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HEAD I WIN: TAIL YOU LOSE. FIVE SAMPLEToF GERMAN DIPLOMACY. GREY WAS NOT CAUGHT.

Received September 1. 1.40 p m „.. „ . LONDON. Aug. 31. 1 ie Foreign Ofliee has issued a statement in reply to the Nord Deutsche Ailgemeine AciUmg s article early in July, claiming that Dr. Bethmann Hoi!weg made proposal* f"i limitation of armaments, which Britain rejected.

Ilio horeign Office -tatcs tLat Hollwcg ckcHi.-d to |/,rcl llaULmo five clauses to I :<• iffrct tliat neither partv sliouid prepare "-' make an unprovoked attack or join a «-.in-.litnatK>ii ngain-t the other for the pur |i!w of uggrc**ion It either Imxxmic tn • angled in a -.\ar wherein it cannot bo said j • !•■• |he aggressor, the other partv will a< |ea>t obM'rve a benevolent neutrality, and ""•its inmost indeavcurs to locah'xi the conflict. Jf either be forced io go to war I'v the übviuito provocation of a third partv. they hind themselves to exchange views coii cvrnimr tin ir attitude. This dutv of neutrality l. void if not reconcilable with exi*tin~ agreement.*. an<l making of new agree menu, rendering it importihle for either party to ol«.erv<. neutrality ,s excluded llkv rendition*, although apparently f n ir were really groaJy one-siiiiti. German-., owing to tier treaties, would remain frco Jo ««PJ>ort her friends, but Britain would •><• lorbiddcn <o raise a fmg r to defend he» Sir Inward Gi.y therefore reject- ". ' ,cm - On the 14 March hj« • •H-rcd a fonnuiae which Cabinet -ppror.-a to the r-ffict that Kngland would mak> no i.ni.nn.M attH: on (krmanv. niialiv il becsuv obvioti; h.u Germany'* r»al chji-ct was to obtain England's neu inlrv in all eventualities, and if war brt',•■• ut Germany would certainly contend it wr.s forred on her. An admirable ex ar-.i|.!.- i; the pr-senf war, which Germany

coi.kuu, was Joreo<| „por, |, or . Bab. though ucr alb with S)Kcinl sourt-es of in form; i:on. docs not share GermanCs view ivgarritng this aggressive war. Count Met ternich'6 instructions showed that Hollweg would only recommend ilk- K;n-er to en--up i!i«. .v.. i.c* «,f the Navv Bill if Brilai:; promised absolute mntraliiy. The negotia Hon, thus concluded, (he Navy Bill pro ( ed. 1 r.nd the hope of neutral reduction <>t ."rn.tmeuts ended. WHEAT NEGLECTED. Received Septend>er 1. 1.3-j pm LONDON. Aug. 31. Wheat is neglected. Pacific bbi|>ments (VI. Indian Ls lower.