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:arm,am a.asaeora n, Vienna had been
ir.,run,od 90 ran,as, Au.trIe.Uunxa
NOS, uryert,y IN r.ocb an understanding
with Russia making n clear that Ger
nanv ala no, d.sire IN no drawn into n
world uar l., cons.ouence OF disregard
OF nor advice Austria-uungar agreed
tc cermany,s suygss,ion no said.
..yy,,h MI. th. CbancelIor ron.
timed "comnar. m. foilowipp stems
taken bv yiscount Grey. on July 2. lei4.
tho Russian Amba ssador nj London said
that t,ermar AND Au.tro. cir
los we're under tho imnresslon that
england wou,d raraip ouie, Viscount
Grey ren,ied. .Tbls imnression ia re-
moved by tho orders which we rave to
the main fleet. IN .IuIy % he informed
the French Ambassado Of q confidential
v,arniny which had he.n given To our
Ambassador in London that GERMANY
ought TO be prenared FOR oulck decisions
of England. which meant i.ngland's par
t,cipatlon i'm the war. Could y~lscount
t;rrv suppose ,h,, such a disclosure
TO the French Ambassador would
he Of service to the cause OF peace?
war Hint 70 France.
was not 'ne french rep~reseh'at''e
oo'stu 10 consiuer 'his disclosure as a
p'"'niSe OF armed assiStance III case VI
Wat MuSt not france nave oeeh en-
outraged ny ms TO give hussia a prom
use OF the u~h'ohditiona IN
ana must Russia not have been strength
British and French alliance in her in.
tentions 10 wore waro
"The Russian onsvar ,o ,bs ,porpipp
conversation n, vi.ro,,,, crav indeed
ca me as ouickIv aa was .xn.c,ed On
m. evepiny n, ,ho ,,,, A., III. 90 N
Sasoror ,R,ssi,, Eoroi,n NJ ris,er, in
struc..J tho Uus,,a, .mh,ssaJor n,
pars 10 cxnress IN tho French Covcrn-
ment sincere thanks for tho declaration
given 10 him biz the French Ambassador
that Russia could coun, comnletslv unon
the assistance of France.
Thus ON tho nigh, Of Ip,v 40 Russ,a
was faced by he following situation /.
Austria-Hungary Welded under German
Influence. which cleared the road toward
peace at the same time viscount Crews
disclosure to Paul Cambon ,French Am
bassador at London) assured Russia OF
the armed assistance OF England and
France. by which only the possibility OF
war was given to Russia. Russia de-
cIded upon mobilization and war. Who
has been guilty Of this fateful decision? 30
The Chancellor said that Niscount
Grey had not mentioned all these facts.
nut had directed the attention Of his
audience to u%nessential details.
.r,. u,,. a.... ..n
fered by the Russian Emperor" con-
tinued the Chancellor, no doubt sound $
very serious. but the offer was made
when Russian troops were already sent
to move against us.
AS To Niscount Grey. own sug.yes-
ton Of the conference he himself had
substituted for our mediation. this h.s
been repeatedly explained In the Reichs-
tag. And the Belgian question-beforo
a single German colder had set FOO, on
Belgian soil Niscount Grey had already
told the French Ambassador. as related
In his report II the German navy should
enter the Channel or pass the North SEA
with he intention OF attacking the
French coast or French navy and har-
ass the French merchant marine tgen-
tlemen. harass), then the British navy
would act in order to protect the French
navy In such a fashion tina from that
moment England and Germany would
he in a state of war
Can the same man who proclaimed
hat the sailir, Of cur navy would be q
casus belli, can that very same man still
asseverate sincerely hat only the viola.
ton OF Belgian neutrality had forced
England against her will into war;
''"'"''on OF Belgium.