FOOTNOTES

[1] Cf. Westminster Gazette, September 9th, 1914.

[2] Cf. Sir M. de Bunsen’s supplementary despatch, which is reproduced in full on [pp. 129–140].

[3] “The Price of a German-English Entente.” By Professor Hans Delbrück. (February, 1911.)

[4] “Solange es Herrn Dillon erlaubt sein wird, in der Contemporary Review über deutsche Politik seine aus Hass und Argwohn erzeugten Phantasien vorzutragen, solange arbeiten umsonst, die da glauben, dass durch Schiedsverträge der Frieden zwischen unsern Nationen gesichert werden könne.”—Preussische Jahrbücher, Mai, 1911.

[5] Cf. Westminster Gazette, September 14th.

[6] There is prima facie evidence for the statement that labour strikes were being actually engineered in Russia during the crisis which culminated in the present war by agents supplied with money from Germany. I cannot fairly say that this has been proven.

[7] I understand that this was one of the modifications which the Kaiser himself made in the Austrian ultimatum. I know that he also altered something in that document, and made it sharper than was at first intended.

[8] I endeavoured to draw the friendly attention of the French Government to these striking defects in an unsigned article which I published at the time.

[9] Contemporary Review, October, 1911, p. 569.

[10] Contemporary Review, January, 1912, p. 111.

[11] Contemporary Review, January, 1912, p. 114.

[12] Contemporary Review, April, 1912, p. 566.

[13] Contemporary Review, April, 1914, p. 571–2.

[14] One of my last articles on this subject appeared in the July issue of the Contemporary Review.

[15] The general strike, accompanied in places by riots, a few months ago.

[16] Contemporary Review, July, 1914, p. 122–128.

[17] Daily Telegraph, July 25th, 1914.

[18] Cf. Sir M. de Bunsen’s Despatch, July 29th, to Sir Edward Grey, with White Paper.

[19] Ibidem.

[20] Cf. White Paper. Sir M. de Bunsen’s Despatch, July 30th.

[21] White Paper. Sir M. de Bunsen’s Despatch, July 30th.

[22] See White Paper. Despatch sent by Sir G. Buchanan, July 30th.

[23] White Paper. Despatch sent by the British Ambassador in St. Petersburg, dated July 27th.

[24] Sir Edward Grey’s Despatch, July 29th.

[25] Cf. Sir M. de Bunsen’s Despatch dated London, Sept 1st.

[26] The Kaiser was then addressing his soldiers.

[27] Monday, August 3rd.

[28] Friday, July 31st, 1914.

[29] White Paper. Despatch of British Ambassador in Berlin, dated July 29th.

[30] White Paper. Sir G. Buchanan’s Despatch, July 30th.

[31] July 29th.

[32] White Paper. Sir Edward Goschen’s Despatch, July 29th.

[33] Literally “danger of war.”

[34] July 31st.

[35] July 31st.

[36] August 1st.

[37] Daily Telegraph.

[38] Le Soir, August 9th; La Metropole, August 8th, 1914.

[39] Westminster Gazette, September 22nd.

[40] Westminster Gazette, September 18th.

[41] Ibidem.