Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-27
L|CHNOWSKY DEAD;
TRIED TOSTOP WAR
German Ambassador to Lon
don Tells of Efforts in
Memoirs.
By the Associated Press.

BERLIN. February 81. -- Prince
Charles Max Lichnowsky, who was Ger
man Ambassador at London when the
World War broke out, is dead. AS am
bassador at that time he took an OPP
| posing position to his governments
policy.
The prince died this morning at his
estate in Silesia.
He was born March 8, 1885, and was
the last imperial ambassador at Lon
| don, where he tried until the last
! moment to avert the World War He
entered the diplomatic service in 1894,
especially enjoying the confidence Of
Chancellor Won Buelow.
Lichnowsky accepted the London post
in 1912 in the hope OF bringing about
an Anglo-German Gnde:St anding. in
which task his wife, who stood in spe-
ctal favor with King George, ably as
sisted him.
He wrote a confidential brochure dur
ing the war, asserting that the German
foreign Office had failed TO support him.
This fell into the hands Of the allies.
who made much capital OF 1t. The
prince then retired and devoted himself
TO the management Of his numerous
estates. He recently completed his
memoirs.
Prince Lichnowskys memorandum"
was one Of the great human documents
OF the World War. It was written In
1915 and was originally intended for
his family archives. But several copies
soon got abroad. and the princes ex-
posures of the policy of the German
government created sensation.
The memorandum" tells the secret
history OF the princes ambassadOrShip
at the British capital from 1912 until
he was obliged TO depart from London
In August, 1914. For his part in at
tempting TO negotiate a peace policy
with the British foreign Office, Lichnow-
sky was reported 10 have been deprived
Of all distinctions and sent away from
Berlin In disgrace.
Tells of Grey's Efforts
After criticizing the German foreign
policy, particularly with respect 10
France, Prince Lichnowsky describes the
efforts OF Sir Edward Grey, then British:
foreign secretary. to come TO an agree
ment With Germany
His intention" says the memoran-
dunn, was not to isolate US, but 10
make US In 50 far as possible partners
in working concern"
AS quoted In the memorandum ST,
| Edward Greys program In his own
words was:
without infringing on the existing
| friendly relations with France and Rus-
| sia. which In themselves contained no
| aggressive elements and no binding
| obligations for England, 10 seek u
achieve more friendly rapprochcment
with Germany, and 10 bring the two
groups nearer together"
Triple Alliance Worthless"
The dire mistake of our triple ALI
ance and our Eastern policies. which
! drove Russia our natural friend and
best nciRhboT. into the arms OF France
! and England, and kept her from her
policy u Asiatic expansion. was the
mare evident as a Franco~Russian at
tack, the only hypothesis Justifying
triple alliance policy" says the memo
/ fandum. THAT our alliance would go
/ by the board In the event OF war 10
| be foreseen the alliance therefore yaa
/ worthless"
| After recalling that Germany was
! forever backing horses, which II Was
| evident would lose" Prince Lichno"sky
! continues:
Shortly after my arrival IN London.
/ IN 1912, Sir Edward Grey proposed al
| informal exchange of views In order ~
prevent European war developing out
/ u Balkan war, since al the outbreak
" this war We had unfortunately de-
! clined a proposal of the French govern
| nsent 10 join In declaration of dis
jutefestedness and impaftiality on The
part u the powers The British states"
/ man maintained from the beginning
! that England had no interest In AL
/ tsania aud would not 90 IN war on the
| subject In lis role ~ honest broker
! he would cDnflne his efforts ~ media"
ZION snd 10 smoothing away difficulties
between The two groups.
'.Instead II adopting the English
point NJ view We accepted that dictated
/ ~ Us w Vifnn5"