The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-06

FRANCE "ALL PROTECTION
IN ITS POWER"
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
mohday,s War News in Brief.
Announcement OF the definite policy
OF the British Cabinet. which it was
expected the Prime Minister would
make in Parliament Monday was post
poned.
John Burns, President Of the Local
government Board quit the Cabinet.
Owing TO disagreement over the war
policy of the British Government and
q late reIort said that Viscount Nor
ley, Lord President of the Council, was
considering his resignation.
Sir Edward Grey in the Commons re-
viewed the situation, and. although he
used qualifying phrases his words
We're taken generally to mean that
Great Britain is committed to war.
The German ambassador at Paris was
ordered by the Emperor to demand his
passports-which lines up France with
russia. servia and Montenegro. against
Germany and Austria Hungary.
The mobilization Of most of the
countries Of Europe has been virtually
completed.
Holland has been invaded at Limburg
by German troops according to report.
and the Dutch people are said to be
flooding the country. to prevent the
passage of soldiers
!. Germany has issued white book"
tustifying her action with respect to
Russia. and. at the same time German
diplomats at London are using their
utmost efforts to win Great Britain to
a position Of neutrality.
Few reports Of actual military move
"a an I'M atsya.l
sorship.
London, Aug. All the great Eu-
ropean powers except Italy, and most
of the secondary powers, are mobiliz-
ing with all their energy. Mobiliza-
tion has not yet reached q stage
where any Of the armies have met in
battle. Italy, which declared her neu-
trality, will begin to mobilize officially
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
officiar 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 Britains 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 hundred in London,
seemingly. wants the nation to remain
neutral
Germany, through her diplomats. has
tried to keep Great Britain out, by
virtual offer to refrain from using her
navy against France as the price of
Great Britain's neutrality
Greslt Britain has modified her
forces sNd awaits events. She is not
a bellil sent 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
yet pledged itself to contribute an
army to the Continental war.
The British government regards
with the deepest distrust Germany's
violation Of Belgium's neutrality but
makes no declaration as to whether 1t
considers that measure proyocation
for war.
This pronouncement of the govern
ment's policy-the result of two days
almost continuous deliberations--wa
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 di.
plomacy to induce Great Britain to
hold aloof from the conCset and to
bring public opinion to Gsrmany's
side.