Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-22
WHAT THE RECORDS SHOW.

In his speech the other night In New
York, Mr.. Bryan said nobody III En-
rope seemed to know what the war
Il about. There Is some truth w the
statement. yet probably any wen IN
formed man In Europe would be able
10 give pretty clear idea Of lust why
All Europe Il a. war Al this moment
though there would always be some
points of doubt.
An Of HE official documents re-
hitting 10 the European war have been
published In one book After a care-'
ful reading Of all Of them--llrltish,
French, Serbian, Russian, Belgian
Italian. German and Austrian--it
seems clear that we have the war De-
cause Germany and Austria wanted
It. Rnt they did not want all the war
they got. They did not expect that
Great Britain. Belgium and Italy
would be drawn Into II.
Colonel peile, French military at
tache at BERLIN. sent the following IN
n report to his government IN 1919;
III seemed year ago, rs II the Ger
mans had get out 60 conquer athe
world They considered themselves 50
strong that no one would dare 70 op-
nose them. Iintieas possibilities were
opening out for German manuiavtur-
ore, German trade, Gcrman eNpan-
sion.'
Then had come the Morocco affair
when France ana Great Britain re-
fused 70 be bluffed by the kaisers
war threat but before defying him.
The banks Of England and France
had skillfully drawn nearly all the
gold from the banks Of Germany.
When that was accomplished, the
British fleet disappeared in the North
sou, rigid censorship regarding ma
val movements was established, and
Germany was told to do her worst.
or the effect Of this coup on Germany
another French military attache at
Berlin, Lieutenant Colonel sefreL
writes his government, March 10,
1913; FAN Germans, even the social
lists. bear ms grudge for having taxi
en- away their share In Morocco.
And Colonel Pelle added this warning
60 his governments
Germany stili requires outlets for
commercial and colonial expansion.
They consider that they are entitled 10
them, because their population II IN
creaaing every day, because the future
belongs to them They consider us
with our forty million Inhabitants as
second rate power
In the crisis OF 1911, however,
this second rate power successfully
withstood them, and the emperor and
the government gave way Public
opinion has forgiven neither them nor
us People are determined that such
a thing mover shan occur again
Ii was following the Morocco affair
that the Germans began a mobiiza-
ton of an their financial, military and
naval strength Gold WAS brought
back to the German banks, high
premiums being paid for 1t, wher-
ever II could be had. one hundred
ana twenty thousand men were put
20 work In the gun and ammunition
factories. More than $4,000, 000 was
spent in the Manufacture Of Neppe-
Inns and Taube aoroplanes the Ger
man government levied Income taxes
an over The empire. a form Of taxa
ton that hitherto had been confined
10 thu various states Aii of which
was pointed out by jules Camhon,
French ambassador 10 Berlin, in his
reports TO his government.
France, In spite OF socialist opposl-
ton. revised her enlistment laws, in
creased her army md navy appropri-
ations, and added two corps 20 her
army. Because Of these facts, Cams
bon wrote TO the French minister OF
foreign affairs. under date Of March
II. 1913. 1T Is true that the state OF
public opinion IN both countries makes
the situation grave.
Then came the assassination OF the
Austrian archduke and Austrias pre-.
posterous demands upon serbia. But
Serbia, under advice from Great
Britain. Russia and France, yielded
10 all Of the demands Internationally
except the one which provided that
Serbia should accept the "collabora-
ion in Serbia of representatives of
The Austro- Hungarian government
Tor the suppression Of the subversive
movement directed against the terri