Evening star., 1916-11-10
Russian Mobilization.

The action which made the war un-
avoidable." he said. was the Russian
mobilization. ordered on the night of
July 3o-31 (1s14). Russia. England,
F'rance-the whole world-knew that
this step made it impossible 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 comprehend the fateful
Importance of the Russian mobiliza-
tion. Truth makes headway. An Eng
lish scholar of world fame recently
emily about the end of the war If they
were better Informed about its origin
especially about the facts Of Russian
mobilization, It is no wonder. there
fore. il Lord Grey could not always
leave the Russian mobilization unmen-
toned"
The chancellor said Lord Grey ad-
Initted that the Russian mobilization
preceded the German and Austro-Hun-
garian notifications. But since he de-
sired to clear the entente of all guilt,
Lord Grey could not help referring to
the Russian mobilization as Germany's s
work. Lord Grey said that Russia
mobilized its army only after it re-
received report that Germany had or
dered mobilization. Lord Grey added
that Germany had played trick in or
der to provoke the other country into
defensive measure to which Germany
could reply with an ultimatum.
Version Held Incorrect.
n was two years and three months
before this version Of tie cause Of the
war occurred to Lord Grey, said the
chancellor. and he characterized 1t as
a version which was as incorrect as II
was new. The event at which Lord
Grey limited was known. The document
on which he based his argument, the
chane ellor said. was a special edition Of
the Berlin newspaper Lokalanzeiger.
The chancellor recalled the fact that
on Thursday, July 80, 1914. the Lokal-
anseiger early in the afternoon issued
special edition with the untrue report
that the German emperor had ordered
mobilization. The chancellor added that
every one in the reichstag committee
knew that the sale of this special edi-
tion was prohibited Immediately by the
police and that the secretary for for
eign affairs Immediately informed the
Russian ambassador by telephone that
this news was untrue.
II may state further" said the chan
cellor. that the Russian ambassador in
deed had sent a cipher telegram to St
Petersburg as soon as the special edition
was issued and that the telegram ac-
cording to the Russian Orange Book.
read; understand that an order for
mobilization of the Germany army and
the German navy has been proclaimed at
this moment After the explanation
given by Secretary Won Jagow over the
ttIcpHoic tnls was fOilOWeQ Dy
q second telegram. not In cipher: beg
you to consider my last telegram as null
and void Explanation follows
Sends Third Telegram.
"a few minutes later the Russian am
bassador sent a third telegram in cipher
which. according to the Russian Orange
Book. stated that the foreign minister
at that moment had telephoned that the
news Of the mobilization of the army
and navy was untrue and that the spe-
cial edition had been confiscated. The
quick action of Secretary Won Jagow,
which IS confirmed by the official Orange
Book. giving Ambassador Sverbeews
telegram, set right the wrong news and
in itself refutes Lord Greys assertion
that we Intentionally desired to deceive