The sun., 1916-11-10
HOLLWEG PAVORS
PEACE LEAGUE PLAN

spite Of questions asked in parliamen

spite Of questions asked in Parliament.
such a policy Of brute force" the
Chancellor continued, canno be the
basis Of al efficient international league
for peace.
These are the plans Of our enemies
for annexation, to which must be added
Alsace and Lorraine while I have never
designated the annexation Of Belgium
AS u intention when ! spoke about
the aims Of the wa,.
THE first condition for the evolution
Of international relations by way of
arbitration and peaceful compromise OF
conflicting interests ought to be that
formed" the Chancellor continued.
Germany Is at all times ready to enter
a league Of peace which will restrain
the perturbator Of peace.
The Aisss Of the Allies.
THE history Of international relations
before the war stands clear before the
eyes Of all the world. what made
France Join with Russia? .Alsace and
Lorraine. What did Russia want?
Constantinople. why did England join
them Because Germany has become
too strong for her. by peaceful toll. And
what did we want? vlscount Grey says
that Germany with her irst offer OF
Belgian and French integrity wanted to
purchase from England permission to
take OF the French colonies whatever
she pleased.
Eve to the most insane person in
Germany It never occurred to assault
France In order to rob her Of her
colonies. II was not this which was
Europe's doom. but the fact that the
british Government favored French and
Russian plans OF conquest. which could
not be obtained without n European
war.
THE action which made the war un-
avoidable was the Russian mobilization.
ordered on the night Of July 30-31, 1914.
Russia, England. France. the whole
world knew that this step made II Inn
possible for us to wait any longer. and
that this step WAS synonymous with a
declaration Of war. The whole world
even England too-now begins to COM
prehend the fateful Importance OF the
Russian mobilization. Truth maFes
Roadway. An English scholar OF world
fame recently said Many people
would think differently about the end
OF the war II they were better Informed
about its origin. especially about the
facts Of Russian mobilization"
The Chancellor said Viscount Grey
admitted that the Russian mobilization
preceded the German and Austro-fiun-
garian notifications. Hut since the For
elRN StCIethFy. SHlu tuc NHoi' IN Wv
sired to clear the Entente Of guilt he
could not help referring to the Russian
mobilization az Germany's work. WIS.,
count Grey said that Russia mobtl'zed
her army only after II received n re-
port that Germany had ordered mohil-
iyat,on. Viscount Grey added that Ger
many had played a trick In order 10
provoke the other country MO a dcfeh-
siye measure TO which Germany could
reply with an ultimatum.
BeInt~d Explanations.
II was two year. and three months
before this version OF the cause or the
war occurred to Viscount Grey. said the
Chancellor. and he characterized II as Il
version which was as incorrect as 1t was
new. The event at which Niscount Grey
limited was known. The document on
W. ich he based his argument. the Cham
csilor said. was a special edition OF the
Berlin newspaper LOkdldnset9er.
The Chancellor recalled the fact that
early in the afternoon Of Thursday. July
80. 1914. the L~okaidnsci0er issued +,
special edition with the untrue report
that the German Emperor had ordered
mobilization. The Chancellor added
that every one In the Re'chstag COM
mi,tee knew that the sale OF this special
edition wa. prohibited Immediately by
the police and that the Secretary for
Foreign Affairs Immediately informed
the Russian Ambassador by telephone
that this news was untrue.
II may state further" said the Chan
cel,or. that the Russian Ambassador
indeed had sent a cipher telesram To 81.
Petersburg as soon as the special edi-
ton was issued. and that the telegram,
according to the Russian Orange Book,
,anA. uphArsfap1 that an order for
mobilization OF the Germ AN army and
the German navy has been proclaimed
at this moment After the explanation
fiven by Secretary Won Jagow over the
telephone this telegram was followed by
a second telegram. not in cipher: I
beg you to consider my last telegram as
null and void. Explanation follows.
Denial of Mobilization Order.
"A few minutes later the Russian
Ambassador sent a third telegram in
cipher which. according to the Russian
Orange Book, stated hat the Foreign
Minister at that moment had telephoned
that the news OF the mobilization of the
army and navy was untrue and that the
special edition had been coniscated. The
quick action OF Secretary o Jagow.
which Is confirmed by the official Rus
sian Orange Book. giving Ambassador
Sverbeew's telegram. set right the wrong
news and In itself refutes Viscount
Grey's assertion that We Intentionally
desired to deceive Russia In order to
cause her to mobilize"
The Chancellor added that the Ger
man postal administrator had made
certain that. judging from the times at
which they were despatched. the three
kilograms Of the Russian Ambassador
must have reached st. Petersburg at
about the same time. He continued:
AT all events the Incorrect report had
been set right before the Russian Gov
eminent ordered a genral mobilization.
Gentlemen. we do not fear any tri-
bunal. l can state further hat this new
version has been brought forward en-
tirely by Viscount Grey. To the Russian
Government itself. which ought to be
the best informed about the cause OF
mobilization. II never occurred that Il
could refer to a special edition of the
LokaldnsetOer as an explanation of its
fsteful step.
The Russian Answer.
"Viscount Grey. l take 1t. will not re-
fuse the Russian Emperor as a witness,
and the Emperor at 2 +. NJ. on Friday,
July. 81, when the order for mob!iiza-
ton had already been issued to all Rus
sian forces, telegraphed to the German
Emperor as an answer to his last an
peal for peace Technically impossible
to stop our military preparations made