Evening star., 1914-09-27
German Chancellor Says Rus
sia PersistentIy Sought
|. Rupture With Kaiser.
ALSO CITES ALLIANCE
OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE
Statement Issued by Authority of
Emperor-Troops in Field to
Defend Rights.

NEW YORK, September 26.-Dr Won
Bethmann-Hollweg. the German chan
cellor. early in September made for
NAL statement to the Associated Press,
The existence of the statement was
known, but it failed to reach America
by either mail or cable, and it's text
has become available through a copy
of the North German Gazette, just re-
ceived here
The chancellor's statement follows:
General headquarters,
September 2.
Il do not know what is thought of
this war in America. I assume there
have been published in America the
kilograms exchanged between the Ger
man emperor, the Emperor of Russia
and the King OF England, containing
the history of the events that pre-
ceded the outbreak. of the war and
which bears irrefutable testimony of
how the emperor until the last moment
strove hard to preserve the peace.
These efforts had to be futile, as
Russia under all circumstances had
resolved upon war, and as England.
which for decades had encouraged the
anti-German nationalism in Russia
and France. did not avail herself of
the splendid opportunity offered her
to prove her often emphasized love of
peace, otherwise the war between Ger
many and France and England could
have been averted-
Germany's Friendly Hand.
when once the archives are opened
the world will learn how often Ger
many extended to England her friend
ly hand, but England did not desire the
friendship of Germany. Jealous OF the
development of Germany and feeling
that by German efficiency and German
Iv11 rcf~ ~I,1
some fields she had the desire to
crush Germany by brute force, as she
in former times subdued Spain, Hol-
land and France. She believed the
entry of German troops into Belgium
gave her a welcome preteXt to take
part in the war.
Germany, however, was forced to
enter Belgium because she had to
forestan the planned French advance
and Belgium only awaited this ad-
vance to join France. That only
pretext was involved, as far as Eng
land is concerned. is proven by the
fact that already on the afternoon of
August 2-that is. prior to the viola
tion of Belgium neutrality by Ger
many-Sir Edward Grey assured the
French ambassador unconditional1y OF
the help of England in case the Ger
man fleet attacked the French coast.
Moral scruple. however. the English
policy does not know And thus the
English people, who always posed as
the protagonist of freedom and right.
has allied itself with Russia, the rep
resentative of the most terrible bar
barism, a country that knows no spirit
pies upon the freedom of peoples as
well as of individuals. Already Eng
land is beginning to recognize that she
has made mistake In her calculations
and that Germany will master her enc
mics. She is therefore trying by the
pettfest means to injure Germany as
much as possible in her commerce and
colonies. by instigating Japan, regard
less of the consequences to the cultural
community of the white race, to a pill
laying expedition against Kiaouchou
and leading the negroes in Africa to
fight against the Germans in the colo
MES.
Says News Service Was Strangled.
Having strangled the news service
Of Germany to the whole world and
having opened the campaign against
US with falsehood. England will tell
troops burned Belgian villages and
cities, but will pass over in silence the
fact that Belgian girls gouged out the
eyes of defenseless wounded. Officials
of Belgian cities have invited our Off
GERS to dinner and shot and killed them
across the table. Contrary to all inter-
national law. the whole civilian popula-
tion of Belgium was called out and,
after having at first shown friendli-
ness, carried on in the rear of our
troops terrible warfare with con-
ceaied weapons.
Belgian women cut the throats of
soldiers whom they Rad ouartered in
their homes while they were sleeping.
England also will say nothing of the
dumdum bullets which are being used
by the English and French, despite all
conventions and their hypocritical proc
lamations of humanity. which can be
seen here in their original packing as
they were found French and Eng
lish prisoners of war.
Emperor Authorizes Statement.
THE emperor has authorized me to
say all this and to state that he has
full confidence IN the sense of justice
of the American people. which will not
allow itself to be deceived through the
war Of falsehood which our enemies
are conducting against u.s."
The statement of the chancellor con-
cludes as follows:
Every one who has lived in Ger
many since the outbreak of the war
has been able to witness the great
moral uprising of all Germans, who.
pressed hard on all sides. cheerfully
take the field for the defense of their
rights and their existence. every one
knows that this people Is not capable
of any unnecessary cruelty or of any
brutality. We will win, thanks to the
great moral strength which our just
cause gives to our troops, and in the
end the greatest falsehood will be able
to obscure our victories as little as
they do our rights"