New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 14, 1917, Page 5

‘gm FAIN .mm,y H’ERALD, TUL\DAY AUGUST 14, 15 e ___ - HAISER’S LETTER T0 WILSON GIVEN 0UT England Would Remain Inactive Yith Belgium Out of War Washington, Aug. 14.—The com- Plete text of the confidential letter sent by Kaiser Wilhelm to President Wilson on August 13, 1914, just two weeks after the German troops began pouring through Belgium, was made public by the White House last night. Some extracts from the letter have | been printed before, but the entire text discloses a mcst amazing situa- tion with regard to the negotiations | between Germany and England. It is the private opinion of some diplomats here that the publication of the letter | will force King George of England to make some sort of explanation of the assurances he is alleged to have sent the kaiser through Prince Henry, the kaisers brother. According to the kaiser's letter, Ptince Henry was assured by King George on July 29, 1914, that Eng- | land would remain neutral if the con- flict were localized to Germany, France, Austria and Russia. Then the | German ambassador was informed the next day by Sitr Edward Grey, the British secretary of state for foreign SERVICE What the owner wants on his building is a contractor who will GET IN and GET OUT with the least possible lapse of time between the two processes. Cooley and Troupe is that sort of an Electrical contractor. Repair work promptly attended to COOLEY & TROUPE Electrical Contractors 6 MAIN ST. affairs, that if Germany entered the war England would “take quick de- cisions and grave manoeuvres.” Another curious reference in the let- ter is to the British proposal, made to Prince Henry by King George, that Austria should take Belgrade, and a few other Serbian towns, with a strip of country as a guarantee that Serbia would comply with all the promises made in her reply to the Austrian de- mands. Paragraph 5 of the kaiser’s letter to | President Wilson takes the curious po- sition that if Russia were to war on { Austria, she would mobillze only the !troops in the southern portion of Rus- isia. To mobilize troops in the north {of Germany, he assumed, could only {have been iutended for an atack on { Germany. The Kaiser seemed aggrieved that Britain refused to guarantee “with her armed forces” the neutrality of | France, so that the Kaiser's troops |could be employed elsewhere. Sir Edward Grey, he complained, never answered this, but insisted that Eng- iland had to defend Belgian neutral- 'ity, which, the Kaiser says, “had to kbe violated by Germany on strategical grounds, news having been received that France was already preparing to | enter Belgium and the king of the | Belgians having refused my petition |lor a free passage under guarantee of his country’s freedom.” Text of Kaiser’s Telegram. _Following is the full text of the i Kalser's telegram to President Wil- son given to Ambassador Gerard in the emperor’s own' handwriting: “Berlin, via Copenhagen (dated,) August 14, 1914, (received August 5, 7:30 p. m.) “Secretary of State, Washington, “August 14, 3 p. m. “The following was communicated personally to me by the emperor in «writing: | “‘Private and confidential. *‘For the president. personally. “‘One—The royal highness Prince Henry was received by his maljesty King George V in London, who em- ' powered him to transmit to me ver- bally that England ,would remain neutral if war broke out on the con- tinent involving Germany and France, Austria and Russia. This message | was telegraphed to me by my brother ! from London after his conversation | with his majesty the king and repeat- ied verbally on the twenty-ninth of July. “Two-—My ambassador in London ! transmitted a message from Sir Ed- ward Grey to Berlin that only in case France was likely to be crushed Eng- land would interfere. * “Three—On the 30th my ambassa- dor in London reported that Sir Ed- ward Grey, in the court of a private (Sie) conservation told him that if the conflict remained localized be- tween Russia—not Serbla—and Aus- tria, England would not move, but if we mixed in the fray she would take quick decisions and grave maneuvres. In other words, if I left my ally, Aus- tria, in the lurch. to fight alone, Eng- land would not touch me. The Gurran Dry Goods Co. GRANDEND OF SEASON CGLEAN-UP SALE EXTRA BIG SPECIALS FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING 200 Pairs Large Size Wool Nap Blankets Wed. A. M, at. ..... $2.89 They Are Cheap at $2.50. 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ToCleanupat ........... 59c¢ " king kindly answered that he had | guarantee of his country's freedom. .| the original réad ' ‘“to refrain from Kaiser’s Reply to Kin‘ George. “ ‘4, This communication being directly counter to the King's message to me, I telegraphed to his majesty on the 29th or 30th, thanking him for kind message througzh my brother, and begging him to use all his power to keep France and Russia, his allies, from making any warlike prepara- tions calculated to disturb my work on mediation, stating that I was in constant communication with his maJjesty, the czar. In the evening the ordered his government to use every possible influence with his allies to repudiate taking any provocative mil- itary measures. ‘At the same time his majesty : asked me if I should transmit to Vienna the British proposal that Aus- tria was to take Belgrade and a few other Serbian towns and strip of country as a main mise (sic) to make | sure that the Serbia promises on pa- per should be fulfilled in reality. This proposal was in the same moment telegraphed to me from Vienna fof London quite in conjunction with the British proposal, besides, I had tel- egraphed to his majesty the czar the same as an idea of mine before I rec celved the two communications from Vienna and London. As both were of the same opinion, I immediately transmitted the telegrams vice versa to Vienna and London. I felt that I was able to tide the question over, and was happy at the peaceful out- look: “Five—While I was preparing a note to his majesty the czar the next morning to inform him that Vienna, London and Berlin were agreed about the treatment of affairs, I received the telephone message from his excellency the chancellor that in the night before the czar had given the order to mo- bilize the whole of the Russian army, which was of course also meant against Germany, whereas up till then the southern armies had been mobil- ized against Austria. “Six—In a telegram from London my ambassador informed me he had understood British government would guarantee neutrality of France, and wished to know whether Germany | would refrain from attack. - I tele- graphed to his majesty the king per- sonally that mobilization being already carried out could not be stopped, but if his majesty could guarantee with his armed forces the neutrality of France I would refrain from attack- ing her, leave her alone and employ my forces elsewhere. His majesty an- swered that he thought my offer was based on a misunderstanding, and as far as I can make out Sir Edward Grey never'took my offer into serious consideration. He never answered it. Instead he declared England had to defend Belgian neutrality, which had to be violated by Germany on stategi- cal grounds, news having been re- ceived that France was already pre- paring to enter Belgium &nd the king of the Belgians having refused my pe- tition for a free passage under the T am most grateful for the president’s message. “ WILHELM.' “‘GERARD.’ " The state department gave out the message as it was received by cable. | Its language differs only slightly from the original autograph text, though the emperors spelling has been cor- rected in several instances. In the paragraph numbered three «grave maneuvres’ Is grave measures in the orinigal. In paragraph four where “to repudiate taking any pro- vocative milh,z:ry measures” occurs, taking,!' et@arand, \? Jbaragraph six the emperor,. wrote ‘mploy" my troops elsew’her /.instead of “my forces.” GERMAN SPIES ACCUSED, Investigation of Plot Against Norway Ooncluded. Christiania, Norway, Aug. 14.—In- vestigation of the conspiracy having for an object the sinking with German bombs of a number of Norwegian ships has been campleted, according to the Tidenstegn, and action taken against seven Findlanders and two Germans. They are accused of having trans- ported many explosives from Germany to Norway and stored them at three places here. The accused were paid by the German espionage headquar- ters at Stockholm. Buy an Indiana truck.—tadvt. SWISS BECOMING HOSTILE T0 ALLIES Well Defined Propaganda Carried ment would naturally come under question if all the pro-German news papers are to be allowed carte blanche while papers favorable to the United States and the Entente are sup- pressed. The view of the United States, how- ever, is that the German propaganda and German threats may have been primarily responsible for the suppres- sion of the newspaper, which al- though owned by a German, has de- cided pro-American leanings. A message to the state department reports that the German military au- thorities have confiscated crops on German soil on the border zone be- tween Switzerland and Germany and that importation of these crops into Switzerland is prohibited. Meanwhile Germany’s effort force Switzerland to make a loan of $50,000,000 has stirred the people of Switzerland into two rival factions. Nominally 64 per cent. of the Swiss people are German speaking and as- sumed to be favorable to the German cause. But the German campaign of domination now being attempted has aroused many in Switzerland to pro- test that the honor of the nation is at stake and must not be sacrificed at Germany’'s dictation. The Lausane Gazette states with reference to the loan, first, “no loan should be contracted before entire execution of previous promises by Germany,” second, {nothing should be done to affect the after the war commerce and economic situation of Switzerland;” third, “nothing must be accorded to Germany which the Swiss are not ready to accord equally to the Allies;” fourth, “the Swiss must not be intimidated by the German men- to | e ace to break commercial relations with Switzerland;” fifth, “it must be remembered that the dignity and in- dependence of Switzerland are above material well-being,” and, sixth, “we must not forget that the state with which Switzerland is negotiating is the one which violated Belgium.” ONLY §125,000 FOR Justice Cropsey Reduces Miss 0'Brein’s Award 50 Per Gent New York, Aug. 14.—The $225,- Honora O’Brien, twenty-eight-year-old typist, by & jury in Long Island City agalust the eighty-four year-old mil- 'lionalre John Bernard Manning for breach of promise of marriage was reduced yesterday to $125,000 by Su- preme Court Justice Cropsey in i Brooklyn on several grounds, not the least of which is that the ‘‘defendant is very rich but also very old.” Miss O'Brien is given ten days in which to decide to accept the reduction or begin anew her suit. ‘The “romance” of the “Irish beau- ty” and her aged suitor started in Ireland when she was but ‘‘a slip of a girl” and culmhinated in arrangements for a wedding ceremony in St. Pat- HER BROKEN HEART, 000 heart balm recently awarded Miss | rick’s Cathedral, Manhattan, marriage never was solemnized be- cause relatives of the prospective bridegroom intervened. Thereupon Miss O’Brien instituted a suit for $1,- 600,000, After pointing out the disparity in ages of the couple and the admission | of the plaintiff that she did not love | Manning, and also that “there was no period of courtship and engagement.” | | Justice Cropsey sald: I “The plaintiff sustained no loss of social position, no loss of a chance to marry someone else and she Incurred practically no exiense in preparation. Her only elements of damage were her martification and wi and the loses of benefits have had.” ‘The court then cited a decision to the effect that even a mercenary fian- cee in case of disappointment may re- cover damages not to, exceed ‘“‘the ac- tual pecuniary loss of outlay” and added: | “What pecuniary loss has thb plain- tiff here suffered? While there is no proof of the defendant’'s means his re- puted wealth is from $15,000,000 to $20,000,000. The evidence shows that ‘the defendant lived very simply, that he was most frugal and economical, even parsimonious. It is manifest that the great' wealth of the defendant ‘would not have been of corresponding benefit to the plaintiff. The worldly advantage she would have obtained by becoming his wife would probably have been no greater than if he was worth $1,000,000.” In conclusion Justice Cropsey de- clared that the jury was justified in awarding exemplary damages because of the untruth of the charges made inded pride | she would | APFLES, ORA FIGS AND PR . Are The Four Frults " Making “Fruii-a- “FRUIT-A-TIVES” is th medicine in’ the world that isif from the juices of fresh rips Thus, it is manifestly unfair to won’t take Fruit-a-tives becaus tried other remedies and the nogood”. On the other band, # that ‘“Fruit-a-tives’” is enfirely from any other preparation in th is just why you should give it afs in any trouble of the Stomac Bowels, Kidneys or ‘Skin. 4 tives”, is compased of the actsve pri of fruit and the greatest nerve to discovered. B0e. s box, 6 for $2.50, size, 25c. 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