Evening star., 1914-10-13
DECLARES BELGIUM
NEVER WAS NEUTRAL
Bernstorff Says Germans
Found Documents at Brus-
sels Showing Conspiracy.
AMONG THEM WERE PLANS
LAND BRITISH FORCE
Explains Why Teutonic Chancellor
Admitted Violation of Territory
of Peaceful Nation.

Count Won Bcrnstorn, German am
baSSador here. today issued a state
meHt in connection with a telegram
from Berlin announcing the finding in
the archives of the Belgian general
staff al Brussels by the German mill
tary authorities Of documents which,
it was claimed by Berlin, showed that
details of the plan for landing an ex-
peditIonary English force in Belgium
had been provided for long before the
war. The statement follows:
The German ambassador drew spe-
cial attention today to the telegram
which came from German headquar-
ters. This telegram proves the German
contention that the allies did not in
tend to respect Belgian neutrality. 1t
even proves more, namely. that Bel
sian neutrality practically did not
exist and that the Belgian govern
Eent was conspiring with the allies
against Germany. Notwithstanding the
deHials coming from French sources. it
Is II fact that French prisoners We're
acknowledged that they had been in
those fortreSSes before the German
troops entered Belgium.
Explains ChancelIor's Remarks.
''On the French side it has been as
serted that the German chancellor in
parliament had acknowledged that Ger
many was doing wrong in violating
Belgian neutrality. 1t must, however,
not be overlooked that the chancellor
further said:
We know that the allies do not
intend to respect Belgian neutrality
ana Germany. in the position she is in
attacked from three sides. cannot wait,
" nile the allies can wait
AT that time the Belgian archives
We're rot at the disposal of the Ger
man government.
IF the chancellor had known at the
time lie made his speech that Belgium
was not neutral he would certainly
have spoken of the alleged Belgian
neutrality in different way
"Gern!any has violated the frontiers
OF no really neutral country while the
allies are on record for disregarding
all Obligations toward China.
Jusserand Replies to Dernburs.
Charges attributed to Dr. Bernard
pernburS. former member of the
German ministry now in this country
as an exchange professor, that the
French army was in Belgium four days
before Germany declared war, are de-
MED by the French ambassador. Jules
j Jusserand. He says that Germany's
own chancellor has publicly declared
that Germany was wrong in her course
in Belgium. His statement follows:
In statement issued Sunday. DIR
Dernburg tries to impugn the value of
Whlte books and other official publica-
lions forgetting that his own govern
ment mas issued one). and declares that
France had some of her artillery at
llege, and one of her regiments, the
4Sth, at Namur, as early as july
81. four days before Germany declared
war on her He has it, not from any
white book, but from house super
lntendent. who had it from his own
brother
In spite of the value of such an an,
thorHy and of thar of a .semi-officiaI
government journal also quoted the
Whoie story Is mere fabrication
France had sent no such regiment nor
artillery.
III the French had invaded Belgium
then II would not have taken them ten
days after the hostilities began. to
come to the rescue of the unfortunate
country whom the propagators of Ger
man culture twhose bombs have lust
manned a dozen more women and chill
oFen IN iarls) began their attempt to
fnethodIcally destroy her as a punish
mtnt Tor acting otherwise than them
selves. that il. for daring to keep her
Wcrd and observe her treaties
ne present spoh heSnan of Germany
wants 10 prove that she was right jf
she was right one can scarcely under-
stand how 1t is that her chancellor has
PupilclE declared that she was wrong"