemt. CONCEAL report of the British
ambassador in Berlin To his Govern
mcntl.
1T j. very clear from these documents
hat Germany had for a long time pre-
cLitatcd the violation Of The neutrality
I Belgium. and that she has even rec
mcilcd herself a. the terrible danger ~
var with Great Britain. rather than re-
louncc the advantages she thought She
would gain by not respecting the treaty.
Ia the face of these confessions the nj
legations that France wished To violate
he neutrality of Belgium. an allegation
supported 10y no proof. falls To the
around.
To continue the analysis Of the Ger
nan Note. one reads: IF Belgium con
rHtS tn assume IN the war which m
ihoui a. commence. the attitude ~
friendly neutrality towards Germany. the
,crman government, ON ~ side. en-
ages. when peace il restored. 10 eia7
intce. the integrity of the Kingdom and
Il possessions.
Gould Belgium. without being false
10 her duties of neutrality. take up the
position which the German government
calls friendly neutrality? That = 10
say. could she ALLOW the German armies
"a pass without opposition through her
territory? Can The Gcrman government
itself answer that question:
"It II enough "a rercad the vnnNrrSa !
tinn given above between the British am
has>adur and the German Secretary 81
state 10 come Ia a clear conclusion in
that respect. II the violation of Belgian
.crritory was lea procure 81 signal an
advantage To Germany that she had no
fear of bringing on war with England
Ia attain It'll: then for Belgium 10 Z
herself 10 the passage ~ German troops
must have meant the certainty 81 fatil
consequences for France. Thus for Tel
sium IA have Welded 90 the German a.
timatum would ipso facio have con
fcrrcl a considerable advantage 10 Ter
many to the dctrimcnt of the other bel
liscrrut. and would have constituted a
breach of neutrality.
"Gcrmany concludes her note hA
threats. She engages. ON the eondlil"h>
already defined. To cyacnatc Belgian ter
ritnrv N the conclusion If peace. II
Belgium hrhavc~ in 4 hostile manucr.
chat il Ia say. If she does her duty
,irrman, will lc obliged a. consider Bel
ginm ~ IN enemy. She would then
leave the ultimate arrangements of IN"
relations uf the two states I. the decl
sion Of arms in other words. II BEL
gium does not agree io violate the irea
". Germany will treat her a. an enemy
and adds a vcilei threat Of anneNing y
part 81 the whole uf her territory.
The moral fibre of nations j. NOT Al
WAYS measured ~ their size ~ power.