The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-02
Yellow Book Bearing On
Causes of Present War
Recital of the Negotiations Which Followed the Delivery
tan Note to Servia and Which Preceded the Declaration
of War by Grmany Russia and on France.


would result in incalculabIe conse-
quehces.
confronted with this situation, the
/ first thought of the powers forming
the Triple Entente was to gain time to
examine the conflict with greater care,
and IL possible to render it Tess acute.
| The powers therefore asked that Vien-
ma extend the period of delay allow
| cd Servia for her answer Austria
declined or avoided the request for
an extension and declared insufficient
the Servian answer, which was given
to her in good time and which ad-
mitted and accepted her principal de-
mands.
Austria thereupon ordered her min
istcr at Belgrade to leave the Servian
capital July 26) and diplomatic rela-
tions with Scrvia was severed.
with this development the situa-
tion became considerably aggravated
The powers of the Triple Entente,
however. still enedavorcd to bring
about y settlement. In the meantime
M. Won Schoen, the German ambassa-
dor in Paris. demanded that France
exert hor influence on llussia In a
peaceful sense; but, he refused TO ex-
crt similar peaceful influence at
Vienna.
England proposed to avoid a cris-
is by submitting the Austro-Serb diff
Guilty to the official mediation of the
four powers which were not directly
interested therein. France and Rus
sia accepted this proposcl to inter-
| m nj hn l,,,t
refused under the pretcxt that she
could not thus humiliate her ally,
and she proposed the opening of di-
rect conversations between Vienna and
| st. Petersburg, tRaying the latter was
ready to consent TO this arrangement.
The conflict seemed consequently at
this time to be progressing toward a
settlement when for the third time
Austria, by fresh provocati":. killed
the hopes authorized by al! sat had
been done in the direction - :cncilia-
tion. She declared var or Servh
July 2S) and b. gan. .at the same time
a partial conoiliation against Russia
on her frontiers Gully 29)
"Thc chances for peace now SEEM
ed greatly reduced. particularly as the
Austrian army began the lombard
ment of Belgrade. The powers of the
Triple Entente did not, however, give
up all hope of accomplishing sonic
thing in these last remaining minutes.
On one side, Sir Edward Grey,
(British foreign secretary started a
now project for four-sided mediation
a project in which Russia joined ut
the demand of Francess M. Won JagJw,
to whom this project was comm uni
Gated, esaaed IL BY .feclarfnE .h.Gt II
was p>cessery to find q formula that
woald be acceptable to Ap3tria. He
was then invited to !, formulate him
lself q proposal of settlement, but. he
age;i, avoided the Issue. 4,
"sir Edward Greys whose spirit Of
Cancellation seemed interchangeable, then
came forward wifi &snew compromis-
sorry proposition which ,prpvided that
all the powers should call halt to
their military preparations. Further
more. Russia gave a fresh evidence
/ Of her desire to maintain the peace of
Europe by Offering to maintain an at
titudc of expectation, If Austria would
engage not TO undertake. tasS any ;iiss.;;
ures directed against the sovereign
ty of servia. even after having occu-
pied Belgrade,
at was then that the cabinet OF
Vienna declared twas ready to dis
cuss with Europe the fundamental
principle OF it's difference with Ser
yia.s,. At the very moment that this
work seemed to warrant q last hope OF
peace, an irreparable movement on the
lnsrt OF Germany promised to endan-
ger definitely the results acquired
/ with so much labor and to force the
crisis to violent soiution.
'.At the beginning of the conflict
Germany had commenced military
preparations. and she continued them
with feverish haste. At the moment
when her representatives In foreign
countries were protesting her pacific
Intentions. the 31sts Of July in the
evening, Germany addressed to thS
Russian government an ui itimatun
giving Russia IL hours In which K
idemoblize on her Austrian las we'll ni
or her German froatiars. TIE alter.