Why We Are at War (2nd Edition, revised)

The war in which England is now engaged with Germany is fundamentally a war between two different principles--that of _raison d'état_, and that of the rule of law. The antagonis...

GERMANY: Emperor William II, _succ_. 1888. _Imperial Chancellor_: Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg. _Foreign Secretary_: Herr von Jagow. _Ambassadors from Great Britain_: Sir Edward Gos...

Even at the risk of being tedious it is essential that we should sketch in outline the events which have produced the present grouping of belligerent states, and the long-drawn-...

The kingdom of Belgium is a comparatively new creation, but the idea of a Belgian nation is older than the kingdom. Historically and geographically the kingdom has no doubt an a...

The following sketch of events from June 28 to August 4, 1914, is merely intended as an introduction to the analytical and far more detailed account of the negotiations and decl...

Until the year 1890 Russia and Germany had been in close touch. Dynastic connexions united the two imperial houses; and the common policy of repression of Polish nationality--th...

The principles of _raison d'etat_ and the rule of law--Treitschke's teaching--The results of this philosophy--Contempt for public law--The glorification of war--The philosophy p...

Dramatis personae. §1. _Germany's attitude to Russia and Austria_--Presentation of the Austrian Note to Servia--Germany shields Austria--Conduct of Germany considered--Sir Edwar...

Introduction--The Triple Alliance--Bismarck's dismissal--French colonial advance---Germany's demands for compensations--The Anglo-French agreement concerning Morocco--German obj...

Belgian neutrality--The origin of Belgium--England and the smaller Powers--The Treaty of 1839--Belgium's independence and neutrality.--The neutrality of the Grand Duchy of Luxem...