Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-19
GERMAN WHITE PAPER ON THE WAR SITUATION
HISTORY OF NEGOTIATIONS DOWN TO AUGUST 2

beuteu DtlONs Ou the OHlCtal w MT
Paper" issued by the German govern
rnent and given TO the public on tn
afternoon of August in Berlin.
Frederic William Vile, for man.
years "a resident of Germany and ;
noted journalist, points out that tn,
German White Paper is compiled {
include events up to August ] and Il
silent with regard to Belgium and thu
negotiations with Britain. He alst
comments that aside from his omis
sion, the most remarkable feature o
the document Is this statement:
Austria had TO admit that II would
not be consistent either with the
dignity or the self-preseryation of the
monarchy to look on longer at the
operations at the other side OF the
border without taking action.
We were able to assure our ally mosi
heartily OF our agreement with hel
view OF the situation, and to assure
her that any action she might con
slider IL necessary to take In order tc
put an end TO the movement in Ser
via directed against the existence oil
the Austro-H Hungarian monarchy would
receive our approval We were fully
aware, in this connection, that war
like moves on the part OF Austria
Hungary against Servia would BRING
Russia into the question, and might
draw us into war In accordance with
our duties as an ally"
The full text Of the German white
Paper" exclusive of the detailed notes
and telegrams. is as follows:
MEMORANDUM AND DOCUMENTS
WITH REGARD TO THE OUT.
BREAK OF THE WAR.
On June 2S last the successor to
the Austrian throne, Archduke Franz
Ferdinand. and his wife, the Duchess
OF Hohenberg. were assassinated by
the revolver shots Of a member OF a
Servian band Of conspIrators. An in
vestigation of the crime by Austro-
Hungarian officials has revealed that
the plot to take the life of the Arch
duke was planned and promoted in
Belgrade with the cooperation of on
cial Servian individuals and was car
ried out with weapons from the Ser
Wan government depot
This crime was bound to omen the
eyes Of the whole civilized world. not
only with regard to the object of Ser
Wan politics as relating to the exist
ence and integrity OF. the Austro-H Hum
garian monarchy. but also with re-
gard to the criminal means that the
Pan-Seryian propaganda did not hest
tate TO employ in order to attain these
ends. The ultimate object of these
policies was to reyolutionize gradu-
ally and finally to bring about sep
aration of the southwestern region OF
the AustroH ungarian monarchy from.
that empire and unite 1t with Servia.
The repeated and formal DECLARE.
tons Of Servia to Austria.Hungary to
bring about good neighborly relations
DID not change this. trend of Seryian
politics In the least For the third
time In the course OF the last six
years Servia has brought Europe to
The verge Of q world war in this man
ner. She could only do this because
she believed herseR supported by Rus
sia In her endeayors.
As a result OF the developments OF
the year 1908 growing out Of the
Turkish revolution, Russian policies
had begun to organize a league Of the
Balkan states directed against the ex-
silence of Turkey. underi Russian pat
ronage. This alliance Of the Balkan
states which was successful in crowd
ne Turkey out Of her European pos
sessions In 1911. came to grief over
he question OF the disposition Of the.
'poils Russian policy was not. how
syer, frightened by this failure. It was
he idea Of Russian statesmen that
here should be formed q new Balkan
league under Russian patronage.
whose activities should be directed
his time not against Turkey, which
lad been driven from the Balkans.
mt against the existence OF the Aus
TO Hungarian monarchy. The idea
vas that Servia should cede to Bull
Iaria the section Of Macedonia that
he had won In the last Balkan war
Ind Offset the loss by the acouisiti0nl
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina at the ex-
,ense Of the monarchy Of the Danube.
FOR this purpose Bulgaria. by her iso-
alton, was to be made pliable, Ru-
mania. as the result Of propaganda
Undertaken with the aid OF France,
vas to be chained to Russia. and Ser
'ia was to be referred to Bosnia and !