Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-14
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Washington, Aug. l3,--The German
emperor's telegram to President VIII
son, given to Ambassador Gerard, in
the emporor's own handwriting, was
made public officially by the state
department today for the first time. 1t
follows:
Berlin, via Copenhagen, dated
August IA. 1914.
Received August Is, 1880 D. m.
Secretary of State,
Washington, August IA, 3 D. m.
The following was communicated
personally to me by the emperor in
writing;
The Kaiser's Telegram.
Private and confidential,
For the president personally.
one. The Royal Highness Prince
! Henry was received by his majesty.
King George V. In London. who en-
| powered him to transmit to me verb
ally that England would remain neu-
tral if war broke out on the continent
involving Germany and France, Aus
tria and Russia. This message was
telegraphed to me by my brother
from London, after his conversation
with his majesty the king, and re-
peated verbally on the 29th of July.
Two. My ambassador in London
transmitted "A message from Sir Ed
ward Grey to Berlin saying that only
in case France was likely to be crush
ed, England would interfere.
Secs Danger Ahead.
Three. On the 18th my ambas-
sador in London reported Sir Edward
Grey in the course Of q private (sic)
conversation told him that If the con-
flict remained localized between Rus.
sia--not Servia--and Austria, Eng
land would not move, but IL we mixed
in the fray she would take quick de-
cision and grave maneuvers, in other
words, if left my ally, Austria in the
lurch to fight alone, England would
not touch me.
-Four. This communication being
directly counter TO the kings message
to me | telegraphed to his majesty on
the twenty ninth or thirtieth. thank
ing him for kind message through
my brother and begging him to use
all his power to keep France and
Russia, his allies, from making any
warlike preparations calculated to
disturb my work on mediation, stat
ing that | was in constant communi-
cation with his majesty, the czar.
Reply of King.
In the evening the king kindly an
swered that he had ordered his gov
eminent to use every possible influ-
ence with his allies to repudiate TAX
ing any provocative military meas
ufes. At the same time his majesty
asked me, should transmit to Vienna
the British proposal that Austria was
to take Belgrade and a few other
serbian towns and strip of country as
main mise (sic) to make sure that
the Serbian promises on paper should
be fulfilled in reality This proposal
was in the same moment 'telegraphed
10 me from Vienna for London in
conjunction with the British propo.
sal; besides had telegraphed to his
majesty the czar, the same as an idea
loff mine before | received the two
communications from Vienna and
London. AS both were of the same
opinion, | Immediately transmitted
the kilograms vice versa to Vienna
and London. | felt that | was able to
tide the question over and was happy
iat the peaceful outlook.
Cars Mobilization Order.
Five While | was preparing a
note to his majesty, the czar, the next
morning. to inform him that Vienna,
London and Berlin were agreed about
the treatment of affairs, received the
telephone message from his excellen.
! cF, the chancellor, that in the night
before the czar had given the order
to mobilize the whole of the Russian
army, which was, of course, also
meant against Germany: whereas, up
till then the southern armies had been
mobilized against Austria.
Six. In a telegram from London
my ambassador informed me he UNDER
stood that the British government
would guarantee neutrality of France
and wished to know whether Germany
would refrain from attack. l tele-
graphed to his majesty, the king. per-
sonally, that mobilization being al.