The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-28
marks Explana
tory of The ANNEX
ed Documents.
by DIR. Bernhard
Dernburg.

of papers found nnl"h4 il
documents OF the Belslap 5ei'
eral staff at BruxellcS re-
inc 70 arrangements between dh'
lish military attache ana the lf"'
minister of war regardtn riu7'
ryention in Belgium :"
win be remembered from ,nr i'rit
White Book that III NoNei'nrt
n CORRESPONDENCE passed between
Edward Grey aud the French Min
IN London. In which Il was stilru
British and French military ana
Al experts had consulted together
time TO time as 10 plans to be ioi
"a in case Of war and i was s1dlod
his correspondence that IN accord
with such prearransed plans tue
ncb feet would stay il the Medltrr'
san to safeguard the joint interests
- whereas the British Geet would
guard their Interests IN the iufih
his correspondence the members oi
British cabinet remained ignorant
Il the cabinet meeting immediately
,cding the written statement ~
az Britain on AUG ? that ID case a
man fleet attacked the trench
st or passed into the channel. Eng
would give all the assistance N
power british White Papers No
J, and il was also, Of course, con
led from the British public until the
cch or Sir Edward Grey on Ang. >
will be remembered that III conse
nee of this revelation the British
lister Of commerce. Mr. John Burns,
two other members. Lord Morley
Nj. Trevelyan. left the British cab
under protest. that the lender of
British Labor party Mr. Ramsey
Donald, resigned from the lender
i ana that Mr. Arthur Ponsonby In
fairous letter denounced Sir Ed.
rd Greys practices
lr ponsouby said that time and
in they had been assured that there
~ 10 Obligations whatsoever on the
n .nf Great Britain 70 come TO
anrr's assistance and thut they
lid ilrpsete, now SO hopelesSly
ausird thai as q mntter ol fact the
lsh guA rrnmpnt could not Oack out
secret Understanding Proved
he fuci ot these consultations by
nh .of conr>r all the plans OF mobl
ltian ~ uoth the British and French
nia. were disclosed 10 the two lilies
4 which include the landing Of Eng
il trpups IN France. IS now fully
abi!shtd Oy the annexed documents
ley show that these conversations
sre also held with Belgium. that
) plans had been concerted to invade
.lgium win M army OF 100000 men
way OF three French portS-viz.
lnkirk. Cata.s and Boulogne-nnd
NJ the British plans even considere
liediug by way Of the Scheldt thus
lldting also the Dutch neutrality
fhe documents. giving All the details
translated and showing that Belgian
ilway cars we're to be sent TO the
med French ports in order To trans
ri the British troops into BClsum,
G dated from 1906
The Belgian minister AT Berlin. Baron
-eindl. a well known Belgian patriot,
otested TO his government The head
& OF his protest is also given in fac
ni q. In II he said that it was not quite
Re 10 trust 70 the British and French
keep the Belgian neutrality. that Il
rs rot wise 10 take all measures only
ainst a German infraction OF Belgian
and that the British spirit
as clearly shown by the words OF
,lonel Barnar oton that the Scheldt
ight be USED transporting troops
to Belgium
It will be remembered
at the British and French govern
ents violently protested when the
ans were made public that the Dutch
7--nment intended 10 fortfy the
-nt- OF the Scheldt In 1906 But In
lo, Enen the Balkan crisis became
CO, the British went one step
rther. when Colonel Bridges. in a
with General Jungbluth.
e chisf OF the Belgian general stan.
id that England was ready % strike.
at 16O.O men were ready TO be
nded and that they would land them
soon az any European conflict should
eak out. General Jungblgth protested
at for such a step the permission ~
.lgium was necessary The cool re-
: was that the English knew a. but
caght that. as BelGlum WAS not
'ong enough alone 20 protect herself
,gland would land troops anyway.
rsral Junghln'h answered That Bel
ID lelt strong enough % project hrr
{. which Is In keen.ng with hrr 1ec
a lon 90 France when she offered 90
1tecf Bel1iur hs dve army ofr's.
-spo-.ed 'n fae British White H"os
e .ositon of EAa,and was therefore
q. -trs r .la fIeY had eadg
.es. . .san- go Joint action. in
af.- iesi action 100 auf