Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-12-05

that of both Germany and Austria
Hungary. But wishing to clear the
Entente of guilt Lord Grey had seen
himself compelled to represent this
Russian mobilization as Germany't
work Lord Grey had said That
Russia had mobilized her army only
after she had received q report say
ing, that Germany had ordered mob
ilization This was according to
Lord Grey, trick which Germany
had played in order TO provoke Rus
sia in taking defensive measures to
which Germany would then be in a
position to answer by an ultimatum.
TO this the Chancellor replied:
1T took two years and three
months until this version OF the
cause Of the war occurred to Lord
Grey, a version which is as new as it
is incorrect. The incident to which
he alludes is well known The doc
ument on which he bases his argu-
ment is special edition of the Ber-
lin Lokalanzeiger."
The Chancellor then recalled the
fact that on Thursday, July 80, 1914,
early in the afternoon the Lokalan-
zeiger issued an extra which falsely
reported that the German Emperor
had ordered mobilization. The
Chancellor said that everybody pres
ent in The committee knew that the
sale of this special edition had been
Immediately prohibited by the police
and that the Secretary Of Foreign
Affairs had at once informed the
Russian Ambassador by telephone
that the news was untrue.
Il may further state" the Chan
rrII.a i
the special edition was issued, the
Russian Ambassador sent a cipher
telegram to Petersburg which, ac-
eording to the Russian Orange Book,
read Il learn that the order OF mob
ili2ation for the German army and
the German navy has Just been pro-
mulgated But this telegram, after
telephone explanation had been
made by Secretary Of State Won
Jagow, was followed by a second,
omen, telegram saying: I beg to con-
slider my last telegram as null and
void. Explanation Follows. A few
minutes later the Russian Ambassa-
dor sent q third telegram in cipher,
which, according to the Russian
Orange Book, stated that the Minis
tor of Foreign Affairs at that moment
had telephoned that the news of the
mobilization Of the army and navy
was Untrue and that the newspaper
specials in question had been confis-
Gated The immediate action which
Secretary Of State Won J9gow took
in order to set right the wrong news
and which Is confirmed by the official
Russian Orange Book in Ambassador
Svorbeyev's telegram, Is in itself
rofutati0n Of Lord Grey's assertion
that we purposely tried to deceive
Russia in order to cause her to-
mobilize"
The Chancellor added the German
postal administration had ascertained
that, Judging from the times at
which they had been despatched, the
three kilograms Of the Russian Am-
bassador must have reached Peters
burg almost at the same time. He
then continued:
"At all events the incorrect report
had already been set right before the
Russian Government gave out its
order for general mobilization. Gen
tlemen, we do not fear any tribunal.
This new version has been brought
forward exclusively by Lord Grey.
To the Russian Government which
ought to be best informed as to the
cause of its mobilization ii never oc-
CURED that it could refer to the
special edition OF the Lokalanzeiger
as an explanation fer its fateful step.
Lord Grey, ] take it. will not de-
cline the Czar as witness. The Gar,
as late as Friday, July 81, at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon, when the order for
mobilization had already been issued
TO all Russian forces, teleSraphed to
Tho NapY,,ou Et,pNro, In apcHvpt, n
the latter's last appeal for peace
Technically impossible to stop our
military preparations which were
made necessary by the Austro-Hun-
garian mobilization No word about
the Lokalanzeiger. no word about
German mobilization.
The Chancellor, continuing, re-
called that the Cars reference to
the Austro-Hungarian mobilization
could be no excuse for Russiaa gen
oral mobilization since Austria-Hun-
gary had at that time modified only
eight army corps against Serbia and
mat Russia had already replied to
this on July 29th by mobilizing thir-
teen army corps. II was only after
Russia's general mobilization the
Chancellor said that Auatria-IIun-
gary In the morning Of July 3lst had
ordered her general mobilization,
whereas Germany, even after receiv-
ing the news OF Ruesias general mo-
onization, had not at once mobilized
nut Rad at first only proclaimed q
state of threatening danger OF war
which was BY no means mobilization.
Ihis fact mad been communicated to
eEe Russian Government and II had
been added that mobilization must
follow 4 Russia did no. stop war
measures against Germany and Aus
trla-Hungary within twelve hours
md If she did not Inform Germany
N clear fashion that this had been
zone Tnua the Chancellor said,
huGsia mad been given another delay
at time when. through her fault.
war had already seemed unavoidable.
@st tho s1me time. Russia's allies ana
irlonds had thus beea given an OPP
gortunity 10 use thoir influence with
Nassia in the same direction as Ger-