ld would go to
Ischl to communicate Serbia's reply as soon as it was presented.

Mr. Crackanthorpe, British Charge d'Affaires at Belgrade,
telegraphed to Sir Edward Grey a forecast of the Serbian reply, and
said that the Serbian Government considered it would be fully
satisfactory unless Austria-Hungary was determined on war at any
cost. In a supplementary telegram he said that in view of his French
and Russian colleagues not having received instructions from their
governments and of the proposed conciliatory terms of the Serbian
reply, he had not offered advice to the Serbian Government. It was
highly probable the Russian Government had urged the utmost
moderation on Serbia.

Sir Edward Grey telegraphed Sir George Buchanan, British Ambassador
at St. Petersburg, that he could not promise to Russia more than he
had done.

"I do not consider that public opinion here would or ought to
sanction our going to war over a Serbian quarrel. If, however,
war does take place, the development of other issues may draw us
into it, and I am therefore anxious to prevent it.

"The sudden, brusque, and peremptory character of the Austrian
_demarche_ makes it almost inevitable that in a very short time
both Russia and Austria will have mobilized against each other.
In this event, the only chance of peace, in my opinion, is for
the other four powers to join in asking the Austrian and Russian
Governments not to cross the frontier, and to give time for the
four powers acting at Vienna and St. Petersburg to try and
arrange matters. If Germany will adopt this view, I feel strongly
that France and ourselves should act upon it. Italy would no
doubt gladly cooperate.

"No diplomatic intervention or mediation would be tolerated by
either Russia or Austria unless it was clearly impartial and
included the allies or friends of both. The cooperation of
Germany would, therefore, be essential."

Sir Edward Grey telegraphed to Sir Horace Rumbold, British Charge
d'Affaires at Berlin, to the same effect, and also that Prince
Lichnowsky, German Ambassador at London, was personally favorable to
the suggestion of mediation between Austria and Russia, which he
thought Austria might be able with dignity to accept.

"I impressed upon the ambassador that, in the event of Russian
and Austrian mobilization, the participation of Germany would be
essentia