The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-02

PARIS. Nov. 30.-Thc French minis
try OF foreign affairs today made pub
lie a yellow book bearing on the
causes of the present war. This vol
umc is much more complete than pub
lications of this nature given out up
to the present time by other govern
ments.
The French report is devoted pri-
marily to recital OF the negotiations
which followed the delivery OF the
Austrian note TO Sorvia July %, 1910
and which preceded the declaration
OF war by Germany on Russia august
!, 1910 and on France (August 3,
1910. 1t is brought to close by
the reproduction of the declaration
Of the Triple Entente powers that
Great Britain, Russia and France
would not conclude peace separately.
An extract OF the yellow book given
out officially in Paris reads as fol
lows:
ut was first I'm the spring OF 1913
that VIC noted this colossal and expen-
sive military effort which alone can
explain the desire to impose the Ger
manic superiority and hcgemony up
on the powers OF the Triple Entente
When France responded to this men
ace by the drafting OF the law of three
years service in the army, this meas
ure OF defense was denounced in Of
ficial circles in Berlin as q 'provoca-
ti0n which should mot be tolerated.
"In April OF 1913in secret and official
German report defined the objective
and the means Of the national policy
n nNytn <>r
the necessity OF an offensive war
against France; prepare uprisings in
Russia and in NORTH Africa; pro-
vide for, In case of hostilitics, the
immeciai2 absorption OF Belgium and
Holland.
These arc the ideas extolied in this
report; such Is the program that
shortly alter, we saw the Germans
endeavor rc put into operation.
1--WE declare that Emperor William,
who up to that time had posed as q
champion of peace, admitted In the
course OF conversation with, the
king of Belgium that he had finally
eome,to share the ideas of his military
advisers. He had placed himself
among the partisans of q war Which
he thought would not be long delay
ed, and the overpowering success OF
which seemed to him certain. Pub
lie opinion, in It's turn, permitted it
self to be won over by the passions
of the military party and to come to
consider the affair of Agadir as de-
feat for Germany. 1t regarded the
existence of a strong France as a
danger to Germany and the breaking
out of European war tho only r5fne-
+dy for all difficulties, anu. oil uncer-
tainf.es.
"Theso bell!cose dispositions con-
stituted a permanent danger Tor the
peace of Europe.
From a perusal OF the six other
chapters OF the yellow book which
there Is to be deducted, and support
cd by evidence, the following impress
sions: That the combination between
Austria and Germany had decided up
on war, and that on four successive
occasions this combination endeavored
to a-ecipitate war by violent proceed
ings, the purpose OF which was to
prevent or to fnsuTe the ffils;Te Of aii
efforts OF conciliation. The first of
these proceedings was the Austrian
|ultimatum to Servia duly 24) which
was the origin of this conflict. In
spite of the fact that the Belgrade
government offered. for the prosecu-
ton of the assassins of the Austrian
Arohduke. every faculty compatible
with It's dignity, tho cabinet OF Wen
ma summoned the government at
Belgrade not only to disavpw all COM
plicity, with the crime OF Sarayevo,
but furthermore. to permit foreign
functlonaries to seek the authors OF
this crime on Servian territory.
vienna gave Seryia only two days
TO accept intesgrally these dravonian
conditions. In spite OF the fact that
M. Won Jagow, the German minister
OF foreign affairs. claimed to be in
ignorance OF the contents OF this note
(Which was nevertheless known to the
president OF the Bavarian counciD,
Germany Immediately united herself
with her ally. The German an,bassa-
dor declared that the conflict should
remain localized and that any inter
yehtion on the part of o third power