The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-06
HAS S13,ooo,ooo IN
BULLION ON BOARD
Cargo Said to Have Been Con.
signed to French and Eng.
Iish Bankers.

sin Cecelie of the North German Lloyd
line, carrying $13,000,000 in gold and
silver, was intercepted by four British
cruisers. They are said to be escort
ing her to Southampton 1t is under
stood here that the Kronprizessn had
received orders from her owners to
proceed to Hamburg, without calling
at any British port.
With the big German liner and her
rich cargo in their charge the British
cruisers could make her their captive
instantly if war should be declared be-
tween England and Germany.
The gold was shipped from New
York and is consigned to British and
French bankers 1t is assumed that
England has determined to see that it
is properly delivered to the consign-
eeS.
BY many this move is regarded as
indicative of England's early entrance
into the struggle that is involving all
of Europe and announcement of the
United Kingdoms attitude is awaited
with added interest.
Four Great Powers at War.
Four great powers of Europe, Aus.
tria-Hungary, Russia, France and Ger.
many, are now engaged in actual war
fare, but two of them, Germany and
France, not only have not declared
war against each other, as far as is
known here, but have not even sever
ed diplomatic relations. This is despite
the fact that Germany's ultimatum to
France either has been ignored or re-
jected.
The explanation of this would ap.
pear to be that Germany and France
are each seeking to throw on the 9TH
er the onus Of beginning the war. In
fact, while the nations of Europe are
flying at each others threats, they are
vieing with each other in protesting
their desire to maintain peace and
they repudiate the responsibility for
plunging the whole continent into
bloodshed
In this curious situation France, &C.
cording to British opinion, has the
strongest justification. She certainly
was the last to mobilize and seems to
have taken the greatest precautions
to avoid frontier collisions.
Germans Violate Neutrality.
On the other hand Germany, in adj
dition to invading French territory
without making a formal declaration
of war, has violated the neutrality OF
Luxembourg and declines to give any
undertaking to respect Belgian neu.
trality.
The efforts of the British ambassa.
dor at Berlin to obtain such an under
taking have been wasted 1t is diff.
cult to see how Great Britain can
avoid being drawn into the conflict to
protect Belgian and Dutch neutrality
and on this point Premier Asquith' s
official announcement in parliament is
awaited with intense anxiety, the Brit
ish public being no longer under any
illusions as to the gravity of the
crisis, which transcends anything in
their experience.
London maintained her calm to the
last moment. A great crowd assem-.
bled around the government offices at
Whitehall awaiting the decision of the
cabinet as to whether Great Britain
would take part in the war, but when
it was found no statement was to be
made the crowd melted away, only a
few groups remaining to discuss
whether the cabinet, as some put it
had decided to funk or fight
Will Announce Policy.
Premier Asquith will announce
Great Britain's position in the house
of commons. Prior to this announce
ment another cabinet meeting will be
| held.
The general impression is that thu
war party in the cabinet is in the as
tendency, but not word was allowed
to leak out of the cabinet chamber
concerning proceedings. 1t was sale
that Viscount Morley, lord presiden
of the council, and Viscount Haldane
lord high chancellor, led the peace
party, and that Winston Spencer
Churchill, first lord of the admiralty
threatened to resign il the govern
ment did not stand by it's unwrittel
| agreement to support France agains
| German attack
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