The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-20

those German women are weeping.
A prince. no matter whether he was
a usurper and an invader, has been
shot Therefore let all He'll break
loose In Europe! And those of us who
have been shocked when bombs were
hurled at emperors. are now astounded
TO behold that emperors, in emula-
ton of the most despicable anarchists.
have themselves hurled bombs at de-
fenseless women and children in Ant
werp and in Paris
The Car replied: "A disgraceful
war has been declared on a weak ma
ton; the Indignation at this. which
fully share, is immense in Russia.
foresee that soon | can no longer
withstand the pressure that is being
brought to bear upon me, and that
shall be forced to adopt measures
which Will lead TO war"
The Emperor answered thus: II
osannot consider Austria's action a
disgrRceful war, Austria knows by
experience that Servia's promises,
when they are merely on paper, are
quite unreliable
r. / cannot help asking you, dear Doc
tor Schaper, if the world has not
come to know that there are other
promises which, when they are mere
ly paper, are quite unreliable? Does
not one such paper bear your EN-
peror's signature? Has not your En-
peror declared that his solemn and
sacred guarantee of Belgium's neu-
trality Is nothing but a scrap of pa
per?
England now asked whether Ger
many, in the event of war, would
guarantee that she would not des-
poll France of her territorial posses
oh
could not give such guarantees. And
in answer TO a last effort on the part
of England to protect France from
dismenfberment and spoliation, the
Emperor sends this amazing tele'
gram to the King of England: my
mobilization cannot be countermand-
ed because / am sorry your Telegram
came so late. But IL France offers
me neutrality. which must be guaran-
teed by the British fleet and army
I shall of course refrain from at
| lacking France and employ my troops
elsewhere. ! hope that France will
not become nervous. The troops or
my frontiers are in the act of being
stopped by telegram and telephone
| from crossing into France"
s'My Mobilization.
| MY mobolization!" 1t is the En-.
peror, then who has modified. The
/ time may come, dear Doctor Schaper
and you and I ought 10 hope that Il
will come soon. when there will b.
neither kings nor emperors with pow.
or to mobilize armies as a child play.
with toy soldiers? In a certain event
says the Emperor, II ,shall~ refrain
from attacking France''---and mari
what HoAlpws, and employ by
troops elsewhere" The Emperor ii
determined to make war, either or
France, or elsewhere" And then:
II hope France will not become ner.
vous." Now what should make
France nervous The troops on my
frontiers are In the act of being
stopped by telegraph and telephone
from crossing into France" There
we have It all7 The telegram from
| England came too late: the German
Emperor has modified. his armies
are already crossing the French From
| tiers, bat France must not become
nervous. Poor France, ALREADY shak.
| Ing with the tread of million in
vaders. she must not get nervous!
| The final step, then, appear to be
! an uitimaturl, on July 9lst, from the
| Imperial German Chancellor. giving
! Russia twelve hours to cease her
| mobilization. = Bur Russia continued
! 10 make her preparations, and the
war broke out on August LIST.
Who began it7 Was IL England :
v--enaS - xss England.s in so FAR a.