The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-29
TEUTON PRINCE
REVEALS PLOT
Of HIS RULERS
HOW HUN JUNKERS AND THE
KAISER PLUNGED EU-
ROPE INTO WAR.
ALL THIRSTED FOR BLOOD
Without Hesitation He Fastens the
World Crime on Germany-That
Potsdam Conference and What
Resulted Themefrom.

London, March 29.-The personal
memorandum OF Prince Lichnow-
sky revealing the inner workings Of
German diplomacy, which has
caused much feeling in Germany
against the former ambassador to
Great Britain, leaked out last sum
mer through the German general
staff, after the fall of Chancellor
Won Bethmann-HollWeg. This
statement is made by the Socialist
Norwaerts OF Berlin, and is pub
lished by The Times, which also re-
prints from The Norwaerts, the
most important points of the memo
randum. An editorial in The Times
on the disclosures of the prince
says:
By a coincidence as strange as it
is opportune, passages of the memo
randum in which the former am
bassador fixes the guilt of the war
upon his own government, reach us
as the hercest and bloodiest conflict
of the long struggle is at its height.
At the moment when mankind is
filled with horror and anguish at the
carnage on the great battle field, all
eyes will turn to his account of the
policy which brought dread vista
tion upon the world.
German Militarist Wanted War.
"lIe has not a shadow of a doubt
about the responsibility for the war
Without hesitation he fastens it
upon Germany. The German mill
tarists were memorable. They would
not suffer Count Berchtold to give
way. When he hinched from plung-
ing Europe into war they forced his
hand
They delivered an ultimatum to
Russia and the next day declared
war upon her, although the Russian
emperor had pledged his word that
while the negotiations continued
not man should march.
I'VE deliberately destroyed the
possibility of a peaceful settlement,
is the former ambassadors consid-
cred judgment. He can not fee
surprised that the whole civilized
world outside Germany attributes tc
MS sole guilt for the world war
The whole story which he re.
cords corroborates this judgment
and cannot be reconciled with an!
other.
The First Hint.
The first hint OF coming trouble
which reached him seems to have
been Won Bethmann-lIollweg's re.
fusal to share his optimism when he
visited WilheImstraSse early in luly
1914. The chancellor and the un.
der-secretary for foreign affairs com
planned Of Russian armament, anC
the latter declared that Russia wa.
everywhere in Germany's way. Al
the same time, he learned that Nor
Tchirsky, the German ambassado,
at Vienna, had been rebuked because
he had counselled moderation to-
ward Serbia. But these were mer,
Straws showing the direction Of th,
current.
1T was not until later that h,
heard of the decisive conversation a
Potsdam, July ), and of the absolut,
assent which all personages in au
thority' there gave to Austria's in
quiry; that he knew that Genera
Won Moltke, then chief of the gen
eral staff, was pressing forward, o.
that he was informed of the state
ment in the protocol OF the Pots
dam meeting sent to Count Mems
dorfi that there personages' hat
agreed there would be no harm if ;
war with Russia were to result.
Won Jagow Was Bellicose.
Herr Won Jagow met his warn
ingS about the probable effects o.