New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2: Who Began the War, and Why?Various
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New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2: Who Began the War, and Why?
Various
World War, 1914-1918
You will, I am sure, not expect me to say more. Presently, I pray
God very soon, this war will be over. The day of accounting will
then come, when I take it for granted the nations of Europe will
assemble to determine a settlement. Where wrongs have been
committed, their consequences and the relative responsibility
involved will be assessed.
The nations of the world have fortunately by agreement made a plan
for such a reckoning and settlement. What such a plan cannot
compass the opinion of mankind, the final arbiter in all such
matters, will supply. It would be unwise, it would be premature,
for a single Government, however fortunately separated from the
present struggle, it would even be inconsistent with the neutral
position of any nation which, like this, has no part in the
contest, to form or express a final judgment.
I speak thus frankly because I know that you will expect and wish
me to do so as one friend speaks to another, and because I feel
sure that such a reservation of judgment until the end of the war,
when all its events and circumstances can be seen in their entirety
and in their true relations, will commend itself to you as a true
expression of sincere neutrality.
WOODROW WILSON.
* * * * *
CHARGE AGAINST GERMANY.
President Poincare of the French Republic to President Wilson, Sept.
11.
Mr. President: I am informed that the German Government is
attempting to abuse your Excellency's good faith by alleging that
dumdum bullets are manufactured in French State workshops, and are
used by our soldiers. The calumny is nothing but an audacious
attempt to reverse the roles. Germany has since the beginning of
the war employed dumdum bullets, and has daily committed violations
of the laws of nations.
On Aug. 18 and on several occasions since then we have had to
report crimes to your Excellency as well as to the powers signatory
to the Convention of The Hague. Germany, which was aware of our
protests, is now trying to deceive and to make use of pretexts and
lies in order to indulge in further acts of barbarity in the name
of right. Outraged civilization sends your Excellency an indignant
protest.
RAYMOND POINCARE.
* * * * *
M. DELCASSE'S NOTE.
French Cabinet Minister Addresses the Danish Government, Sept. 10.
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