The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-20


ing English troops Reference ~
made here also to u military con
vcntion participated in according TO
the record, by England, France ana
Belgium, and also 10 Lord Roberts
demands FOR a large standing. army
Tor England.
Charges that Lord Northciiffc's
newspapers which were able ito
dcfraud public opinion at Will"
were conducting a campaign OF
poison gas" against Germany An
English colonel, Count Cuiechon he
adds was at that time reSonnoitcrinR
In Holland to study the possibilities
of landing 100000 men for a march
through the province or Utrecht
against Westphalio. Then the
Eaiscrs record shows there followed
the passage OF law through the
British parliament at the instancr
Of Lord Haldanc, who had become
secretary Of state for war for the
reorganization Of the army. The
kaiser thought Il sufficiently signif-
icant TO record the fact that about
this time President Falicres OF
Franco paid a visit to London, ana
that In June, 1909. King Edward
VII met Car Nicholas at the Revai
roadstcad, where. he says, an agree
ment WAS entered into whereby
Britain and Russia were TO move
against Germany sometime within
the succeeding four or six years.
King George WarIikc.
In 1871 the record records the
conclusion OF an Anglo-t'rench arbi-
tration treaty. In 1912 the former
kaiser records that King George at
Balmoral castle told the Russian
minister Sassouoff that he intended
TO destroy the German navy and the
tcrmnn merchant marino and that
thls Information was supplemented
later by Sir Edward Grey, who ac-
cording To tho kaiser's account, told
Sassonoff that at the right moment
England intended to do everything
she could to deal German power a
most telling blow. Sir Edward, ac-
Curding to the record. confirmed the
existence OF an Anglo French agree
ment by which England was COM
mittcd in the case of war between
France and Germany TO support
france not only ON sea. but by land
! ing troops on the continent of
| Europe. Then william refers to the
| speech In parliament of Winston
! Churchill on December 22, In which
| the latter Is quoted as saying that
the differences between England and
| Germany were unbridgeable and that
| England's naval program was the
natural reply to New Germania's $
naval preparations. II is also set
down here in n later footnote that
General Townsend related after the
capitulatinn of I<ut-lcl- Mara that be-
| fore his departure to assume his
South African command, which he
held from 1909 to 1912, that he was
present at secret war councils called
by the representatives of England,
France and Belgium to discuss war
against Germany. The kaiser'a record
of the plans OF these conferences was
| that England wa sanxious to send
10000 men to Belgium. who in
conjunction with the Belgian army
were 10 break into the Rhine
provinces.
| Discusses Americas Part.
| OF Americas part the kaiser's OBJ
servations are less brief than in the
/ case OF the other powers. He begins
! by n reference TO Americas recOg-
milton in 1884 of the King OF
Belgium's Congo company" In
1859 no finds there was an "enpr-
getic attitude by Cleveland against
England. lie notes the annexation
of Hawaii and the outbreak of the
spanish war IN 1898, the assumption
the subsequent establishment OF
closer relations" with Germany
through the visit in 1902 of Prince
Henry to America are also noted.
Reference appears 10 the German
American chipping agreement OF
1902 and to the arbitration agree
ment OF 1904 between the United
States. Germany, France and Eng
land. Reference Is made to the in
cumbency OF President Taft and 70
the visit to England of an American
fleet under Admiral Sims in 1911
Admiral Sims famous speech In the
Guild hall, London. I'm which he de.
clared that II the time ever came
that the security OF the British en-
pire was threatened she could count
on every ship, every dollar and every
drop of blood on the other side ol
the ocean to come to her rescue, Is
duly recorded.
Tho record also refers to Admira
Sims report TO the navy department
to the effect that in British nava
and military circles the view gen
orally was held that war could no
be declared more than four year.
and that he shared the same view
Woodrow Wilson's assumption OF tn,
presidency on March 4. 1913. is GO
forth, and the American column
ends with a reference 10 the fac
that in 1914 william Tyrrel, Sll
. Edward Grey's private secretary
paid visit to President Wilson.
References Ia japan.
The portion OF the kaiser's docu
ment referring to Japan begins II
1890 with reference to the firs
, parliamentary election TO be held II
, that country. In 1895 1t is set fortl
that Russia, France and German
protested against Japan's occupation
OF the Asiatic Maryland and later q
the German Japanese shippini
treaty Observation also is made o
the Anglo-Japanese alliance, whicl
the kaiser declares was aimed a
; Russia" and to Japan's demand II
1903 that Russia evacuate Man
Churia.
= Brief reference In made TO tn
, Russo war and to the de
, fensiye alliance later concluded witt
? Engldnd and the annexation of Cores
and to Japan's subsequent guarante
} of the independence and terrltoria
integrity Of the Corean empire, an
, later incorporation OF Corea in IN
Japanese empire"
' After a brief reference to the re
. lneWal of the Anglo-JapSnCse ALI
. ance the kaiser's record recalls
: speech in 1916 Of Baron Kate
, former Japanese ambassador
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