Arizona republican., 1917-08-14
TELEGRAM SENT BY KAISER MADE
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 WASHINGTON, Aug. 13-The Ger man emperor's telegram to President Wilson, given to Ambassador Gerard in the emperor's own hand writing, was made public officially by the state de- partment today for the first time. It follows:
 Berlin. via Copenhagen, dated Aug ust 14, 1914.
 Received August 15, S:3O p. m.
 Secretary of State,
 Washington, August IA, 3 p. m.
 "The following was communicated personally to me by the emperor in writing:
 "'Private and confidential;
 For the president personally.
 "'One. The Royal Highness Prince Henry was received by His Majesty King George ", in London, who em- powered him to transmit to me verbal ly that England would remain neutral if war broke out on the continent in volving Germany and France, Austria and Russia This message was tele graphed to me by my brother from London, after his conversation with His Majesty the King, and repeated verbally on the twenty ninth 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 crushed. England would interfere.
 Three On the thirtieth. my ann bassador in London reported Sir Ed ward Grey in the course of private (sic) conversation told him that if the conflict remained localized between Russia-not Servia- and Austria England would not move, but if we mixed in the fray she would take quick decision and grave maneuvers, Tn oth- CT words. if l 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 thirtietn, thanking 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 prepa- rations calculated to disturb my work on mediation stating that was in con- stant communication with his majesty, the czar. In the evening te king kind ly answered that he had ordered his government to use every possible lnflu- the czar In the evening the king kind any provocative military measures. At the same time his majesty asked me, should transmit to Vienna the British proposal that Austria was to take Eel grade and. a few other Servian towns and strip of country as main mise sic) to make sure that the Servian promises on paper should be fulfilled in reality.
 This proposal was in same moment telegraphed to me from Vienna for London quite in conjunction with the British proposal besides l had tele- graphed to his majesty, the czar, the same as an idea of mine before l re- ceived the two communications rom Vienna and London. As both were or the same opinion, I immediately trans mitted the telegrams vice versa to Vienna and London. l felt that was ablelto tide the question over and was happy at the peaceful outlook. He admitted that in the hurry or the moment he did not fully explain to the conference the situation as shown in the telegram from the Rus sian government but he had no author ity to quote government despatches and no thought of withholding 1nfor- nation which he was entitled to re veal to the conference
 The debate was the occasion of many exciting incidents. Herbert Henry Asquith, former premier, wound it up with a tactful speech in which he expressed the belief that the entire labor party, with the exception Of an insignificant minority, was against any precarious peace.
 MT. Henderson. in opening his ad- dress, complained against the "unpre- cedented press campaign against my self and the difficulty, if not the inn possibility, of finding a precedent in history for the conduct pursued by the prime minister and his colleagues in regard to the case"
 "The press campaign" MT. Tender ] son continued, was so perfected that 1 the first I knew that my resignation had been accepted was through the Pall Mall Gazette After the decision of the labor conference on Friday, interviewed the prime minister. who made clear that my retaining the sec retaryship of the labor party was in- | Io x.rit n n n