The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-08

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his impression that Russia was mo
biiixirg "cut OF fear OF coming
lcvents without aggressive intentions "
| On July 81, al / O'Clock. Emperor
| Francis Joseph. at Count Won Berch-
| toid's dictation. telegraphed his re-
/ ply to The kaiser's inquiry las TO
whether Austria after tho military oc-
Gu pation OF Serbia would make her,
terms known.)
| The Austrian emperor in his an
swer said that having learned the
car HAD ordered a general mohiliz1-
ton, Austria had been compelled to
| take similar steps. that the action OF
the Austrian army against Serbia
could not BIO stayed; that any attempt
! by means of Russian Intervention to
save Serbia would have direct conse-
! quenees Tor the dual monarchy anr
! that he had made up dis mind IN
i view OF the assurances shat tho
kaisers forces would be found ar
rayed in defence OF Austria Hungary
and OF the triple alliance.
RUSSIA NOTIFIED OF MoBIdZA-
! TION.
| Then alta joint ministerial council
al Vienna, count Won Berchtoia pre-
siding, it was resolved that the British
government be informed that Austria
would, in principle, be prepared II
J examine Grey's proposal----on the I'M
Outstanding, however, that the Aus.
! trian operations against Serbia shou Id
continue and the Russian mo-
/ bilization would be suspended.
| AT midnight. August /, the German
am bassador at petrograd Informed
/ the Russian foreign minister. M. Saz-
J anofT, that If Russia did not demo-
/ biiize imm ediately Germany wouil
mobilize the following moor.
! AT / o'clock the German declara-
! ton OF war was despatched TO Pc
trograd. where it was delivered at 9
/ O'Clock in the evening.
AL o'clock the car teiegraphed
tho kaiser begging for n mutual as
suraDce tina mobilization did not
signify WIZ.
! At 1880 r. NJ. the kaiser had tele-
graphed tho. car enjointng him to
! order the Russian army nor 10 violate
The German frontier.
! On August 2. the German minister
at Brussels was instructed TO open
! the sealed ultimatun he had received
from Berlin on July 90, deliver 1t IT
I & +. NJ. and demand a reply by :
/ f. NJ. the following day
He wa instructed to delete from
I this ultimatum the passage promising
| Belgium, in return for benevolent
neutrality, territorial compensation ct
! The minister was ordered tn con =
vcy the impression that he had only
! just received the note.
( on August 3. the kaiser through
Won klalst, IA special envoy to ROM.
demanded of the Italian king that the
latter Immediately mobilize his
army and ,avy'' in conformity with
alliance treaty.
Meanwhile Luxen1 hourg hal been
invaded AMI war had been declared
on France.
CONCLUSIONS SUMMED UP.
i August 4, Won kieist reported from
Rome that King Victor Emmanuel
had explained to him why Itniy could
not join Germany and Austria. A
direct communication from the Italian
monarch to the kaiser was annotated
by the latter with one word "Scoun- =
drel!" below the kings signature.
Under the caption the revolution
iz!ng the world" DR.. Kautsfy the
principal compile of the revelations,
sums UP his conclusions as follows:
I'VE know now on what false
foundations the whole war policy OF
Wilhelm II. and his advisers was
built. Their calculations were as
false as the political policy of Beth
mann Hollweg.
From the day that Belgium de-
termined to render asunder resistance
and England entered the war Ger
manT's fate was sealed
"But tire fa;scr and his military
Crour trustee in their dreams of
world revolutions and insurrection
everywhere, Poland was to be
aroused as we're all Monammedo rs,
Ireland and anarchist plots were o
BIZ formcn.nG in Italy
.aWhar f-pffai Cfoias vy.S MT
TO be bribed with offers OF Canada
or Mexico, they resorted to dynamite
plots, and the general staff furthered
the Bolshevist cfcrts in Russia
WE know that Lenine and Trot2ky
were not the first TO send our ennis
saries to revolutiorize the world.
Wilhelm II and Moltke were their
predecessors
They lost in these plots not only
money bat the good name of Ger
many. and finally the Bolshevik rev.
olutiou came as a boomerang, shak-
ing the IT orale of the army and the
people and housing revolutionary
activity in Germany,
Thus were the mighty who In
famed the war finally defeated by
their own weapons.
Misled by the craftsmanship Of
the Hohenzollerns ard the Haps-
pufsS Inc GERMAN Ieople became
willing tools Of their plans and were
. placed in a false position.
The great majority OF the German
people at the end OF the war, NAV
even 10 the present day, were Srfns,
, united to the same leaders who be-
! irayed them and led with them the
: whole OF Europe 10 ruin
: ~"They were blind to their crimes
aud offenses and fought passiona tely
| for their innocent. So. despite their
moral innocence they tthe German
peoplel must hear the consequences
OF the political guilt of their govern