Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-26
Declares Words of British Of
fiCiaIS Were Distorted and
Alleged UtteranceS Pure
Forgery by the Germans.
TEUT0NS PROPOSE TO
RULE THE WORLD
Quotes Speech of Won Beth
mann-HOIIWeg and Minister
of Finance Regarding AM
billions of Kaiser,
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London. Aus. 25.-Sir Edward
Grey. the British foreign minister. to-
night gave to the press letter in am
swer to the speech delivered last week
in the reichstag by the German chan
celor. Dr. Won Bethmann-Holw In
the letter Sir Edward says that he re-
plies only TO some points in the speech
which may lie suitably dealt with,
pending a fuller review Of the situa-
ton in some appropriate manner at
another time.
strong denial is made by the for
clgn minister that Belgium trafficked
her neutrality with the allies and the
declaration is made that Germany
herself deliberately violated the neu-
taiity of the kingdom In this con-
neetion Sir Edward says there has
been nothing more "despicably mean
than Germanys attempt to justify her
invasion of Belgium by bringing
against the inoffensive Belgian gov
eminent and people the totally false
charge of having plotted against Ger
many
Says Germany Caused War.
With regard to the attempts before
the war to bring about a conference
to settle the points in dispute, the let
ter says that though Germany refus-
ed to enter the conference, it did not
decide Great Britains participation in
the war but it did decide the question
of peace or war, and Signed the
death warrant for the many hun
dreds of thousands who have been
killed in this war"
I'm the letter Sir Edward deals at
length with the charge that Belgium
had rafficked her neutrality with
Great Britain and the allies.
There are some points in the
speech the German chancellor made
last week, the letter says. (which
may think, be suitably dealt with in
a letter to the press pending fuller
review Of the situation which may be
appropriate in some other method ana
at some other time.
Defends the Bclgians
one Belgian record, a converse
ton with the British military attache
was published by Germany last aut-
umn to prove that Belgium had traf-
licked her neutrality with us and was
in effect In a plot with as against
Germany. The conversation, OF which
the most use has been made, never
was reported to the foreign office
nor, as far as the records show. Ia
the war office at the time and we
saw record of it for the first time
When Germany published the Belsian
record
But il bears on the face Of it that
1t referred only to the contingency OF
Belgium being attacked, that the en-
try Of the British into Belgium would
take place only after violation of Bel
gian territory by Germany ana that
II did not commit the British gov
eminent. No convention or agree
ment existed between the British and
Belgian governments,
Merely Desired Neutrality.
Why does the German chancellor
mention these informal conversations
of 1906 and ignore entirely that of
April, 1913? | told the Belgian min
lister mos temphatically what we de-
sired in the case OF Belgium as with
other neutral countries, was that their
neutrality should be respected, and
mat so Ions as 1t was not violated by
any other power we should certainly
not send troops ourselves into their
territory.
Let it be remembered that the first
use made by Germany Of the Belgian
document was to charge Belgium with
pad faith to Germany What is the
rue story? on the goth of July 1914,
the German chancellor tried TO bride
us by a promise of future Belgian in
dependence to become party to the
violation Of Belgian neutrality by Ger
many ON the outbreak of the war
ne described the Belgian treaty as a
acf1l of paper and the German for
'lgn secretary explained that Ger
many must go through Belgium To at
tack France because she could not ar
FORD the time to do otherwise. The
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quoting AGAIN.
The imperial government had to
advance into France by the quickest
ana easiest way so as TO be able to
get well ahead with the operations
ana endeavor TO strike some decisive
dow as early as possible II was
matter Of life and death with them,
as If they had gone by the more south
ern route they could not have hoped,
an view Of the paucity Of roads and
the strength of the fortresses to have
got through without formidable OPP
position, entailing great loss Of time.
rms loss Of time would have meant
Time gained by the Russians for bring
ms up their troops to the German
frontier Rapidly of action was the
great German asset while that Of Rus
sia was an lnexhaustible supply Of
troops
Admitted Wrong 10 Belgians.
In the reiehstag, 100. On the 9TH
Of August 1914, the German chancel-
Tor stated in referring to the viola
t'on of the neutrality Of Belgium and
i-s& rabalg
The wrong, ! speak openly, the