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still tries to make the world at large believe that she has drawnthe sword in defence of the neutrality of Belgium, she is playingthe part of the seducer who pretends to defend his own victim'sinnocence.

We arrive at the following conclusions as to the genesis ofthe European War, to be drawn from the publications of theGovernments of the Triple Entente:

1. Russia has brought about the war by ordering generalmobilisation on the 31 st of July which — as the Russian statesmen were fully aware — made war for Germany inevitable.

2. All the pretexts advanced by the Russian Governmentfor their general mobilisation, are untenable. NeitherAustro-Hungarian nor German military measures canjustify the Russian general mobilisation. The Russian Government have issued orders for general mobilisationimmediately after Austria-Hungary had, upon the German Emperor 's serious advice, adopted an attitude of quietexpectation, of which she had informed the Russian Ambassador at Vienna. Thus, Russia has conjured upthe war just when hopes of a preservation of peace wererevived by Austria-Hungary 's conciliatory step.

3. According to her own statements, Russia was from thebeginning of the crisis resolved to face all the risks ofwar if she could count upon support. This promiseof unconditional armed support on the part of France was received by Russia in the evening of July 29 thmost likely with a hint that England was going to sidewith France .

4. France has given the promise of unconditional armedsupport to Russia only at the moment when she feltsure of England 's cooperation. The certainty of Eng-land's armed assistance, the French Government receivedthrough the statement of the English Secretary of State

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