Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20


10 and from her shores, and Sir Ed
wards quoted declaration, IF we are
engaged i'm war we shall suffer but lit
tie more than we shall suffer if we
stand aside
Condemns England.
The chancellor arraigned what he
declared was the English pretense that
Great Britain was fighting in the in
terests of small neutral countries
THE legitimate commerce of neu-I
tral countries" he said, has been
strangled by England who forbids
neutrals to transport merchandise
coming from or going to Germany
even if the merchandise is not contra
band Neutral ships are forced to
take English crews on board on the
high seas and do as they command.
England occupied Greek islands with
out explanation. because this Is con
venient for the liberty of the military
operations Of herself and her allies.
She tries. together with her allies, TO
force neutral Greece to concede terri
tory to bulgaria because thils she de-
sires to engage the latter nation on
her side.
Russia's War Of Devastation.
In Poland, Russia fighting to-
gether with her allies for the liberty
Of nations, destroys before the re-
treat Of her armies the whole country
evacuated, burns villages, despoils har-
vests, expes the entire population Of
villages and cities, Christians and Jews
alike, turning them into desert coun-
tries and let's them perish in the dirt
Of Russian. roads or in tightly closed
railroad cars without windows.
"This is the liberty; this is the civil
lization for which our enemies are
fighting"
The chancellor enumerated all the
cases where he found that England
had violated the rights Of small ma
tions, citing the Boer republic, Egypt
and Persia This, he said, was the
same England which in 1914, de-
clined a German guarantee Of Belgian
1 integrity i'm ease of England's neu-
trality. replyig that she could not trat-
/ fic in Belgian neutrality
Chancenor's Summing Up.
The chancellor summed up this
phase Of his speech in these words
"A country whose policy was and Is
snch. has no right to accuse of wal
/ lust or barbarism or of a desire foi
conquest. country that protected
European peace for forty-four years
n country that lived only for peace
full evolution while others went e
war and conquered other countries;
country that now menaced by half o.
the world, fights for its own life. Suct
an accusation is hypocracy
Commenting on the documents re
Gently published declared 20 be secre
reports of Belgian diplomats th'
chancellor declared they proved tina
Germany had been attacked atte
long and careful preparation by other
for war. He reviewed an attempt L
arrive at an understanding with EnB
land after the Moroccan crisis, statinl
! that England had declined Germany
suggestion for an unconditional nv
s uaI neutrality, but had offered II
promise to make no attack upon ser
many without provocation and ha'
given assurances that England ma
entered into no engagement to attac'
Germany and would not enter into one
Could See Logic OF II.
r Il thought" said the chancellor
that it was not usual for clVilize
states to attack others without provo
cation or join combinations when pla
such attacks and therefore, l though
r that a promise to abstain from sue
f attacks or refrain from entering com
p binations which plan such attack
{ IcouId not well be the object Of a sol
9 emn treaty between civilized nations,
The chancellor said he had there
upon suggested:
] England therefore, will opVlousl
r observe benevolent neutrality shoul
e. war be declared upon Germany
E This, he said. England fatty re
{ jected, fearing that 1T would have en-
= dangered her friendship with otne
r nations This fact, the ehaneeile
s added. had never yet been commun
: Gated to the English nation.
; Accuses Asquith of Misstating.
Premier Asquith, in his speech
s Cardiff on October 2, 1914, the ehaf
cellor added, said he had secuted III
}llast German suggestion representa-
/ that Germany had asked England
( remain neutral in the event Of Gel