Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-01
France Issues Official State
ment Dealing With Causes
of European War.
PLANS CAREFULLY LAID
LONG BEFORE OUTBREAK
Secret Documents Tell of Ma
tional Policy Adopted by
Kaiser and Advisers.
SOUGHT TO CRUSH FRANCE
Immediate Absorption OF Belgium
and Holland Part Of
Program.

PARIS, November 3o.-The French
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs to day made
public a yellow book bearing OH the
causes of the present war. This vol
ume Is much more complete than pub
Iications OF this nature given out UP
ito the present time by other govern
Inents
The French report is devoted pri-
which followed the delivery of the
Austrian note to Servia Gully %.
19lD. and which preceded the decla-
ration of war by Germany on Russia
august I, 1914 and on France lAu-
gust o. 1910.
II is brought to a close by the re-
production of the declaration of the
triple entente powers that Great Brit
ain. Russia and France would not con-
|, cludc peace separately. An extract OF
the yellow book given out officially
in Paris, reads as follows:
ut was first In the spring Of 1919
that We nptcd this colossal and eS-
pensive military effort, which alone
can explain tho desire to impose the
Germanic superiority and heGemony
upon the powers of the triple entente.
When France responded to this men
ace by the drafting of the law Of three
years service in the army, this meas
urc of defense was denounced In Of
fetal circles In Berlin as 'provoca-
ton which should not he tolerated.
DIRECTIVE DEFINED
IN SECRET REPORT
In April of. 1919. secret and off,
cial German report defined the OBJ
jective and the means Of the national
policy as follows:
"'Conyince the people OF the neces-
sity of an offensive war against
France: prepare iuprisings. in Russia
,,.y q rtN la NJ
case of host liz tess the iplneaiate nb.
n s;ss iS
poff sfleis IS the sprogran thai,
q aftcr, saw the Germans
eve declare that Einpctorl William.
who. up to that time. had posed as
a champion OF peace, admitted In the
course OLA conversation with the King
OF Belgium that she had finally come
TO shafe tho ideas OF his military ad-
syisers. Hc had placed himself among
tliaygparttsan of u war which ne
: tf,oigb Int Avon ptd Il not be long delayed.
and tho soyerpo oyserins snccnss ofAwhtch
seem ed Z to: "a In: Certain Public opin :
Z Ioiis IN it's turn, permitted itselfto be
tnryg5 party and 4 o. come to consider
tho 2affnir of ARadir as n defeat tor
I Gorniany. " regarded the existence
Sofs;a strong France as II danBer2to
Z sGerniapy.s and the, breaking out Of. a
Z fnrppean war as the only remedy
for salI SdinicuItes and all uncertuin-
stiasz
PEhsIANENTtDANG
( III TO PEACE OF EUROPE
4Thesc beilicohc adlsposltions consti-
tinted a permanent danger! for the peace
ofsEurope.
.'From, "a perusal OF the six other
iIaptoss OF the yellow book there are
od o. f1Ss eAiy,n nnrfo ~
dente,: the blowing; impressions: ~
.'That the combination between Aus
tria and GeysHahy had. decided upon,
war; and tttat ts1n four successive occa-
sionss this fcornbinatio4 endeayored to
The purpose or which was to prevent
or, to- insure tho failure OF all efforts
at coneiliation,T The flrst5of these pro-
ceedfnEs swas tho Austrian ultinatum
TO Servin sfJulyE G3I9. which was the
(, origin OF this conflict In spite of,
\ the fact that tho Belgrade government
offered. ;forF the Prosecution OF the as
saasins or the Austrlaniarchduke. every
faculty oompa tibieswith Its dignity, the
J Cabinet Sof Vienna sumpioned the gov
ernment at Belgrade, not only to dis
Z sarajevo, but, fnrthermore. to permit
foreign 2fIncttonarles to- seek the
authors OF this crime on Servian' ter
.sritory. ~ s9.
Vienna gave sseryia only two days to
accept Integral lys these Draconiane con-
fditl6ns. IN InsspIteS3oL the TACT that NJ.
&vonitJago w, b the atsernia n Minister of
Foreign Affairs. claimed to be in ig-
norance OF, the contents of this note
F (Which was, nevertheless, known to the
{ president of the lBayartan councip.
Germany Immediately united herself
with her ally. The German ambassador
declared that the conflict should re-
2maiR localized, aEdNthat any interyen-
&tloil?ont tho part ofiasthird power would
, result in incaleulable consequences.
FInsT THOUGHT OF ENTENTE z
4. S. 4, {5s WAS TO GAIN MORE TIME
.Gonfroflted! with this sltuation. the
5tirststbou ought Of the movers forming the
amino thes conflict withS greater care.
and;.if possible, to rcnderSit less acute.
Z The ~ powers, therefore, asked that
Vienna eSt end the period4of delay all
loved SeryiaS for her answer. Austria
1 declined or avoided the request for
an sXtension,Ea dcclafcd insufficient
the Serviail answer, which was given
: to her -inif good time, and which ad-
mitted and accopted her principal de-
istsr; at Belgrade to leave the servian
capIta g u vi lyi s6 and diplomatic rela-
tions, ,Syftl, sf,yia We're severed I. .
Il It'll tliis de yet6pnont, the situation
l,ecaIa Goiisfd derabIS aggravated; The
stills ndcssyored sSripg about set
{tlemen.. In He n1saptimes NJ. Won
sSoh oer, tIipst q erni aiilSiambassadoT in
Paris, ID 1eJnaId ed that France exert fhor,
: influence on Il bsfa iip a. peaceful
scnse;; but ID to exegt sim ilar.
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