Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-15


An ascent
One of the most important phas
of railroads for the transportation of
What America has already o in
war. four-track railroad has alreads
the American railroad where locomo
is going a little too far to say that he
in nowise took up his stand on the
side of the entente. He certainly
way. and found principles Of accord
(E,inigungs Formerly suitable to this
end. But outwardly he represented
the Entente, as he could no more
leave his associates lin the lurch than
could we. Nor did he wish to do so.
Urged Moderation Upon Vienna"
ION the other hand. the assertion
that We adopted without exception the
standpoint prescribed for us by Vienna
is absolutely untrue. We played, as
England did, a conciliatory role, and
urged moderation upon Vienna far
more than ~Lichnowsky seems to be
aware of, or at. any rate admits.
Vienna thereupon made a variety of
the most f~ar-reaehing concessions,
Dibra and Djakowa."
Mentioning the Serajevo murders
as h climax of the continued Rus
sian provocations against Austria, Won
Jagow says:
THE prestige and existence of. the
Danube monarchy were at stake. We
could not agree to the English pro-
posal concerning a conference of Min
listers. as it would doubtless have led
to a serious diplomatic defeat for u.s."
He adds: II do not intend to adopt
the theory now widespread among us
that England was the originator Of
all the intrigues leading to the war.
On the: controry. l believe in Sir Ed
ward Grey's owe of peace and his
genuine desire to arrive at an UNDER
standing with us, but he had allowed
himself to become too hopclessly en-
tangled in the network of Franco
Russian policy. He could find no way
out and therefore failed to do that
which had been in his power to pre-
vent the world war. War was not
popular among the English PEOPLE.
therefore Belgium had to serve as 4
battle cry"
Couldn't Abandon Old Allies.
At the end OF his observations Won
Jagow restates his policy as follows:
II also pursued u policy which
aimed at an agreement with England
because l was of the opinion that this
was the only road by which We could
get out of the u~nfavorable situation
into which the unequal distribution OF
strength and weakness of the Triple
Alliance had brought US. Political
marriages until death us do part
are, as Prince Lichnowsky avs. i'm
possible in international relations, but
in the existing state of affairs in En-
rope isolations are equally impossible.
The history of Europe is composed of
coalitions, some of which have led to
avoidance of wars and some to violent
conflicts. A loosenins and final dis
solution of old unions, which no long,
er satisfy all conditions, cannot be
Recommended until new consultations
are within reach. That was the ain,
of our policy of rapprochemeht with
England AS long as this policy did
we could not abandon the old securi-
ties and obligations which they in
volved.
Our Morocco policy led to political
defeat. Happily, this had been avoid
ed in the Bosnian crisis and at the
London conference. Fresh diminution
of our prestige was %intolerable for our
position in Europe n in the world.
Prosperity of States and their political
and economic successes depend upon
the prestige which they enjoy in the
world
Sees Hope in Peraus's Admission.
Commenting on Captain Persius's
statement in the Berlin Tageblatt that
a understanding ought to be easier
now that We have heard from the two
opposing sources, from Won Jagow
and I~ichnowsky, that England was
not responsible for the war, as hith-
erto has been believed in wide circles
in Germany" The w ,stminster Ga
zette says:
"For some days past we have been
waiting e~xpectantly for this last OBJ
servation, for it is extremely unlikely
that the publication of the Lichnow-
sky memorandum would have been
permitted at this moment, and still
more that o Jagow would suhstan-
tally have confirmed Lichnowsky. un-
world, desired this inference to be
drawn. We will only say for the mo-
ment that it is the beginning of wis.
dom for the enemy to understand that
his dream of world conquest cannotlbe
realized in the face Of the resistance
OF Britain and America We speal
of these two powers as representing
the impregnable sea forces and over.
sea Of the Allies, and ".
power to bring everything that tn,
enemy has done, east or west, into ,
final settlement. and to see thai it &C.
: cords with justice and fair dealings
. May Try IAchnowsky for Treason.
J The Hague. April lin a writ
0 ten reply to a Reichstag member
Iquestion, the Government has an
4 nounced that the States attorneys ar,
Z now considering whether Prince Lich
1 nowsky and certain other persons ca
be brought to trial on the eharg
! of high treason for circulating II
g Princes circular letter dealing witt
. my mission in London The I'm
) perial High Court at Lejpsic is ais
ntconsidering the same question.
The Prince. who his subscribe,
|. 100000 marks to war loans is no.
living on his estate in siIesia.
~ ----Duy . xdbsrty sons-
a LAST OPPORTUNITY.
Never put on till tomorrow wha
you n do tQdAy.yy quoted the minis
Ter his CKristmas visit.
That's right. replied bashful Har
~ Alexander. II did that once an
ths nsxtSAay they took down. III