New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-10
Uses Diplomatic Archives
to Prove Charges of
Conspiracy.
SAYS KING SOUGHT
GERMAN ISOLATION
Quotes Ambassador TO Show
No Help Was Expected
from Italians.

vile, Long Island. The "Norddeutsche
Allgemeine Zcitung" continues, accord
ing to the Overseas News Agency, to
publish nstalmonts of a series Of docu-
ments purporting to be secret Belgian
diplomatic reports founl in Brussels
by the Germans. The present install
mcnt largely comprises comment at
tributed to various Belgian diplomats
regarding alleged political conditions in
England France and Italy during 1908
and 1909, so far as the international
relations Of those countries were af-
/ fected
Their publication, says the Overseas
News Agency, has caused an immense
sensation and deepens the gertrude in
Germany that an impartial observer
ought to share the views of German
diplomatists." In its summary of the
documents the agency continues:
Baron Leghait, Belgian Ambassador
at Paris, is quoted as having or jan
uary 80. 1908, asked whether French
LIMOGES understand whether the new
/ grouping of powers is the result OF a
vast programme which was wonderfully
schemed in London and in the execution
of which Delcasse (the French Foreign
Minister is more tool than imitator.'
Germany's Attitude Peaceful.
"The Ambassador at Berlin once
more refers to Germany's peaceful at
titude, saying on February 2, 1908:
Nobody ever had here in Berlin the
absurd and impossible idea of agrees
sion against England, but everybody
fears English aggression.
The Belgian Ambassador at Berlin on
May 80, 1908. arraig?ed the members
of tn. Triple Entente as follows:
Russia and England. who both, al
though with different results, only Tor
the sake of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT with
out plausible pretext-conducted wars
OF conquest in Manchuria and the
Transvaal; or France, who just now
begins the conquest of Morocco, dlSre-
garding solemn promises and without
other legal title than the transfer OF
English rights which England did not
possess was the ambassadors quoted
Characterization.
Menace in New Grouping.
"The same letter says further: The
Triple Alliance guaranteed thirty years
of peace to the world, because it was
conducted by Germany, who was salts
fed with the political situation in
Europe. The new grouping menaces
peace, because it consists Of powers
that desire revision of the status
quo
"The Belgian Ambassador at Paris,
on October 8, 1908, declared that Russia
wanted to tear to pieces the Berlin
treaty.
London, on April y, 1907, wrote;
king Edwards visit made TO his
royal nephew in Carthagena had as
its main object TO try to strengthen
the bonds that unite Spain with Great
Britain, and to diminish as much as
possible German influence in Madrid
THE Minister of Belgium at Berlin
confirmed this idea, writing on April Is,
1907:
Campaign to Isolate Germany.
"'The King of England's visit to the
King of Spain is one manpuvre in the
campaign for Germany's isolation which
His Majesty Edward VII conducts per-
sonally and with equal tenacity and
success.
1.-THE main weapon in the campaign
Of the English press, the newspaper
says, is thus arraigned by the Belgian
Minister at London, Count Lalaing, on
May "a. 1907:
"A certain kind of press known here
81 ~ oil :
largely responsible for the hostile feel
ing between the two nations, but what
could be expected of newspaper men
like Mr.. Harmsworth NOW Lord NORTH
cliife), the editor of "The Daily
Graphic" THE Daily Express" The
Evening News" and "The Weekly Dis
patch" who said in an interview TO
the "Matin":
"'"Yes. we detcst the Germans cor
daily. They make themselves odous
in the whole of Europe. ] shall not
admit tina. my paper prints the slight
est thing that may hurt France, but |
should not like to see anything pu5-
lished that might be pleasant to the
Germans"
The Belgian ministers" the Over
documents found that Germany's inten-
tion were peaceful. The Belgian Min
lister at Berlin on May 80, 1907, said:
Sea Policy of England.
"England ought to know that a Ger
man attack even in the very remote
future IS actually impossible. On the
contrary, Germany has everything to
fear, since for centuries England has
been accustomed TO destroy the naval
forces Of foreign nations as soon as
they arrived at certain important
position. After Holland, France has
known this. Then it was the turn Of
Denmark. whose ships were destroyed
without the least provocation by Ad-
miral Nelson after having entered the
( port of Copenhagen as a friend
THE Belgian Ambassador at Berlin.
! who was anti-German. characterized
on February 10. 1909, the political role
of the King of Englan, as follows:
The King OF England gives assurance
that peace is the aim of all his en-
| deavors. This he has said always
since the beginning of his successful
! diplomatic campaign. The leading in
tention Of this campaign is to isol ate
I - Ia hot