Cheyenne record., 1914-08-06
BRITAIN ARMS
FOR CONFLICT
COMPLETE MOBILIZATION OF THE
ARMY ORDERED TO PROCEED
WITHOUT DELAY.
GERMAN PLEA IGNORED
THE BRITISH FLEET WILL GIVE
FRANCE "ALL PROTECTION
IN ITS POWER"

IN ITS PoWER.r
Western Newspaper Union News Service. |
Mondays War News In Brief.
Announcement of the definite policy
of the British Cabinet which it wa.
make in Parliament Monday was post
John Burns, President Of the Local
policy Of the British Government. and
late re repert SAID that viss0unt Go%nn, Mos a
Sir Edward Grey IN the Commons re-
used qualifying phrases. his words
were taken generally to mean that
Great Britain is committed. to war.
ordered by the Emperor to demand his
passports-which lines up France with
Russia. seryia and Montenegro. against
The mobilization of most of the
countries of Europe has been virtually
Holland has been invaded at Limburg
by German troops, according to report,
and the Dutch people are said to pc
flooding the country. to prevent the
Germany has issued a white book"
4ustifying her ACTION with RE respect to
diplomats at London are using thei
utmost efforts to win Great Britain to
Few reports Of actual military move
ments are being received. owing to CEN
sorship.
London, Aug. All the great El-
ropean powers except Italy, and most
of the secondary powers, are mobiliz-
ing with all their energy. Mobiliza-
tion has not yet reached stage
where any Of the armies have met in
battle Italy, which declared her neu-
today, although the process probably is
well under way. Great Britain's mob
ilization is nearly completed but she
has not announced that she will join
in the general war.
Last night war officially existed be-
tween Austria and Germany on one
side and Russia, Servia and Montene-
gro on the other. There had been no
official declaration of war between
Germany and France on either side.
but the German ambassador in Paris
received orders to demand his pass
ports.
The most important event in the
past twenty-four hours was Germany's
demand upon Belgium in the form OF
a twelve-hour ultimatum that its troops
be permitted to cross Belgium to the
French frontier, coupled with the
promise that Belgian integrity should
remain unimpaired at the end Of the
war and that Belgium should be COM
pensated To this Belgium refused to
accede, on the grounds Of her rights
and honor.
Sir Edward Grey, the British Sec
retary for Foreign Affairs, made q
statement in the House Of Commons,
indicating that Great Britain's inter-
ests and obligations could not permit
her to submit to the violation Of Bel
gian territory. This practically left the
decision as to whether Great Britain
should make war to public opinion.
There is absolutely no doubt that
British sentiment is for war. The ap-
peals OF the pacificists get no hearing.
One man in a hundred In London,
seemingly, wants the nation to remain
neutral.
Germany, through her diplomats, has
tried to keep Great Britain out. by a
virtual offer to refrain from using her
navy against France as the price OF
Great Britain's neutrality.
Great Britain has mobilized her
forces-and awaits events. She is not
belligerent power nor is she a neu-
trail one. The government has given
France assurances that the British
fleet will not permit the German fleet
to attack the French coast. 1t has not
vet pledged itself to contribute an
army to the Continental war.
The British government regards
with the deepest distrust Germany's 8
violation Of Belgium's neutrality but
makes no declaration as to whether 1t
considers that measure provocation
for war.
This pronouncement Of the govern
ment's policy-the result Of two days
almost continuous deliberations-waa
made to the House Of Commons by Sir
Edward Grey, secretary Of state for
foreign affairs. Therefore the trying
hour of suspense for the British people
is prolonged indefinitely.
Meanwhile the German embassy in
London is exerting every effort of d.
plomacy to induce Great Britain to
hold aloof from the conflict and to