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Show KAISER TELLS OF , ORIGIN OF WAR DECLARES GERMANY IS ACTING ONLY IN DEFENSE OF COUN. TRY AND ITS ALLIES. Place. Blame on Other Powers and Calls World to Witness That Ho Has Endeavored to Prevent War Between the Great Power. Herlln F.niperor William opened the Imperial parliament on Tuesday with an Important speech from tho throne, or which tho text was partlj as follows; Tho world bus been a witness of the indefatigable manner In which wo stood In tho front rank during thu worries and troubles of recent years In the endeavor to spurt) the nations of Kuropo from a war botweon tho great powers. Tho greatest perils which had arisen owing to the events In tho llalkans appeared to have been overcome, but then the assassination of my friend, the Archduke Francis Ferdinand open-oil open-oil up u great abyss My ally, the F.niperor Franz .Josef, was compelled to take up arms for tho protection of his empire against thu dangerous agitation existing In a neighboring statu In pursuing Its Interests tho Jtus-Hlan Jtus-Hlan empire stepped In the way ot Austria-Hungary Not only our duty as an ally call I'd us to thu side of Austria-Hungary, but the great task was cast upon us at the same time with the ancient community of culture of tho two empires, em-pires, to protect our own positions ugaln tho attack of unfriendly forces. It was with n heavy lieart that I was compelled to mobilize my army against a neighbor with whoso troops mlnu hnd fought sldo by sldo on so many llelds of battle and with Blncero regret I saw tho breaking of H friendship to which Germany had been so faithful. Tho Imperial Russian government, giving way to an Insatiable nationalism, national-ism, has stepped to the side of a utato which through a criminal act, iad brought nbout the calamity of this war. That France also placed hcrsolf on the sldo of our opponent was not surprising sur-prising to us. Only too often had our efforts to bring nbout more friendly relations with tho French republic come Into contact with tho expression of old hopes and with longstanding long-standing malice. Tho present situation arises not from temporary conlllcts of Interest or diplomatic connections, but Is tho result of 111 will existing for years against the strength and prosperity of tho German empire Wo are not pushed on by the desire of conquest. Wo are moved by tho unbending deslro to securo for ourselves our-selves and those coming after us tho placo on which God has put us My government and, above nil, my chancellor tried until the last moment mo-ment to prevent the worst happening. In enforced self-defense, with clear conscience and clean hands, wo grasp tho sword To the peoples and races of tho German empire my appeal goes forth to stand together fraternally with our allies In defense of that which wo have created In peaceful work. |