Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-08-02 | Page 10 | Invasion of Belgium Brought British Ire

I INVASION OF BELGIUM I BROUGHT BRITISH IRE German Patrols Penetrated French Territory Territory Territory Terri Terri- I tory Final Ultimatums Issued I Heres Here's another brief chapter chapler the events leading up to the world war ar By MORRIS GILBERT S 1 NEA Service e Staff Writer By August 2 1914 theres there's no mistaking mistaking mis mis- mistaking taking the ominous war clouds rolling rolling rolling roll roll- ing up on on every European horizon Ministries and war lords hastily compose compose com com- pose their final ultimatums Paris Paris Learning Learning that German patrols pa pa- trots troIs were penetrating into French territory Premier Viviani mi protests to the German ambassador p p. m m. The m.-The The The 10 kilometer retirement of French troops from th the I- I French rench frontier frontier fron fron- tier previously instituted as a mark markor of or good faith is ig lifted Paris hears hear that German troops are arc penetrating Luxemburg Rome The Rome The council of or ministers confirms the neutrality of or Italy liay Brussels 7 p. p m. m The Th German ambassador ambassador am hands the Bel Belgian inn foreign minister a GI German ultimatum Ger- Ger d declares persuaded that the French army army would pass paS through Belgium Bel gium glum determines to prevent an an enemy enemy en enemy en emy attack Germany foresees no hostile attitude altitude on Belgium's part and will respect its territorial integ Integ- rity at the end of the war If iC i Bel Belgium m maintains friendly neutrality If Belgium denies free pas pas- pase ge for German German Ger Ger- man troops Germany will till consider Belgium as an enemy King Albert of or Belgium rejects the ultimatum At the same time he appeals appeals ap ap- ap peals to King George for tor a diplomatic intervention I London midday Sir midday Sir Edward Grey learns of the rejection of the ulti ulli- In parliament that afternoon he exposes expose the facts of the An French Anglo French lo-French military and naval convention hitherto hith hith- erto undisclosed terming it il a simple entente and not an alliance Then suddenly he reveals the terms of oC Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger Get many's ruthless ultimatum in violation viola jola tion Lion of or the guarantees of neutrality in force lorce since 1839 I Gery demands s of Berlin the withdrawal with of or the ultimatum to Belgium Failing a satisfactory an answer the British ambassador was to demand his passports Be Berlin Bethmann r 11 n describes describes de de- de scribes the treaty trealy of 01 guarantee o of Belgian neutrality a simple scrap o of paper