The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-22
Declares Papers Found tn
Brussels Uphold Belgium
Minister Havenith Replies to
DIR. Dcrnburg and Explains
Documents.

WASHINGTON. Dec 2i.--E Haveni.a.
Minister of Belgium to the United States.
made the following reply yesterday to DR..
Bernhard Dernburg's argument regarding
the documents found In Brussels BY the
Germans:
The German Government has at last
decided to publish the documents which
1t says were found in Brussels and which
1t claims prove that Belgium violated her
neutrality.
AS the Belgian Government has no
press bureau In the United States TO dis
seminate It's views. the legation of the
King will, ON this one occasion. respond
10 the communication published In the
American newspapers on behalf Of Ger
many.
The Belgian Minister does not know
whether or not these published documents
are authentic. but far from discussing
their authenticity, he declares that IL he
had had them In his possession he would
| have published them long ago, as they
| constitute the strongest proof OF the inno-
cence of the Belgian Government.
| at seems unnecessary that these docu-
ments should have been published with
preface Of long explanations The text
itself is the interesting part, and there
seems no need to teach the American
people to read or to think.
Answers Document No. 4.
| Document No. / refers to a conversa-
| ton between Majcr-Gen. Ducarme and the
English military attache, Lieut.-Col. Bar
nardiston.
The English military attache went to
call on the Belgian General and told him
of the anxiety On the part Of the English
I - t.. RI 80.
political situation and the possibility OF
war. In case Belgium should be attacked
| the sending OF about 100000 troops was
provided for.
| "'He (the British military attache) pro
ceeded in the following terms The land
Ing OF the British troops would take place
| on the French coast. The entry
Of the English into Belgium would takei
place only after the violation Of our tBel
CLAM neutrality BY Germany."'
| 1T almost seems as II Col. Barnardistol
! had foresten the future. The documen
continues as follows My visitor laid EN-
phasis on the following fact: That
was not binding on his Government
| at was thus clearly shown by the Brit
ish military attache that his communica
ton was simply a conversation : II Is more
over perfectly well known that mlitar.
attaches have no power to make conven
tional agreements.
Only to Preserve Neutrality.
THE document further continues: ii
the course of another interview Lieut-Co
Barnardiston and l studied the combne
operations to take place In the event OF
German offensive with Antwerp as Its oh
ject and under the hypothesis OF the Ger
ryan troops marching through our dBel
gian) country in order to reach the Frenc
INrdennes.'-an additional proof that tn
object OF the conversation was solely t
prevent violation OF Belgian neutrality.
Document No. 2 refers to a converse
ton between the British military attach
and Gen. Jungbluth In which the forme
said that the British troops would ensct
landing even II We (the Belgians) did no
ask for assistance. This Is an additiona
proof that no agreement or convention ha
been made.
ITO this the Belgian General reptile
that our ,Belgium's) consent was neces
sary, and he added that We ,the Belgians
were moreover perfectly able to proven
the Germans from passing through Be-
gium showing his anxiety to preserve tn
neutrality OF Belgium
Document No. 3 contains according
Dr. Dtrnburg. the personal views OF tn
belgian Minister in Berlin, but II does nc
In any way indicate the existence OF a
agreement between Belgium and Englan
orainst Germany