Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-12-06

ton OF her Austro-Hungarian ally.
The German general staff, he as
serts, had long since taken war on
two fronts into its calculations.
Plans evolved by Field Marshal
Won Schlieffen, chief Of the general
staff provided for the invasion OF
Belgium as it was commonly
agreed that a decision In open bat
tie could not be forced without Yio-
lating Belgian neutrality
Our information" continues
Won Moltke, "Was that Trance was
determined to entrench herself in
a strong defensive position which
would force us to conduct a long
and wearisome trench and position
campaign against a strong frontal
defense. Won Schlieffen even pro-
posed to march the German right
wing through Southern Holland
but rather than drive The Neither
lands into the camp Of our enemies,
l decided to accept the greater
technical difficulties involved in
forcing our right wing through the
narrow section between AiX-La-
Chappelle and the southern boun-
Diary of the province Of Limbourg'
I'm order 20 accomplish this with
the least possible loss of time IT vas
necessary to sieze Liege Immediate
~"
English Intervention
Admitting that there was much
to be said in opposition to an in
vasion of Belgium, Van Moltke
cites the early progress Of the war
in support of the German conten-
ton that France thereby was COM
PEELED to meet the Germans in open
battle, although he admits that the
inability of the Germans to con-
quer the French quickly was solely
due to English Intervention. II the
attack at Liege failed, the moral
setback would have been severe
blow as It would have deprived the
Germans of important railway con-
nections at AiX-La-Chappelle and
Liege and then on to Brussels.
Won Moltke does not spare Won
Bethmann-Holl for the chan
cellors optimism. with respect to the
eventual attitude or England as re-
Elected in the statement of Sir Ed
ward Grey, then British foreign
secretary, to Prince Charles Licll-
nowsky, the German ambassador at
London, which not only pleased the
chancellor, but the German en-
peror, the minister of war and the
other military leaders who were
awaiting Won Moltke at the palace
on August 2.
All Seemed Elatcd
"All seemed elated over the pros
poets of war along the eastern
front only" says Won Moltke.
Now we have simply to mobilize
our whole army along the eastern
front the kaiser stated; to which
I replied that such a procedure was
not quite so simple; it might in
volve a year of preparations. and
once accomplished. could not be
altered. None of those present
seemed TO contemplate the even
tuality that France, which was then
already modifying. would attack
us on the West--a possibility with
which we were bound to reckon,
for despite her alleged good will,
how could England have prevented
France from Undertaking such an
attack?
"The feeling among those pres
ent constantly became more agi-
tated and / seemed to stand wholly
alone in my views. l finally Sue
ceeded in persuading his majesty
as to the imperative need of carry
ing out our original plan of mobi-
lization, which provided for the
advance of strong forces against
France and the dispatching of a
weak defensive army against Rus
STA. Any other procedure at that
moment would produce disastrous
confusion In our military disposi-
tions.
Reply TO Grey's Message
IL declared that il the mobiliza
tion plans which had been drafted
were subjected to alteration !
would be forced to decline to as
sumo further responsibility. There
upon, reply to Grey's message was
drafted in which 1t was stated that
technical reasons made 1t impos-
sible TO halt the German operations
along the French frontier. but that
no attack on France would be I'M
dertaken provided France also re.
NAMED inactive under directions
from England"
Won Moltke does not conceal his
disgust with the English proposal
and declares that he was convinced
long before the outbreak OF the
war that France would never re.
main neutral in the event OF hos
tilities between Germany and Rus
sla and that the moment war be-
tween Germany and Russia broke
out, it was imperative that Ger
many, so soon as the French atti.
tude became suspicious, immedi.
ately declare war on France.
Il now demanded OF the kaiser
and his immediate advisers as .
guarantee of French good will
temporary possession of the fort.
resses of Verdun and TouL" con.
tinues the general. "This propose
was rejected on the ground that i
indicated lack of confidence ii
England. The outcome of thest
pour parlers plunged me in utmos
despair, for / fully realized tina
these actions were working seriou,
interference with our militar,
! T11ane and