The Detroit times., 1915-10-13
BELGIAN OUTCRY
is PROVEN CANT,
SAYS MINISTER

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many's position regarding the. land
ing of troops In Greece The for
eign minister. Won Jagow, received
me. the chancellor being absent,
and at the conclusion Of his state
ment, I asked IL the final decision
of the Balkans had brought about
another psychological peace mo-
ment. He replied:
"You must ask Germany's en-
emies."
| inferred that Germany continues
willing to consider peace II the AL.
lies make overtures. 1t was my
impression further that the people
believe. not only that tho cause of
England's entrance into the war has
been removed by the landing In
Greece. but that the reasons for the
Allies reported prolonging of the
war has been removed. During the
course of half an hours converse
tion with the foreign minister. the
American situation was discussed.
| concluded that Germany Is await
ing Ambassador Bernstorff's full re-
port OF his negotiations with Sec
rotary OF State Lansing: that Ger
many Is glad that all differences
with America have been bridged;
that the submarine commander who
sank the Arabic told most inter.
esting story which will be sent to
Secretary Lansing and that Ger
many feels UNNECESSARILY handi-
capped by the lack OF cable COM
munication with Ambassador Bern
storff.
Foreign Minister Won Jagow's
statement regarding the landing Of
Allied troops In Greece. follows:
English newspapers are taking
the greatest pains to demonstrate
that there is not the least analogy
between Germany's entry of Bel
GUM and the landing Of English
and French troops at Salonika
under Gen. Hamilton. They EN-.
phasize the point that the Greek
government and parliament fore
went the right to protest against
the entente's procedure with armed
force: that the Allies never had In
view any action upon Greek terri
| tory which would be unwelcome to
Greece. This latest assertion Is in
accurate. for the Greek government
protested vigorously against the
landing. II Greece refraine6 from
resisting by armed force, that does
not mitigate England's and Frances
blame.
Certainly the violation OF Bel
| GUM neutrality by Germany and
that Of Greece by England and
France cannot be compared, for In
the first instance the question re-
solves itself about the threatening
French advance through Belgium
against the existence of the German
| empire.
"The landing of entente troops
| at Salonika was not founded on
any such distressing emergency. IL
was based entirely upon the ground
Of political and military opportun-
fty.
AS we were forced to enter Bel
GUM, we repeated to the Belgian
| government most liberal offers TO
spare that country from wars hor.
rors. melted by England and fet-
| tered to England by secret military
conventions, the Belgian govern
ment plunged the country into war.
'Tt has not been announced
whether the entente powers made
similar guarantees for the security
of Greece, which Germany made to
Belgium. II appears, however. that
such 10 not the case. Instead, Eng
land and France violated Greek
neutrality in the most brutal man
ner. Therefore, this explains the
articles in the French and English
newspapers which threatened that
a now Greek government would be
formed after the resignation Of
Premier venixeios, with violence on
land. n the wishes OF the entente
we're not pliantly accepted.
| ALSO. Bulgaria has now Just
learned how England pretends to
ccnfer freedom upon little states,
TN Fngiand's press, there ap-
pears. In true British manner of
thinking. the viewpoint that be.
cause English interests required
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