The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-07-11

The true story of how Germany con-
spired to force the world war is told
in a pamphlet issued by the bureau
of public information. which is here
reproduced:
It has come at last. After protest.
ing innocence and brazenly denying
guilt for nearly four years, Germany
has admitted her crime against civil
ization.
ambassador in England, Prince Lich-
nowsky. He has been corroborated
by a former director of the great
Krupp gun factory, DR.. Muhlon And
substantially admitted by the man
who was Germany's foreign minister
when Prince Lichnowsky was German
ambassador In London-namely, Herr
Won Jagow.
The documents in the case have been
obtained by the state department at
washington and translated. They are
complete and convincing.
After setting forth all the damning
evidence against Germany, Prince
Lichnowsky sums it up:
First. We encouraged Count
Berchtold (the Austrian foreign min
ster) to attack Serbia, although no
German interest was involved and the
danger Of world war must have been
known to us. Whether or not we
knew the text of the Austrian ulti-
matum to Serbia makes no difference
whatever.
Second. We rejected Great Brit
aims plan Of mediation in the days
between the 23d and 30th of July, 1914
We did this after Mr.. Sasanof (the
Russian foreign MINISTRY had en-
phatically declared he could not toll
crate an attack on Serbia; after Ser
bia, upon pressure from Russia and
England. had accepted nearly the
whole of the ultimatum, all but two
points. in themselves not hard to ad-
(the Austrian foreign minister) was
ready to be satisfied with the Serbian
answer
Third. On the 3Oth of July, with
reason, before Austria was touched,
on the mere mobilization of Russia,
we sent our ultimatum to Russia and
on the 31st of July we declared war
on Russia, although the car had
pledged his word that as long as nego-
tiations were going on not one man
would be sent on the march. We thus
deliberately destroyed every chance of
peaceful settlement.
1T Is no wonder that in the presence
of these indisputable facts the whole
civilized world outside of Germany lays
the entire blame for the world war
at our door. Is 1t not natural that our
foes declare they will not rest until
they have destroyed a system which
is perpetual menace to its neighbors ?
Must they not otherwise fear that in
a few years they will again be COM
PEELED to take up arms and see their
provinces overrun. their cities and viii
lagos laid waste?"
Dr.. Muhlon's Evidence.
DR.. Muhlon, Of the board of Krupp
directors, does not make summing
up. He merely gives evidence that in
the middle of July, 1914, he had a
business conversation with a directo.
Of the Deutsche Bank in Berlin, who
advised him that the bank would not
assist Krupps in Certain large trans
actions in Bulgaria and Turkey" be-
come very menacing'' and the Deutsche
Bank would have to wait before en-.
tering into any further engagements
abroad" This director of the Deutscht
Bank was DR.. Helfferich, since vice
chancellor Of Germany. He explained
"The Austrians have just been will
the kaiser In a weeks time Vienna
will send a very severe ultimatum t.
Serbia, with a very short interval fol
an answer A whole series O
definite satisfactions will be demanded
at once; otherwise Austria Hungar.
will declare war. on Serbia"
This Is the ultimatum about whicl
the German authorities have insiste,
they were not consulted.
DR.. Muhlon continues: Or Helf
ferich added that the kaiser had ex
pressed his decided approval Of thi
procedure on the part of Austria Hun
gary He had said that he regarde
conflict with Serbia as an interna
affair between these two countries, i
which he would permit no other stat
to interfere. If Russia modified, h
would mobilize also. But In his cas-
mobilization meant immediate war"
This uncanny communication" d
Muhlon says, Converted my fears {
a world war, which were alread
strong, into absolute certainty" II
consulted with Herr Krupp Won Boil
len himself. in Berlin. And Krupp cor
firmed the news. He said that IL
kaiser had told him (Krupp) that !
would declare war Immediately If Ru.