The chronicle=news., 1914-10-12

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power. Belgium is small and weak,
out her answer pears wlthess 10 her
ioFe OF justice anu 10 her respect VI
lthe risut' sue "oulu rather olA Win
honor than I'VE oishohorea.
+ "rhat was MADE clear by the an
Iswer OF her Government. me an
swer was as loiio"s' ...
1.-The German note has been a
painful surprise to the Belgian Gov
eminent. The intentions which the
note attributes TO France are in con-
to the formal declarations
which were made to us on the list OF
August in the name of the Republic.
Besides, if--contrary to our cxpecta-
|tions-France is about to violate the
neutrality of Belgium. Belgium
would be prepared to fill it's neutral
ity obligations. and her army would
offer the invader the most vigorous
resistance. The treaties of 1899,
confirmed by the treaties of 1870,
commit to the guarantee OF the Pow
ers and notably to the Government Of
dis Majesty the King OF Prussia, the
independence and neutrality of the
Kingdom of Belgium.
The Chancellor of the German
Empire said in a sitting OF the Reich
stag on the 9Th of August: We are
In a state of legitimate defence.
NECESSITY KNOWS NO LAW. Our
troops have occupied Luxembourg
and have perhaps already penetrated
into Belgium. This is against the
law OF nations. France, 1t is true,
has declared to Brussels that she is
determined to respect the neutrality
If Belgium as long as her adversary
respects it but we know that France
was ready to invade Belgium. France
-an afford to wait; we cannot. A
French attack ON our flank IN the
-epion of tho Iowor min. m;oh,
have beep fatal If is for that re.s-
IN that we have been compelIed IN
ignore the lust protests of the Gov
,rnments of Luxembourg and Rel
GUM. The injustice which we thus
commit we will repair as soon as our
military object has been attained
{ .t, has hsan sbowp ,hovc how
much value can be attached to the
assertion of the alleged intention of
Franco to invade Belgium. That in
IGNITION, and the relation of that in
,ention belong exclusively to Ger
many and they must be loft in her
possession. This is especially the
fase in view of the fact that the mill
'ary dispositions undertaken by
,Trance absolutely refute the allega-
ions OF the German Chancellor. So
true is this that when the violation
81 Belgian territory became an ac-
,,omplished fact. and when the King
VI Belgium appealed under the terms
. " the treay OF 1898 for support. in
maintaining the neutrality of Bel
yiiim which these Powers had guar
France was no little prepared
10 invade Belgium that 1t took her
tore than ten days to get her troops
ITO the country.
|, THE world Is familiar with the
tay Germany has repaired in Bel
ttium the in iustice of which sb. was
tuiIty IN use the words of the Ger
nan Chancellor.
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