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/ rn2l SPARK which set of the world
| ccrfagration was the refusal or the
| former Emperor william TO entertain
- plea for arbitration made by the
! ear on July 80, 1914.
! The gravity TO the world Of the step
was fully realized BY the kaiser. That
r. believed his own subjects would not
approve or ~ is indicated b~ the fact
that the very existence of the car :
Jtiegrsm begging for arbitration was
concealed from them The tcicaran
found no place in any Of the white.
rcd or vcll0w books issued at any time
drriuF The war by the German gov
eminent
Yet. as Is pointed oEt br Karl Kant
ckN. tho socialist deputy, who made an
Official Investigation into the files Of
tn. German foreign ofice on behalf o.
inc German Republican government for
Inc purpose OF establishing response
hiiitv for the war. the former emperor
mad this epoch marking step almost
III; pantiy
Furthtrmort KautHky shows hat
when the kaiser did so he had before
Nlm or at least a. his command. re
ECIi made nv special Investigator for
-nc Austrian government completely
e:tor Grating the serbian government
from any knowledge Of or parttcips
ION in the murder Of krchduks Fer
~ at Sera5evo.
This murder was the pretext upon
Il Aieh En- peror william induced the
Austrian goeernment to send an olti-
r.stum purposely orded in such
Gvsstic terms that II could not be ac-
pied or even considered by Serbia
In conversation with Sir Edward
- .
Berlin, on July 80 Won Beth-e-n Holi-
veg. German minister for foreign ar
fairs stated that Germany did not pur~
pose to retain any French territory
shouId war result in victory for her
EOREsHADows INVASION.
Neither. he said, would she violate
the neutrality or integrity Of Holland
But h. foreShadored German invasion
o. Belgium BY alludins to Belgium in
a more qualified way than TO Holland
H' merely promised that Bels gum $
integrity should she remsin neutral
onld mot be questioned after the war.
Won Bethmann Hoiiwegs notes on
ti,iS conversation with Goschen, reveal
! 81 curious state of mind, II IS evident
thst he rewrote them several times.
When the German language appeared
10 fail him he. veered into English.
Hollweg kautsky dcduces. vas in
% the conflict, hut hes,tsted to offer
more than, he feared the miiitarist
PARTY In Germany would feel WAS
! enough So he crossed out the see
/ ond version ard wrote a third one,
! this time in English
The assurance OF neutrality In the
present conflict by England would
enable me to come TO 4 general nep-
/ tralirv agreement in the future, Of
u ;NA Z. rlyt3 IN AZ ia
cuss the details in the present mo
n,ent."
The only pledge that might have
Kept England out OF the war, kautsky
observes, would have been a German
Acknowledgement Of British supremacy
al sea and definite cUrtaiiment OF
! naval srnnan nent by Germany Hoil-
r'er's notes show that he had such
an offer in mind, but could not pluck
up the courage TO come out with it.
Prince tAchnov sky, German am
passa dor in London, reported This fac'
10 Berlin on July 20, the same dst
! roIIueE had his conference with Sii
F., Edward thschen kautsky found
=! this report from Ljchnowsky heaN1sS
'3ncotatcd by the kaiser:
"Sasonotf was 10 have said tina
after Austria's declaration Of wal
against Serbs he could no longer
treat with Austria directly and asked
i London to resume negotiations. or
spite OF the czar's appeal made &c
me Thus am being showed aside .
ncted Wilhelm)
Before entering into these nego
tisttons tho Russian government ex
poets a temporary cessation Of nos
tilities
sir Edward Grey repeats his sus
sestions. already reported. that w'
should ioin in such IN intervention
as We had previously accepted tn
proposition. TO him "a convenien
; hasis for nesotia lions would seem Z
have been found If Austria shoult
announce her terms after occupNing
| say. Belgrade or Other points, Coco
We tried 10 bring about this for tn
last few days. In vain interhned IN
Ia tser.)
However. should your e%ceilenc,
be in a position to take the lead II
negotiations. As I was able TO fore
shadow Iris morning, this. OF course
would also satisfy him
FEAR or ENGLAND.
But he thints intervention B.
sons absolutely necessary - "roA
~ avert European catastrophe
t'instead Of intervc ntion. 81 soil M
word at petrograd and Paris saTlni
England would not help them Eoui'
calm tho situation it0medlatelyH Az
notated tho kais~, al this point
Sir Edward Crey then told me u
/ had . friendly and nrivatc conmuni
cation for me. lie did not wish, n
! said. that our cordial personal rciS
= TONS ard our intimate exchange o
opinions on political subjects shoul
mislrad me aid Il" wanted 10 guar
p asairst my future charge f'fha
suaelis OF sincerity. Ia III" mea
: deceieel. wltles in the ksiser.i
The british government va deSil
Gus to Continue friendly rela lion
c with Us, he said and england coul
AFFORD 10 hold slocf a. long az III
cCnf4!c1 was contin I 20 Austria an
Russia, ''fhat means We sholl
leave Austria III the lurch Con
: temptiblv mean and Merhistopheloar