GERMANY
BEFORE THE WAR

BY

BARON BEYENS
LATE BELGIAN MINISTER AT THE COURT OF BERLIN

Translated by Paul V. Cohn, B.A.

THOMAS NELSON AND SONS, Ltd.
London, Edinburgh, and New York

First published March 1916.


CONTENTS.

Introduction[7]
I.The Emperor William[13]
II.The Imperial Family, Court, and Government[55]
III.The Army and Navy—The War Party[106]
IV.The Reichstag and Political Parties[138]
V.Public Opinion—Economic Causes of the War[177]
VI.The Moroccan Question[215]
VII.The Eastern Question[240]
VIII.The Week of Tragedy[270]
IX.Belgian Neutrality and the Invasion of Belgium[312]
Conclusion[355]
Appendix[365]