The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-29
Cermany's Confession
Continued From FriGay.)

Nevertheless. Lichnowsky goes on
to say, London "Quieted down on
the Moroccan affair" The Haldane
mission had gone to Berlin TO come
to an understanding with Germany,
and that mission failed, Lichnowsky
, confesses, because We demanded d
promise of neutrality" from Great
Britain in the event of a European
war. instead of being satisfied with
treaty which secured US against
British attack or against any attack
with British support. He, contln-
. use: However, Sir Edward Grey
had not given up the idea of coming
to an understanding with us, and
his first attempts in that direction
were in connection with matters re
lating to trade and colonies. After
reaching a settlement with France
and Russia on the old questions IN
dispute, the British statesman lnten-
ded to come to similar agreements
with us. What he aimed at was not
to isolate us, but rather to have US,
as much as possible. take a share in
the existing partnerships. Having
succeeded in bridging over the diff
ferences which existed between Eng
land and France and between Eng
land and Russia, he also wanted 10
remove, as we'll as might be, the
differences between England and
Germany, and tc insure the peace of
the world by means of network OF
treaties which should ultimately also
include a settlement of the miser-
able naval question:; whereas the
consequences of our own foreign
policy up TO then had been the for
nation of the entente partnership i'll
which these nations pledged them
selves to render mutual support in
case of war As he himself express
ed it, Grey's policy was this. With
out infringing on the existing friend
, ly relations with France aud Russia,
which in themselves contained no
aggressive elements and no binding
obligations for England, to seek 10
achieve a more friendly rapproche-
ment with Germany, and to bring the
/ two groups nearer together
That this statement of England S
policy was not mere pretense,
/ Prince Lichnowsky proves in his
long account of the negotiations aris-
ing out of the Balkan War and the
/ establishment of Albania. AT the
outbreak of that war" he says we
j tGermany) had unfortunately ueclin
ed the proposal of the French Gov
ernment to join in a declaration OF
disinterestedness and impartial!t on
/ the part of the powers. OH fhe
I.other~-haAa, has sass--os z ~ !
From the beginning, the British
statesman took the stand that Eng
| land had no interest in Albania and
was therefore unwilling to be inyol-
we'd in a war over this question. He
wished simply as an honest broker
! to mediate between the two groups
and settle difficulties. Thus he in no
wise placed himself on the side of
| the entente (his allies) and during
| the negotiations, which lasted about
eight months, by virtue of his good
will and weighty influence, he con-
tributed not little toward bringing
about concord and agreement. In
stead of taking a position similar to
that of the English, we invariably
assumed the attitude prescribed to
us from Vienna. On every point, in
Guiding Albania, the Serbian harbors,
in the Adriatic, Scutari, and the de-
finition of the Albanian frontiers, we
were on the side of Austria and It
ally, whilst Sir Edward Grey hardly
ever took the French or Russian
point of view. On the contrary, he
nearly always took our part in order
to give no preteXt for war. 1t was
with his help that King Nicholas was
induced to leave Scutari. Otherwise
there would have been war over this
matter, as we should never have dar-
ed to ask our allies to make conces-
sions.
Lord Grey conducted the nego-
tiations with circumspection, calm
ness, and tact. Whenever a question
threatened to become involved, he
would draft an appropriate formula
of agreement which invariably prov
ed acceptable to all. His personality