THE GREAT WAR

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 16, 19 January 1924, Page 7

THE GREAT WAR

WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE?

GERMAN GENERAL'S DENIAL

FATEFUL TELEGRAM OF 30th JULY, 1914. ,

(UNITED PR.ES3 ASSOCIATION.—COI'IMGHI.) • (PUBLISHED IN THE TIMES.) (Received 19th January, 1 p.m.) ' - LONDON, 18th January. The Berlin correspondent, 0f..-"-" The Times" says that Germany is still trying to convince the world that she did not cause the war. The latest attempt to prove that she acted-as'she did'solely for reasons of self-defence is given by General Yon Kuhl, who seeks to explain that the telegram sent by General Yon Moltke (Commander-in-Chief of the first German Army to invade France) to the Austrian Marshal, Conrad Yon Hotzendorff, on 30th July, • 1914, wherein Austria was advised to reject the British mediation proposals ' and prepare for a European war, wherein Germany would certainly be joining. General Yon Kuhl, declares that what disturbed Yon Moltke was that news had been received or 29th July stating that Russia had started mobilising against Austria. In this he perceived danger for Austria, as she had then only partially mobilised against Serbia, wherewith Marshal Yon Hotzendorff hoped to settle matters without the intervention of Russia. This now appeared impossible, nevertheless Austria did not start - fully mobilising till-30th July. That, says Yon Kuhl was the reason for Yon Moltke's intervention. Till then he favoured moderation, and declared that Germany would not mobilise so long as Russia did not, but when the news arrived at Berlin on. 30th July that Russia had decided to fully mobilise against Austria, which thereby threatened Germany. Yon Moltke sent the fateful telegram. Yon Kuhl adds that the German Army was not ordered to mobilise till the afternoon of Ist August, 1914. •: