GERMANY AND RUSSIA.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15037, 4 August 1914, Page 9

GERMANY AND RUSSIA.

GERMAN VFRfyION OF THE NEGOTIATIONS. KAISER FOR PEACE. BERLIN, August 2. The "North German Gazette," says that the Czar on Wednesday aprxraled to the Kaiser to do everything in his power to avert war. Tho Kaiser immediately replied that he would willingly act as mediator, and accordingly initiated diplomatic action in Vienna. Meanwhile Russia partially mobil-

ised, and the Kaiser pointed out that the mediation was endangered by this. Ne%-ortheless, ho continued his negotiations. And Great Britain's proposals wero cordially sutnvorted by him. The decision on those proposals would hav<3 been como to on Saturday, but Russia's general mobilisation upset everything, whereupon the Kaiser informed the Czar that ho had gone to tho utmost limit to maintain peaco, and that it was not the Kaiser who bore the responsibility for tho calamity threatening tho world.

The "Berliner Tageblatt" says it*i» clear that Russia is olaying a mendacious double game. M. Sazonoff intentionally brought things to a head because he, :n conjunction with som» of tho Grand Dukes and other Germanophobes was desirous of frustrating an understanding.

M. Paul Cambon. French Ambassador at Berlin, has issued a statement, asserting that Germany declared war at the very moment that Russia and Austria were approaching an agreement. Tho Kaiser made a second short speech from the balcony of the Palaco on Saturday night, to an immenM crowd. The Crown Prince commands the firrt division of the Guards.