New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

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gross lie. There is a public interes
not to let II pass without exposing it
"In February. 1900" says the Kaiser
while the Boer War was In progress
and while was with the feet st He'll
Soiand attending the maneuYers ot
ships Of the line, after having beer
present at ths swearing in of recruits
at Wilheimshafen, received news BIZ
telegraph from Wiiheimstrassss. yia
,Heliogeland. that Russia and France
had proposed to Germany to make q
joint attack on England. now that she
was involved elsewhere, and cripple her
&es traffic. objected and ordered that
the proposal be declined.
"Since I assumed that Paris and st
Petersburg would present che matter
at London in such way as to make
4 appear that Berlin had made the
above proposal to both OF them, i'm
Inedisteiy telegraphed from Heigoland
10 Queen Victoria and TO the Prince OF
Wales tEdward} the facts Of the
Russo-French proposal and les refusa.
by me. The Queen answered express
Ing hearty thanks, the Prince Of Wales
with an expression Of astonishmeut."
The above is the affirmation Of a
false witness. can place two state
zenss opposite TO it--that of one who
10 dead Waldeck- Rousseau, who was
Prime Minister Of France In 1900; eha.
Of one who is living, NJ. Deleasse, who
in 1900 was Minister Of Foreign AZ
fairs of France. I found the state
,nent of waldeck- Rousseau among the
secret documents which he left at his
death. have the statement Of NJ.
Delcasse from his own mouth.
Kaisers Statement Given
Lie by Two Statesmen
Tho testimony Of both these men
agrees IL establishes the truth and
reduces to naught the imposturs.
On the 29th of October. is99-and
not In 1900. as the Kaiser puts 1t In
his Memoirs etphered dispatch ar
rived at the Qusi d'orsay from NJ de
Noailles. the French Ambassador to
Berlin. NJ de Noailles communicated
news Of an important conference he
had just had ct the Wilheimstrasse
with Won BHlow. Secretary Of State for
Foreign Affairs.
Won Biilow had said to tho French
ambassador,
~ consider that is would be to the
interest Of our two counties TO come
to an understanding. and even to con-
clude q treaty. Nowhere In the world
are they opposed TO each other. and
they can render each other a mutual
service. They only have to forget the
historical difference, which until now
] as kept them apart from one another.
The necessity for this agreement
arises especially out Of the present sit
uation. England is go ng to engage in
the South African war Is France dis
posed to allow hcr 20 do it7'
The Imperial Secretary Of State had
pointed out 60 NJ. de Noailies that the
m oment was propitious for France to
unite her efforts to Germsny's In re-
straining England from new plans of
conquest. For century England had
imposed hsr will upon Europe, Was
not the hour then striking to put an
end to shis state Of things7
The same day that NJ de Noailles's
dispatch was received at the Quai dor
say b. Delcass6 hsstened to the Prime
Minister II was about q O'Clock In the
afternoon, and the two ministers I'm
medistsly sotnsd ths President OF the
republic ~ the Elysae. Then COM
inencsd between these three men that
long and tragic conference which de-
cided the fate Of French foreign policy
Probably for the first time In history
the question was placed brutally, with
no two ways Of understanding Il. be.
fore France, "shan we make an alli-
ance with England or with Germany 7,
s. Waldeck- Rousseau. the Prime Min.
lister, vas imbued TO the depths OF his
being with Gambetsa'a religion Of ma
triotisfa II was an absolute physical
impossieiiity for him TO ACCEPT such
i propositions as Germany made.
Historical Differences
Never To Be Forgotten
r. They ask rs." he sxciain. ed, at, s,gn
the Treaty Of Frankfort second time,
france cannot give UP the Alssth as"
N, Deicasse resented no less Il an did
Haideck- Rousseau the insoiene. and
sscriiege in the offer that Germany had
made to forget the historical differ
cnes. Every man who has heard him
express himsels for the las, swen.v
years on this subject remembers the
moving notes In his voice which sha
very idea Of rssifying anew the dis.
inembermsnt Of France brings forth
from his eoul
50 "a nation 10 not dishonored. ha usel
to say. when she is beaten, or when
with an enemyss knife at her threet
she signs disastrous treaty Ru, sha
. dfshonored when she ceases to nre.
Fest. when she gives assent 10 her ruin
Misfortune is not defeat, but rsnounce-
ment is."
In this instance another feeling ami
mated the souls of waideck- Rousseau
and Deleass@. Both felt that tran
wac hc'.s laid for them; they aensed
Il; they srnelt rat." as the saying Is.