ualities should be discussed.

The impossibility of Belgium having been a party to any agreement of the
nature indicated or to any design for violation of Belgian neutrality is
clearly shown by reiterated declarations that she has made for many
years past that she would resist to the utmost any violation of her
neutrality from whatever quarter and in whatever form such violation
might come. It is worthy of attention that these charges of aggressive
designs on the part of other powers are made by Germany who, since 1906,
has established an elaborate network of strategical railways leading
from the Rhine to the Belgian frontier through a barren, thinly
populated tract, deliberately constructed to permit of the sudden attack
upon Belgium which was carried out two months ago.

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REPLY TO GREAT BRITAIN.

Statement by Count von Bernstorff, German Ambassador, Washington, Oct.
15.

Concerning the Anglo-Belgian military agreement existing since 1906, a
formal denial has been issued by England, which proves nothing. The
documents are in the hands of the German authorities, and will be
published in full. The facts remain that a so-called "neutral" country
concluded a military agreement with England, which provided for landing
of British troops in this "neutral" country. The document proves that by
its own free will "neutral Belgium" accepted the British offer and
decided to fight on the side of the Allies.

England instigated Belgium to go to war, and when the time came to
protect the unfortunate little country it was left to its own resources.
Germany, on the other hand, which had heard of Belgium's agreement with
England at the beginning of this war, offered to protect Belgium and to
pay full indemnity for all her losses. Germany would have religiously
kept her promise.

The documents found in Brussels further prove that as far back as 1906
England was systematically trying to bring about the coalition which has
now forced war on Germany.

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GRAY BOOK'S TESTIMONY.

Statement by E. Havenith, Belgian Minister to the United States,
Washington, Oct. 22.

The Belgian Legation has just received the copies of the "Gray Book." It
is evident from these documents that there has never existed any
military agreement between Belgium and England, either offensive or
defensive, such as the German Government asserts to have been in
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