AN INTERESTING BOOK.

Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 184, 6 August 1917, Page 5

AN INTERESTING BOOK.

IKAISER'S CABLEGRAM TO. PRESIDENT WILSON.

,Australian aßrd.N/:Zi..Cable AsßOciation

;(Receivei3 Aug. 6, 10.15 a.m.) NEW YORK, Aug. 5. The Philadelphia Public Ledger has published the first . instalment of ■i'Jomes W. Gerard's book;. It contains an autographed facsimile of the IKaiser's cablegram to president Wilson the the 10th August, 1914, in -which is Wilhelm's version of the /origin 'df the war. It: is ■ the first .publication df the cablegram. The Kaiser admits the violation pi Belneutrality as a strategical necessity, "having received news that :France was already preparing to enter Belgium, and the Belgian King Tliavmg refused'-ray; petition for a free passage through Belgium under a jgnarantee of freedom." The cablegram also states that 'George; received Prince Henry. jHe empowered him to inform the Kaiser that -England would remain ineutral in case ;6f a war between I'France and Russia and Austria and 'Germany. The German Ambassador iin London cabled: jbo * Viscount Grey, .tfho stated that would not unless jnFrance was being < crushed. Viscoaxjt: Grey. also- stated 'that if -the ■-war-was confined ,to Russia ,?md Austria England would not jmove, but if Germany entered Englland .would take grave measures. The Kaiser telegraphed on the fsame (day "begging "King George per'iaonally to useall'liis .power to pre\yent \Russia arid Firarice. from makiiag 'warlike preparations disturbing ~ihe Kaiser's mediation, "as he.was iin constant communication with the mar."

King 'George replied that he 'had msed revery; possible irifiuence to \vithJhdlH ;France and 'Russiia. •4^l anxiously prepaTe'd a Note inJI forming the Tsar th'atWienna, Ber4 Tin, and'London agreefl-to the Brit-i Mi-pcoposril that Austria should take; Bfeferade tmfl -a few . ©Cher Serbian i towns and a .strip ,of as a j guarantee that Serbia xShould carry j ont 'her written -promises. When informed Chat the Tsar'had ordered mobilisation -df tlfe whole 'Russian army, >wih'ic'h-course meant a threat against '"Germany as well.,as Austria, I telegnyjhed to King George that if he guaranteed with armed forces France'* neutrality =1 ,would .snot attack Fra«ee. Jiving George t-replied that he thought that the dff<er was based on -a misunderstanding. So ,?f%T as I can -make out Vißcount Grey neror took my offer seriously. Instead he .declared that England must defend Belgium's neutrality."