of the The Hague of
October 18, 1907, as also with those of the Declaration of London
of February 28, 1909, provided an analogous procedure is adopted
by Serbia."

The French Embassy informed Sir Edward Grey that France accepted his
four-power mediation proposal, and had appointed M. Paul Cambon her
representative in the conference.

Count Benckendorff, Russian Ambassador at London, communicated to
Grey a telegram from M. Sazonof, Russian Minister for Foreign
Affairs, which stated that his interviews with the German
Ambassador, Count Pourtales, confirmed his impression that Germany
would support Austria-Hungary's uncompromising attitude.

"The Berlin Cabinet, who could have prevented the whole of this
crisis developing, appear to be exerting no influence on their
ally....

"This attitude of the German Government is most alarming.

"It seems to me that Great Britain is in a better position than
any other power to make another attempt at Berlin to induce the
German Government to take the necessary action. There is no doubt
that the key of the situation is to be found at Berlin."

Sir Francis Bertie, Ambassador at Paris, telegraphed Grey that M.
Bienvenu-Martin, Acting Secretary for Foreign Affairs, realized the
position of Great Britain.

"He quite appreciates the impossibility for his [British]
majesty's Government to declare themselves 'solidaires' with
Russia on a question between Austria and Serbia, which in its
present condition is not one affecting England. He also sees
that you cannot take up an attitude at Berlin and Vienna more
Serbian than that attributed in German and Austrian sources to
the Russian Government.

"The German Ambassador [Baron von Schoen] has stated that Austria
would respect the integrity of Serbia, but when asked whether her
independence also would be respected, he gave no assurance."

Sir Edward Goschen, Ambassador at Berlin, telegraphed that, after
conference with his French and Italian colleagues, he had found that
the German Secretary of State von Jagow had, while refusing to take
part in the proposed conference, said to all of them that he desired
to work with their Governments for the maintenance of general peace.

"We therefore deduced that if he is sincere in this wish he can
be objecting only to the form of your proposal. Perhaps he
himself could be indu