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dor in Berlin. and Vienna and 81
Petersburg.
II will be seen from these doru
ments that. while Italy and Franef
accepted unreservedly Germany. 81
the Imperial Chancellor Informed ~
W. E. Goschen. was not able" % as
sent TO the proposed conference for
the reason that be did not think q
would be effective and would have
the appearance Of an Areopagus IN
which two powers Of each eronp
would sit in judgment on the other
two. Sir Edward Grey then asked ths
German government TO suggest am
form OF procedure under which the
idea of mediation between Austria
and Russia. already accepted by ~
German government IN principle
could be applied"
p II was wholly fruitless. Berlin was
as irresponsible as Vienna itself The
British Ambassador 90 Austria wrote
to Sir Edward Grey:
Although I am not able % verify
il. I have private information that the
German Ambassador knew the text
J OF the Austrian ultlmatum % SeFVia
4 before IL was dispatched aud tele.
graphed IL TO the German Emperor.
know from the German Ambassador
himself that he Endorses every line 81
: Ia"
! Sir w. f. Goschen. the British
Ambassador 10 Germany. then wired
thus from Berlin 20 Sir Edward Grey
THE Emperor returned suddenly to
night and the under Secretary for
! foreign affairs says that the foreign
Office regrets this step. which was
taken on his maiesty's own lnitia.
tive" But the German secretary ~
state for foreign affairs Is represented
as saying that he did not know Of the
note. and the German ambassador In
London showed sir Edward Grey a
telegram from the foreign Office say
ing that the German government had
no advance knowledge OF the note aud
had no more to do than the other
powers with the "stiff terms" Of that
communication.
! These dispatches make Il clear as
| to the attitude of England. France.
and Italy. They leave no doubt as 20
Russia. for as late as July 30 NJ. saz.
Onof drew up a formula OF peace
based upon the disclaiming by Au.
stria of any intention To violate the
sovereignty of Servia. Nor can there
be any confusion OF mind about Au-
stria-she was resolved on war, AND
on her rests the fullest measure OF
| responsibility for the awful calamity
AS to Germany she failed 20 use her
great influence with Austria TO dis
suade her from the fatal step and this
conveys to our mind the impression
that the Kaiser thinking he was
ready, had himself resolved on war.
With the events that followed Aus.
tria's declaration of war. the moblliza-
ton orders, Germanys demands upon
Russia and France, her attempts TO
persuade or bride England 10 keep
out of the war. the attempt of some
powers to put the blame upon others.
and the refusal OF Sir Edward Grey
/ to make any warlike commitment on
| the part of England until Belgium's
/ peril and her duty to France were
disposed Of. and. finally. the inva-
sion of Belgium. and the immortal
stand made by the Belgians. all these
things have united the American peo-
pie against the Kaiser
That does not imply any kind OF
sympathy with Russia. or sympathe.
tic alliance with England and France.
1t means neutrality until the war is
over. That IL will end with the com.
plete discontinue OF the Kaiser
that he will go the way the Great and
the Little Napoleon went-we verify
believe. Then we shall hope 20 see
rise out of the ruins a United Ger.
many laid in democracy, not in abb
solutism; in republicanism. not in
arbitrary power.-Louisville Courier.
Journal.
This paper, perhaps. more than any