Evening star., 1915-08-15
Diplomatic Dispatches Claim
ed to. Show That England
Brought on the War.
EARLY MOVES CREDITED
LATE. KING EDWARD
London yellow Press Bitterly Ar
raigned for Stirring Up Anti
German Feeling.

BERLIN, August 1.-THE Norddeut-
sche Allgemeine Zeitung continues. ac-
cording to the Overseas News Agency.
to publish installments of a series Of
documents purporting to be secret Bel
gian diplomatic reports found in Brus-
sells by the Germans. The present in
stallment largely comprises comment
attributed to various Belgian diploma
lists regarding alleged political condi-
tions in England, France and Italy
during the years 1908 and 1909 SO far as
the international relations of those coun-
tries were affected.
The Overseas News Agency in its sum-
mary of the documents continues:
Belgian Minister Quoted.
Paris, is quoted as having, January 3U.
1908. asked whether French jingoes under
stand whether the new grouping of pow
ers Is the result of a vast program which
was wonderfully schemed in London and
in the execution Of which Delcasse (the
French foreign miDister) is more tool than
tmitator.'
THE minister at Berlin once more
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 English
aggression
The same minister states. June 5,
1908, that France has returned to Dol
casse's policy, but shrouded it in a
mantle of hypocrisy
French Envoy "Unscrupulous."
1.-THE ambassador of France to Ber-
lin, whose reports on. German affairs
have been published in a French yellow
book, was characterized May 13, 1908,
by his Belgian colleague thus: He is
distrusting and suspicious, smells
everywhere afterthoughts and is badly
informed, as are all diplomats who
sador May 80. 1908. arraigned the mem
bers of the triple entente as follows:
Russia and England, who both, al
though with different results, only Tor
the same Of aggrandizement. yea, with
out plausible pretext, conducted wars
of conquest in Manchuria and in the
Transvaal; or France, who just now be-
gins the conquest of Morocco, disre-
other legal title than the transfer Of
English rights which England did not
possess was the ambassadors quoted
Characterization.
The same letter says further Ihe
triple alliance guaranteed thirty years
Of peace to the world because 1t was
conducted by Germany, who was satis-
fed with the political situation In Eu-
rope. The new grouping menaces peace
because 1t consists of powers that de-
sire a revision Of the status quo
British Ambassador Recalled.
'The minister of Belgium at Berlin
July Is, 1908, declares that the British
ambassador in Berlin, Sir Frank Las
celles, was recalled because he tried
to eliminate the Misunderstanding be-
tween the two countries which he con-
sidered as stupid and highly obnoxious
for both, but his zeal did not corre-
spond to the political ideas Of his
sovereign
1.-The Belgian minister at Paris Oc-
tober 8, 1908, declared that Russia
wanted to tear to pieces the Berlin
treaty.
was anti-German, characterized on
February IL, 1909. the political role Of
the King of England as follows: The
King of England gives assurance that
peace is the aim of all his endsavors.
This he has said always since the be-
ginning of his successful diplomatic
campaign. The leading intention of
this campaign is to isolate Germany,
but every one is aware that the peace
of the world has been more seriously
threatened since the King Of England
tried to secure it,
This same minister. on March 81.
1909, characterized the state of public
opinion in England as follows: The
land reminds one of that in France
from 1856 to 1870. France then be-
lieved it was her privilege to hinder
Germany in the reconstruction Of her
unity for the reason she considered
this as a menace to the continental
hegemony which France had enjoyed
until that time. In the same manner
England today regards 1t as an un-
friendly act and a menace to peace II
Germany refuses to enter. by contract,
mercy of England
Italy Termed Treacherous.
THE Belgian minister at Berlin. on
April IL, 1900. thus characterized the
treachery of Italy: For a long time
past no one in either Berlin or Vienna
has INDUCED in illusions as to the
probable assistance Of Italy.
1.-The Italian government Is entering
into engagements concerning it's course
toward France and England, and at
the same time is entering uninterrupt-
edly with London and Paris. Italy.
nevertheless, clings to the triple al
lance and is using this as a guarantee
for the fidelity of her new friends. who
inspire her with limited confidence
only. Italy reserves the right to side
with the stronger party. as she did at
Algeciras, where she assisted France
and England, and as she did more re-
Gently in the oriental problem, where
she finally joined Germany and Aus
tria Hungary after having played an
uncertain part until it became appar-
ent which side would be successful,
.Under date Of June 81, 1909, the Bel
gian minister at Berlin said: The
triple alliance always has been con-
oidorAd In this apirit in Berlin be-