THE ALLIES.
ALSACE-LORRAINE. PAGES OF PRE-WAR HISTORY. (i>7 Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association.) (Received March 3rd, G. 5 p.m.) PARIS, March 2. At the national Alsace-Lorraine relebrations at Sorbonne, there way an imposing ceremony. SI. Piclion (Poreigii Minister). .jti belisll' of the Government, said tint Count von Hertling vms pretending that the annexation of .A raine was carried out in order to reocoupy German territory, which Fiance had usurped. The ex-Empress Eugenie, however, had just given the nations! archives a letter from William 1., dated October 26th, IS7O, saying that Germany insisted on territorial concessions for no other reason except t" ma Ice sure that the next war would find hi*r better prepared to meet the aggression which was certain to conn directly France regained her strength and secured allies. 51. Piclion also read a telegram, dater July 31st, 1914. irom Herr i.-:i Bethmann-Hollweg (then Imperial Chancellor) to Herr von Clioen, tli* 3 German Ambassador at Pari l *. Tlhf stated:— "If the French Government will remain neutral you must inform them that as a guarantee of such neutrality we insist on France handing over the Fortresses of 'i'oul and Verdun, wiiicli .. we will occupy and restore after the war. Germany must have a reply before four o'clock on Saturday afternoon. 1 '
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16151, 4 March 1918, Page 7
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