t sea England of all nations needed a navy. That
great British Navy bears precisely the same relation to the protection
of Great Britain at sea which the German Army bears to the protection of
Germany on land.

To sum up, what are the countries fighting for? Russia for her
enlargement; she has no grudge whatever against Germany except that it
exists. France for revenge; she has no grudge whatever against Germany
except that she wants revenge for 1870. What grudge has England against
Germany, except that Germany has grown commercially, financially, and
industrially to a position which threatens to crowd England into a
second rank? Jealousy appears to control the English attitude.

The position apparently assumed by England is best expressed by the King
of England in his telegram to Prince Henry of Prussia, dated July 30,
1914:

My Government is doing its utmost, suggesting to Russia and
France to _suspend further military preparations_ if Austria
will consent to be satisfied with occupation of Belgrade and
neighboring Servian territory as a hostage for satisfactory
settlement of her demands, other countries meanwhile
suspending their war preparations. Trust William will use his
great influence to induce Austria to accept this proposal,
thus proving that Germany and England are working together to
prevent what would be an international catastrophe.

On July 31, the very next day, Sir Edward Grey wrote the telegram, No.
111, (English "White Book,") to the British Ambassador at Berlin, in
which we find the following:

I would undertake to sound St. Petersburg, whether it would be
possible for the four disinterested powers to offer to Austria
that they would undertake to see that she obtained full
satisfaction of her demands on Servia, provided that they did
not impair Servian sovereignty and the integrity of Servian
territory. _As your Excellency is aware, Austria has already
declared her willingness to respect them._ (Established by
Paper 3, July 24, and Paper 5, July 26, German "White Book.")

Hence, we find that all King George said he wanted had been granted, and
yet England entered into the war. Why? Probably because she thought, as
France had expressed it, that she acted in pursuance of her interests.

And what is Germany fighting for? Does she want anything from anybody?
She wants to be left alone; she always wanted to be lef