Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-08
GHARGE GERMANS
PLOTTED LONG To
INVADE BELGIUM


The treaties of 1899, confirmed by the
treaties of 1870, commit to the guarantee
of the powers and notably to the govern
ment of His Majesty, the King of Prus-
STA, the independence and neutrality of
the kingdom Of Belgium.
"The chancellor Of the German En-
pire said IN sitting of the Reichstag
ON the 4th of August: We are I'm n
state of legitimate defense Necessity
knows no law. our troops have occupied
Buxemhure ard nave perhaps already
penetrated into Belgium This is against
the law Of nations France. It is true,
has declared to Brussels that she is
determined to respect the neutrality of
Belgium as long as her adversary re-
spects II, but we know that Franco
was ready to invade belgium France
can afford to wait, we cannot \ French
attack on our flank in the region Of
the lower Rhine might have been fatal.
. II is for that reason that We have been
compelled to ignore the Just protests Of
The governments Of LuXomlurg ana Bel
GUM The injustice which we thus COM
nit we will repair rs soon as our mill
AIRY object has been attained.
1T has been shown above how much
value can be attached to the assertion
of the alleged intention of France to
invade Belgium That intention, and
the realization Of TINT intention belong
exclusively to Germany and they must
be left In her possession. This Is
especially the case IN view OF tho fact
that the military dispositions undertaken
by France. absolutely rofut" the allcga-
tons OF the German chancellor. So true
is this that when the violation OF Boil
gian territory hec9me an accomplished
fact and when the KING oil Belgium
appeared undar the terms OF the treaty
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looms have thrown bombs at night into
Antwerp. 1t cannot be maintained by
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they were trying to hit the forts, as
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of the town. and a good distance out
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than heaps of ashes Their destruction
has been a loss to the whole civilized
world.
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and children lost their lives in the fro,
which was started b" the order Of the
German military officers. Of those who
were saved several thousand includlns
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arms arc to-day wandering homeless over
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