Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-30
[RNAN PRIME
minister GIVES
! OUT STATEMENT
chancellor Won Bethmann-
HolIweg Puts His County's
Side Of Question Before
American People,

fx.loeiafed Press corrrspcndeneel
Nav York, Sept. 2s.-pr. Won
Maximum Hollwog. the Germanl
.saocellor. early In September. made
formal statement 10 the Associated
r,a.e The existence OF the state
,,,.nt was known but II failed to reach
.r,erea either by rail or cable and
ms ,axt has become available through
eonv Of the North German Gazette,
,,s, received here. The chancellor'sl
statement follows:
a,eneral Headquarters, September 2 /
II do not know what is thought Of
,h,s war in America. | assume there
have been published In America the
,elsgrams exchanged between the
serman emperor. the emperor Of
passla and the king of England. con-
,anlne the history OF the events that
nroeeeded the outbreak OF the war
and which bears irrefutable testimony
Il how the emperor until the last
mmnent strove hard TO preserve the
peace.
ssThese efforts had to be futile, as
Russia under all circumstances. had
resolved upon war and as England.
which for decades had encouraged
the antl-German nationalism in Rus
STA and France did not avail herself
of the splendid opportunity offered
her 10 prove her often emphasized
lave of peace, otherwise the war be-
tween Germany and France and Eng
| land could have been averted.
Wanted Enaland's Friendship.
when once the archives are open
ed the world will learn how often
Germany extended to England her
friendly hand. but England did not
desire the friendship of Germany
Jealous Of the development OF Ger
many and feeling that by German ef-
hcency and German industry she has
lnen surpassed in some fields she
had the desire to crush Germany by
brute force as she in former times
subdued Spain. Holland and France.
she believed the moment had arriv-
ed and therefore the entry of German
troops into Belgium gave her a well
come pretext to take part in the
war
Germany, however, was forced to
enter Belgium because she had to
forestall the planned French advance
and Belgium only awaited this adj
vance to join France. That only a
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 vioia-
ton OF Belgium neutrality by Ger
many Sir Edward Grey assured the
French ambassador Internationally
q the help OF England in case the
German fleet attacked the French
coast
Moral scrupIe, however, the Eng
I ish policy does not know And thus
the English people who always posed
Is the protagonist of freedom and
/. right has allied itself with Russia.
I The representative of the most terri-t
BE harbarism, a country that knows
d 10 spiritual or no religious freedom.
3 mat tfampes upon the freedom of
Peoples as we'll as of individuals AL
nady England is beginning to reeog-
AtAt tHdl Sllt mas 0lHut a IlISlAkt III
a h1 calculations. and that Germany
IA viii master her enemies. She is there
II brs trvine -, tha natt;ast ,aaans ~
njure Germany as much as possible
her commerce and colonies. by in
Fgating Japan. regardless of the
fQnsequences to the cultural commit
MY Of the white race TO a pillaging
I'LL Hnadftnc vi. rs1..x
I'D fading the negroes in Africa to fight
j, fsanst the Germans in the colonies.
Ok Having strangled the news SER
"A Re Of Germany to the whole world
10 nd having opened the campaign
se Ralns US with a falsehood. England
), w tell your countrvmen that The
so 'Hman troops burned down Belgian
:: Wages and cities. but will pass over
j, Silence the fact that Belgian girls
- mged out the eyes of defenseless
:. anded Officials of Belgian cities
= shot and killed them across the
cav sle Contrary n All international
the whole civilian population of
y 'sium was called OUT and after
al wing at first shown friendliness.
WED on in the rear Of our troops
! "a hnibe warfare with concealed
Hons.
Belgian women cut the throats Of
J. aers whom they had quartered in
T. " homes while thew wera sleening.
Wand also VII, cav nath,ns - tbs
e-dum bullets which are being
= By the English and French de-
all Conventions ana tbeir hvpo-
-. val proclamations ~ humanity.
3,{f leh can be seen here IN tbair orig
%H5< baeL;,-.