Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-10
FURTHER REVELATIONS
OF BELGIAN DOCUMENTS
Berlin Paper Continues to Publish
Installments of Reports Found
in Brussels.
COMMENT BY DIPLoMATIsTs
Latest Papers Contain Remarks Re-
garding Alleged Political Condi-
lions In England, France and Italy
During 1908 and 1900.

BERLIN. August Q (by wireless).-
The Norddeutsch Allgemeine zeitunR
| continues to publish installments OF a
| series Of documents purporting to be
secret Belgian diplomatic reports found
in Brussels BY the Germans. The lat
est installment comprises comment at
| tributed to Belgian diplomatists re-
| garding alleged political conditions in
| England. France end Italy during 1908
and 1909
The Overseas News Agency. in a
summary OF the documents says:
Baron Leghait. Belgian ambassador
at Paris. is quoted as having on Janu-
AIRY 80, 1905. asked whether Frepch
jinEoes understand whether the new.
grouping of powers is the result OF n
vast program which was wonderfully
schemed In London. and In the execu-
ton of which DGcasse the French
Foreign MINISTRY Is more tool than
| imitator.'
The ambassador at Berlin once moro
refers to Germany's peaceful attitude
| saying on February 2. 1908. nobody
ever had In Berlin the absurd and i'm
possible idea OF aggression against
England, but everybody fears Eng
llsh aggression'
The French ambassador to Berlin.
whose reports on German affairs have
been published in French yellow
book. was characterized on May H..
1908. by his Belgian colleague thus
He is distrusting and suspicious, smells
everywhere after thoughts. and is
badly Informed, as are all diploma fists
who make use OF spies
The same ambassador on May 30.
1905, said in a letter: The triple al
lance guaranteed thirty years Of peace
to the world because it was conducte ed
ny Germany. who was satisfied with
the political situation in Europe The
new grouping menaces peace. because
II consists OF powers that desire re-
vision Of the status quo
TELLS OF RECALL
OF BRITISH ENVOY
The ambassador of Belgium at Bcr-
lin on July IS. 1903. declares that tho
British ambassador In Berlin. Sir Frank
l-ascellcs. was recalled because he
tried to eliminate the misunderstand-
Ing between the two countries which he
considered stupid and highly oh i.
noxious for both, but hi. zeal did not
correspond to the political ideas of his
sovereign.
The Berlin ambassador at Berlin,
on April L. 1909. thus characterized
the treachery Of Italy: For a long time
past no one in either Berlin nor Vienna
mas INDUCED in illusions to tn. prob
able assistance OF Italy. The Italian
government is entering into engage.
ments concerning its course toward
France and England, and at the same
time is entering unintcrruptedly with
London and Paris
The Belgian charge dafrai.es in
London on April IL, 1907. wrote:
King Edwards visit made to his
royal nephew in Cartagana 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 ministers OF Belgium at Berlin
confirmed this idea, writing on Arril
is, 1907:
r." The King Of England. visit 10 tn.
King Of Spain Is one maneuver in the
campaign for Germany's isolation
The Belgian minister at Berlin on
May 80, 1907. said:
England ought to know that n
German attack even In the very re-
mote future is actually impossible. On
the contrary, Germany has everything
TO fear
"Earon Greindl. the Belgian minister
at Berlin. criticizing. under date of
Iuae s, 1907, the English press cam
paian, wrote:
The Times leads in the campaipn
OF calumny and defamation. Its Ber-
Tin correspondent, who has every Cd
portunity for obtaining better ;nror-
nation. stirs up English hatred against
! the Germans by pretending that the
! imperial government has ambitious
plans. whose Stiffness is manifest and
by attriout:ng to Germnny's govern
! 'nert dark intrirues Of which It never
/; has had a thought"