The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-08-16

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that the Emperor would receive me
at the palace in Berlin on the morn
ing of August 10 drove in mo-
tor into the courtyard of the palace
and was there escorted to the door,
which opened on a flight OF steps
leading to a little garden about 30
wards square. directly on the en-
bankment of the River Spree. which
flows past the royal palace. AS
went down the steps the Empress
and her only daughter, the Duchess
of Brunswick, came up. Both stop
ped and shook hands with me, speak
ing a few words. found the En-
peror seated at a green iron table
under a large canvas garden umbrel-
la. telegraph forms were scattered
on the table in front of him, and
basking in the gravel were two small
dachshunds. | explained to the En-
peror the object of my visit. and we
had a general conversation about the
war and the state Of affairs. The
Emperor took some of the large
telegraph blanks and wrote out il
pencil his reply to the President S
offer. This reply, of course. | cab
led Immediately to the State Depart
ment. The document is as follows:
"10-VIII II.
s.For the President Of the United
States personally:
Il. H. r. H. Prince Henry was
received by his Majesty King George
V in London, who empowered him to
trasmit to me verbally that England
would remain neutral if war broke
out on the Continent involving Ger
many and France, Austria and Rus
sia. This message was telegraphed
to me by my brother from London
after his conversation with H. NJ.
the King, and repeated verbally on
the twenty-ninth of July.
90. My ambassador in London
transmitted a message from Sir E.
Grey to Berlin saying that only in
case France was likely to be crushed
England would interfere.
"3. On the thirteenth my ambas-
sador in London reported that Sir
Edward Grey in course of a private
conversation told him that if the
conflict remained localized between
Russia-not Serbia-and Austria,
England would not move, but if we
mixed in the fray she would take
quick decisions and grave measures;
i. e., if | left my ally. Austria, in the
lurch to fight alone, England would
not touch me.
-. This communication being di-
rectly counter to the Kings message
to me l telegraphed to H. NJ. on the
thenty-ninth or thirtieth, thanking
him for kind messages through my
brother, and begging him to use all
his power to keep France and Russia
his allies-from making any war
like preparations calculated to dis
turb my work of mediation with Fl.
M. the Czar. In the evening the
King kindly answered that he had
ordered his Government to use every
possible influence with his allies to
refrain from taking any provocative
military measures. At the same
: time H. NJ. asked me if j would
transmit to Vienna the British pro-
posal that Austria was to take Bel
grade and few other Serbian towns
and a strip of country as main
mise to make sure that the Serbian
promises on paper should be fulfilled
in reality. This proposal was in the
same moment telegraphed to me from
Vienna for London, quite in conlunc-
tion with the British proposal; be-
sides, | had telegraphed to H. NJ. the
Gar the same as an idea of mine
before l received the two communl-
cations from Vienna and London, as
both were of the same opinion.
IS. Immediately transmitted
the telegrams vice versa to Vienna
and London. l felt that was able
to tide the question over and was
happy at the peaceful outlook.
"6. While l was preparing note
to H. NJ. the Car the next morning
to inform him that Vienna, London
and Berlin were agreed about the
treatment of affairs, | received the
telephones from H. E. the Chancel
lor that in the night before he Czal
had given the order to mobolize thf
whole of the Russian Army, Whlcf
was, of course, also meant agains
Germany; whereas up till then thu
southern armies had been moblllzet
against Austria