New-York tribune., 1918-06-07
Compelled Leaders to Sup
port His Policy, Asserts
Former Krupp Director
More Disclosures
On Conflicts Cause
Order to Officers to Give
No Quarter Is Credited
to the Emperor
Bu The Associated Press)

GUMLIGEN. Switzerland June b
ro-nanv was wholly in agreement
18th Austria Hungary concerning the
..,.;motum sent to Serbia a1 the out
,-oal Of the war, says DR.. Wilhelm
u,.hlon. former director of krupps,
:. further disclosures on the responsi-
h;litv for the bringing on of the con-
Cir. Emperor William was personally
rssnonsible for Germany's participation
and forced the German leaders to sup
mort his war policy,
nr. Muchlon. who was head OF
vrrrns at the outbreak of the war. and
who recently startled Europe with his
s;sc,osures. received the correspondent
e Tho Associated Press at his country
nace here, where he is now living III
rs.;rement. The visit came as DR..
Nuehlon was preparing to issue more
detailed review of conditions leading to
tho way. and the correspondent had the
advantage of going over the document
18Th tho nersonal explanations of the
author
Dr Muehlon's first disclosures, which
caused such a commotion, gave conver-
sations with DR.. Karl Heltferlch. Tor
NOR Vice Chancellor, and DR.. Krupp
von Bohlen, chief owner Of the krupp
works. in which both told him the En-
rsror had disclosed his agreement with
Austria Hungary on the ultimatum to
Serbia and that Germany would mob
;l;zc Immediately if Russia mobillzed,
which would inevitably draw in the
otber powers and precipitate a univer-
sal war.
Notes Made at Critical Time
TIE document now issued is more
detailed and general and gives day. by
day notes made by DR.. Muehlon at the
critical time at the opening of the war.
DR.. Muehlon then had gone from the
Foreign Office TO the directorate of
Krupps and his position gave him con-
slant access TO the highest quarters.
He gives glimrses OF the chief tgures
from the Emperor down, but IN the
main avoids the mention Of names for
reasons of discretion, though there are
likely to be further chapters later Civ
ing names, letters and documents
showing how the highest quarters in
Germany planned Systematically for
The bringing on of general war.
The whole trend Of the present
work is to show that the world con-
Aict was imposed by the German En-
peror's personal military policy and
his private engagement with Austria
on the eve Of the struggle.
DR.. Muehlon gives further details of
his conference with DR.. Helfferich i'm
mediately preceding the war, in which
Helferich told of the Emperor's plans
toward Austria and Russia. Although
Muehlon has been fercely attacked by
the German government and the Reichs-
tag, his present version is subatan-
TALLY unchanged. He makes the fol-
lowing addition concerning the En-
perors agreement with Austria on the
Serbian utimatum:
81 got s-Ae impression that the choice
Of words had not been agreed upon,
which was a dangerous omission by
German diplomacy in view OF the risks
Germany was taking. In effect, Aus
trla was given carte blanche, and Ger
many agreed without condition to
everything Austria wrote into the
note"
DR.. Muehlon was asked who were
the Austrians with whom the German
Emperor had made a private agree
inent. He said he was unable to say
positively, although he had heard from
reliable sources that it was Field Mar
shall Conrad Won Hoetzendorf, former
chief Of the Austrian General Staff
The former Krupp director relates