The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-13

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 The British government labored to make the Serbian reply Conciliatory, and the Serbian answer was in keep ing with the British efforts" Sir Ed ward Grey then proposed his plan ol mediation upon the two points which Serbia had not wholly conceded. Prince Lichnowsky writes: "Mr. Cam, bon Gor France), Marquis lmperall l Uor Italy), and l were to meet, with 1 Sir Edward Grey in the chair, and it would be easy to work out a formula l for the debated points which had to do with the cooperation Of imperial and royal officials in the inquiries to be conducted at Belgrade. By the eXer- else of good will everything could have ! been settled in one or two sittingS, and the mere acceptance Of the Brit l ish proposal would have relieved the strain and further improved our re ldlIoliS " liIi N'''i'NN' '''' plan with all my energies. In vain. l was told (by Berlin) that it would be against the dignity of Austria. Of course, all that was needed was one hint from Berlin to Count Berchtold uhe Austrian foreign ministe); he would have satisfied himself with a diplomatic triumph and rested on the Serbian answer. That hint was never given. On the contrary. pressure was brought in favor of the war
 Germany Insisted on War
 After our refusal Sir Edward then asked us to come forward with our proposal We insisted on war. No other answer could get Grom Berlin than that it was a colossal Condes- tension on the part of Austria not to contemplate any acquisition of ter ritory. Sir Edward Grey justly pointed out that one could reduce q country to vassalage without acquir- ing territory; that Russia would see this, and regard it as humiliation not to be put up with. The impress sion grew stronger and stronger that we were bent on war. Otherwise our attitude toward q question in which we were not directly concerned was incOmprehcnsible. The insistent re quests and well-defined declarations ot M Sasanof. the Cars positively humble telegram later on, Sir Edward Grcys repeated proposals, the warn inas of Marquis San Giuliauo and of Bollati, my own pressing admontOns were all of no avail Berlin remained inflexible Serbia must be slaught- cred"
 Then, on the 29th, Sir Edward de 1 cided upon his well.known warning. 1 told him | had always reported to, Berlin that we should have to reckon with English opposition if il came to- a war with France. Time and time again the minister said to me, If war breaks out it will be the greatest Ca tastrophe the world has ever seen. And now events moved rapidly, Count 1 Berchtold at last decided to come around, having up to that point been playing the role of Strong man under the guidance from Berlin. Thereupon we Gin answer to Russia's mobiliza- ! tion) sent our ultimatum and declara- tion of war-after Russia had spent whole week in fruitless negotiation and waiting"
 Germany Ruled by Duellists
 War was declared Thus ended my mission to London" Prince Lichnow- sky says. Tt had suffered shipwreck, not on the wiles of Great Britain but on the wiles Of our own policy. And of the German traditions that made this policy possible, he concludes: Were not those right who saw that the German people was pervaded with the spirit of Treitsche and Bernhardi, which glorifies war as an end instead of holding it in abhorrence as an evil thing? They said that the feudal knight and junker. the warlike caste and not the civilian rules. and imposes it's own ideals and values; that the love of the duel which animates the university students is still cherished by those who guide the peoples des- tinies Had not the Zabern affair and the debate on the case in the Reich