New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-08-08
GERMANY ISSUES WHITE
BOOK TELLING HOW 1T
ALL HAPPENED.

GOV eminent has issued white
book relating incidents leading
Up to the war and giving tele-
grams exchanged between the
German ambassador and the Rus
sian emperor. The German gov
eminent insists it worked shout
der to shoulder with Great Bri'
tain in efforts at mediation and
presented every proposal III
Vienna from which it thought
;, solution might result. While
negotiations were proceeding
came word Of Russian mobiliza-
ton which left no doubt that
Russia was proceeding agains:.
Germany.
The German emperor, in tel
egram, called attention to the
menacing character Of the Rus
sian mobilization and the con-
tinuance of his own activity in
the direction of mediation.
On July 81 the Russian en-
peror sent the following tele-
gram to the German emperor:
II thank thee from my heart
for thy mediation, which leaves
a CLEAN Of hope that even NOW all
may end peacefully. 1t is tech
nically impossible to discon-
tinue our military operation,
which has been rendered neces-
sary by Austrian mobilization.
We are far from wishing for war
and SO long as negotiations with
Austria regarding Servia con-
tinue my troops will not under
take any provocative action.
II give thee my word upon it
and i trust with my strength in
Gods grace and hope for the
success Of thy mediation at Wen
ma and for the peace of Europe.
''Thy Devoted Nicholas.
To this the German emperor re
piled:
In answer to thv appeal to
my friendship and thy prayer for
nv help. l undertook mediatory
action between the Austro-Hun-
garian government and thine.
While this action was in progress
thv troops were modified
against my ally, Austria Hun
gary, in consequence of which,
as l have already informed thee,
my mediation was rendered near
ly illusory. Nevertheless, it con-
tinued But now lam in posses
sion Of Trustworthy advices con-
corning the serious war prepare.
tons Of my eastern frontier as
we'll.
"My responsibility for the
safety of my empire compels me
to counter measures of defense
In my endeavors for the main
flamenco of the peace of the
world | have gone to the extreme
limit of the possible. 1t is not J
that shall bear the responsibility
for the peril which now threat
ems the civilized world. / lay it
to thy hand to avert it even at
this moment. No one menaces
the honor and might of Russia.
which we'll could have waited
upon the result of my mediation
The friendship for thee and thy
empire bequeathed to me by my
grandfather on his deathbed has
always been sacred to me. The
peace of Europe can yet be con-
served by thee if Russia decides
to disc ontinue her military meas
ures which threaten Germany
and Austria Hungary;
Even before this telegram
reached its destination the white
book says, the mobilization of all
the Russian forces which haf
been ordered on the forenoon o.
the same day was openly direc
ed against Germany, was in FIJI.
progress. Then advices regard
ing this mobilization reached
Berlin, the German ambassador
a. st. Petersburg on the after
noon Of July 81, was ordered to
declare to Russia that Germany,
as a counter measure had de-
clared a state of war which was
to be followed by mobilization
should Russian not suspend her
military measures inside OF
twelve hours. At the same time
the German ambassador in Paris
was directed to obtain a declara-
ton from the French govern
ment within eighteen hours