Evening star., 1921-10-21

an aggressive war by US Is peceS-
sary to meet the provocations of
our enemies. We must act with
prudence to awake no suspicion.
MOitke DeplOres Spirit.
Moltke. assuming humanitarian
airs. deplores the reigning spirit OF
unrest. and says to the King OF tn.
Belgians that 'it must be put an enc
to-" Put an end to? And this is how
according to Ludendorff $ report:
In the next European war the
small nations must be forced TO
follow us or they must he cfuslied.
Under certain conditions their
armies and their fortresses can
be rapidly reduced or neutralized
which would probably be the
case with Belgium and Holland
SO as to shut out our enemy in the
west from territories which could
be used as a base, for operations
against our flank.
This will be 4 vital question for
us. Our aim must always be to
take the offensive with greatly
superior forces from the very
start.
In order to do SO we shall have
to- cdIicehtratt' 4 great ARMY: Tol-
lowed by strong formations of
landwehr, which would force the
low us or remain inactive IN the
theater of war. or would crush
them in case OF armed resistance.
are not alone in the secret of this
aggressive plan. The governments
of the German states are informed
that France Is to be attacked through
Belgium. The Bavarian legation at
berlin. in a report which Kurt Els
ner made public. wrote:
Germany cannot respect Belgian
neutrality. The chief of the gen.
eral staff has declared that even
English neutrality would be too
nigh a price to pay for respecting
that OF Belgium. For an offensive
war against France is possible
only through Belgium.
Assassination Furnished Excuse.
The plan decided upon and the sword
ready. there remains only an opportuni-
ty to find. The assassination of the
Archduke Franz Ferdinand furnishes it.
and less than rive weeks will suffice to
bring about the explosion. Everything
Is ready and in its place: everything is
prepared so that no possibility of avert
ing war remains Here again we have
German proofs to present in the open
ing pages of this book on France and
peace. Not forgetting the kaiser's let
ter to his chancellor of July 2s, 1914, in
which William II demands the occupa-
ton of Belgrade by Austria Hungary
war with Russia in other worrls-here
Is Bethmann-Hollweg's note of August
5, in which he says:
We We're aware that the eventual!
acts of hostility by Austria against
Serbia might bring Russia on the
scene and drag us into war in con-
junction with our ally.
But we could not, knowing that the
vital interests of Austria We're at
stake, either advise our ally to q
condescension Incompatible with her
dignity. or refuse her our support at
this difficult juncture.:
Confession Is Full.
The confession is fuil--it was need
ess. For events speak for themselves
and, in the fatal week, show Germany
Is eager to avoid the maintenance of
>eace as her future adversarieS were to
safeguard It.. Not only Germany does
,othing that. as Count Brockdorff-
lum OF May 90, 1916. would have pre-
rented the Austro-Hungarian govern
nent from taking irreyocable decisions"
,ut she systematically neglects every
opportunity Of avoiding war which
france, Great Britain and even Russia
,ffer her.
She supports neither N. Sazonow's
for an extension of time to
serbia for her answer, nor the cars
suggestion that the controversy
should be submitted to The Hague
:ourt of arbitration; nor his proposal
o refrain from all military acts of a
threatening nature while the conver-
ations are<in progress. Far more ON
July 81 it is Germany who exerts
PRESSURE on hesitating Austria to pre-
.ipitate the latter's action. The same
lay 1t is Germany who instructs its
at st. Petersburg to take
he irreparable step which is to
'lunge the world into war.
Evidence Ii COnclusfve.
Here, once more. but no less damn
ne, is the conclusive German and
Hungarian evidence. Prince
German ambassador at
he court of st. James, referring to
lis government, writes: The war
vas helped on" Count Szoeggeny,
austrian ambassador at Berlin. as
arly as July % summarizes his infor-
nation as follows: Delay in begin
ing military operations is looked
pom hsreji is great danger, on ac-
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