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Agadir incident, the, 68

Algeciras Conference, the, 69, 114

Alsace-Lorraine, question of, 114 the Kaiser on, 52, 53

America, Tschirsky on, 60

Anglo-French Entente, Bülow on, 56 Tschirsky, 59 views of German Emperor on, 52

Armaments, difficulty of question of, 21 Germany's, 94, 161

Army, British, advantages of voluntary system in, 199 question of compulsory service, 198

Asquith, Mr., consulted by Sir Edward Grey, 45 Premier and War Secretary, 50 presides at Imperial Defense Committee, 182

Austria annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina, 70, 113 ultimatum to Serbia, 133

Bagdad Railway, the, William II. and, 63 et seq.

Balance of power, and the League of Nations, 222 principle of, 20, 22, 119

Balfour, A.J., and Imperial Defense, 184

Ballin, Herr, and Tirpitz, 144

Barnardiston, General, an unfounded charge against, 201

Berchtold, Count, and the ultimatum to Serbia, 153

Berlin, a curious legend originating in, 201 and the Bagdad Railway question, 66 author's visit to, 37

Bethmann-Hollweg, and the Agadir crisis, 69, 71 at Potsdam conference, 151 author's interview with, and the formula of neutrality, 71, 73, 78, 79, 124 desires preservation of peace, 161 his accusation against Entente Powers, 103 informed of Austrian ultimatum, 153 letter to author after the Montreal address, 93 loyalty to the Kaiser, 114 succeeds Prince Bülow as Chancellor, 112

Bismarck, Countess Wilhelm, 146

Bismarck, Prince, a dictum of, 56 and Britain's indefinite policy, 17 and the inevitability of war, 23 and the military party in Germany, 89 and Tirpitz, 145-48 denounces abrogation of Reinsurance Treaty, 146 his affection for Emperor Frederick, 148 his hatred of "prestige politics," 120 Reinsurance Treaty with Russia, 126

Boer War, the, attitude of the Kaiser during, 115

Bosnia, annexation of, 70, 113

Botha, General, co-operates in military preparations, 188

Bridges, Colonel, British Military Attaché at Brussels, 202

Britain's command of the sea, 195

British Army, the reorganization of, 47

British Expeditionary Force, the, mobilization of, 50 organization of, 178 unrecognized work of, 197

British Government, the, paramount duty of, 18

British Navy, a War Staff introduced into, 139, 181 (See also Navy, British)

Bülow, Prince von, author's meeting with, 38 on the Anglo-French Entente, 56 opposes Bagdad Railway proposal, 67 succeeded by Bethmann-Hollweg as Chancellor, 112

Cambon, M. Jules, and relations between France and Germany, 113 informed of Berlin "conversations," 78

Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry, and Imperial Defense, 182, 184 at Marienbad, 38

Caprivi and the organization of German Navy, 138 and the Reinsurance Treaty, 126, 127

Cassel, Sir Ernest, visits Berlin, 70 (and note)

Central Powers, the, preparations for war, 20 their responsibility for the world war, 22

Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. J., Tariff Reform policy of, 54

Churchill, Winston, naval policy of, 87, 181

Committee of Imperial Defense, the, and its functions, 158, 159, 177, 182

Compulsory service, author's views on, 198

Cowans, Sir John, and the military preparations, 188

Crewe, Lord, attends meetings of Committee of Imperial Defense, 182

Curzon, Lord, meets German Emperor, 68

Czernin, Count, on William II., 170

D'Aerenthal, Count, diplomatic victory of, 113

Dawson, Harbutt, "German Empire" of, 120

Democracy and war, 27 vindicated by the war, 108 (See also Social Democracy)

Diplomacy before the war, 35 et seq.

Disarmament, German objections to, 55, 60

Donop, Sir Stanley von, Master General of the Ordnance, 188

Douglas, Sir Charles, and the voluntary system, 199

Education, author's activities for, 39

Edward VII., King, at Marienbad, 38 "encirclement" policy of: Bethmann-Hollweg on, 112 entertains the German Emperor, 62

Einem, General von, at Windsor, 62 author's interview with, 38

Ellison, Colonel, at Berlin, 38

England, a War Staff for the Navy in, 139, 181 commercial rivalry with Germany, 114 conservation of sea power and what it implied, 20, 21 efforts to preserve peace end in failure, 22 her alleged plans to violate Belgian neutrality, 201 propagandists for German military party in, 24 reorganization of army in, 185 voluntary military system of, and its advantages, 199 (See also Great Britain)

England's precautions against Germany's war designs, 168-69

Englishmen, defects and failings of, 28 psychology of, 17

Entente, the, England's entry into—and the alternative, 118, 119, 162 policy of, 106

Ewart, General, and the Committee of Imperial Defense, 184

Expeditionary Force (see British Expeditionary Force)

Falkenhayn, von, commanded to Potsdam, 150, 151

France, apprehensive of Germany's intentions, 44 army of, 180

Frankfurter Zeitung opposes Tirpitz's war objectives, 143

Free Trade, Prince von Bülow's views on, 58 William II. on, 54

French Revolution, the, 217

French, Sir John, and reorganization of British Army, 48

George V., King, entertains German Emperor, 67

George, Lloyd, and the Agadir crisis, 70 at meetings of Committee of Imperial Defense, 182

German desire of commercial development, 55, 58, 60 foreign policy: divided control of, 85

Germans, psychology of, 40

Germany, and the Agadir incident, 68 and the Hague Conference, 60 attitude of, before the war, 101 et seq. cause of her downfall, 167 Chauvinist party in, 81 commercial rivalry with England, 114 decides upon war, 88 defect of Imperial system in, 109 desire for commercial expansion, 103 Fleet Laws passed in the Reichstag, 142 her responsibility for the world war, 90 increases her armaments, 21, 94, 161 influence of General Staff, 41, 107 militarist party of, 39, 89, 108 miscalculations at outbreak of war, 83, 159 naval program of, 142, 156 new Military Law passed, 136 organization of her Navy, 138 over-ambition of, 16 peaceful penetration policy of, 39, 41 politics in: an anecdote of, 85 (note) result of military spirit in, 15, 22 scaremongers in, 24 shipbuilding program of, 74 the new Fleet Law, 75, 79, 87, 128 the Press and Tirpitz, 143 two inconsistent policies in, 107 why she entered the war, 207

Goltz, von der, his "Nation in Arms," 180

Goschen, Sir Edward, demands his passports, 44

Gosse, Edmund, meets the Emperor, 68

Grant Duff, Colonel, 185

Great Britain and Belgian neutrality, 202 ante-war policy of, 13, 17 deficiencies in military organization of, 46 enters the war, 95 her sea power before the war, 19 indefinite policy of, 17, 28, 30 question of her preparedness for war, 18, 177 the educational problem in, 39

Great War, the, and Germany's responsibility, 15 causes of, 161

Greindl, Baron, and a curious legend, 201

Grey, Sir Edward (Lord Grey of Fallodon), an historical speech by, 44 and the Bagdad Railway question, 64 at meetings of Imperial Defense Committee, 182 Bethmann-Hollweg on, 113 denies an insinuation originating in Berlin, 203 his efforts for peace, 88, 154, 155 negotiates with Germany, 163 presses Serbia to accept ultimatum, 155 proposes a conference, 154

Grierson, General, and the Committee of Imperial Defense, 184

Hague Conference, the, 55 Germany's difficulty, 60

Haig, Sir Douglas, and military preparations for war, 188 and the reorganization of British Army, 48

Haldane, Lord, a luncheon to the German Emperor, 67 a visit to the United States and Canada, 37 addresses at Montreal and Oxford, 92, 145 advocates improved system of education, 39 and Expeditionary and Territorial Forces, 48, 50, 178 and the Bagdad Railway question, 63 et seq. becomes Lord Chancellor, 37, 87 "conversations" at Berlin, 72, 124 criticizes Bethmann-Hollweg's book, 101 et seq. dines with the Chancellor, 77 entertained by General Staff, 41 examines organization of German War Office, 38 frank conversation with William II., 52 et seq. lunches with Emperor and Empress, 74 on military preparations, 177 et seq. post-war problems and how they should be met, 208 et seq. rebuts a statement by Tirpitz, 164 Secretary of State for War, 36 studies in Germany, 36 visits German Emperor, 37 witnesses review of German troops, 51

Hankey, Sir Maurice, his work recognized by Parliament, 185

Harcourt, Lord, at Imperial Defense Committee meetings, 182

Harnack, Professor, author's meeting with, 77

Herzegovina, annexation of, 70, 113

Hindenburg, General von, author's meeting with, 77

Huguet, Colonel, interviewed by author, 45

Imperial Defense Committee, the, 158, 159, 177, 182

Isvolsky, M., 113, 162

Jagow, Herr von, and the ultimatum to Serbia, 133

Kiaochow (see Tsingtau)

Kiderlen-Waechter, Herr von, a talk with, 77 and the Agadir incident, 69

Kitchener, Lord, meets the Emperor, 68 personality of, 179

Kitchener's Army, 50, 178

Lansdowne, Lord, and the agreement with France, 21

Laurier, Sir Wilfrid, co-operates in military preparations, 188

League of Nations, the, 220, 222

Lucanus, von, snubbed by Bismarck, 148

Lyncker, von, commanded to Potsdam, 150, 151

Lyttelton, Sir Neville, 188

MacDonald, Ramsay, lunches with German Emperor, 68

Mahan, Admiral, his works studied by Tirpitz, 141

McKenna, Mr., and the Navy, 87

Metternich, Count, and Bagdad Railway question, 66 at Windsor, 62 author's relations with, 57

Miles, Sir Herbert, assists in military preparations, 188

Military preparations, the, 177 et seq.

Moltke, Count von, his scheme for rapid mobilization, 38

Moltke, General von, a chat with, 42 present at meeting of Bismarck and Kaiser, 148

Morley, Lord, at luncheon to the Emperor, 68 attends meetings of Committee of Imperial Defense, 182

Morocco difficulty, the, 115 France's request to England, 44

Moulton, Lord, meets German Emperor, 68

National philosophy, German, 30

Navy, British, mobilization of, 50 sea power the dominant element in military policy, 200 why strengthened and increased, 87, 129, 181

Navy, German, Bülow on, 57 William II. and, 54

Nicholson, Lord, and a new military system, 196 chief of General Staff, 188

Officers' Training Corps, organization of, 192

Ottley, Admiral Sir Charles, secretary of Committee of Imperial Defense, 185

Panther sent to Agadir, 68

Peace terms, the, burden of, 210

Post-war problems, and how they should be met, 208

Potsdam, a reported Crown Council at, and Tirpitz's version of, 131, 149

Reinsurance Treaty of 1884, 126, 146

Repington, Col. A'Court, 191

Reventlow, Count, 38 (note)

Richter opposes Tirpitz on the naval program, 142

Russia, army of, 180 her hostility to Austria, 113 not wishful for war, 162

Russo-Japanese War, William II. and, 116

Sargent, J.S., lunches with the Emperor, 68

Schoen, Baron von, accompanies William II. to England, 62 and the Bagdad Railway question, 65

Serbia as "provocative neighbor," 23 ultimatum to, 133

Skiernevice (see Reinsurance Treaty)

Social Democracy, and militarism, 108 in Germany, 84, 144

Special Reserve, the, organization of, 178

Spender, J.A., meets the Emperor, 68

Stosch, and the German Navy, 138

Tangier, William II. at, 53, 115

Tariff Reform, the Kaiser on, 55

Teaching universities, author and, 39

Technical colleges in England, 40

Territorial Force, the, its part in the world war, 49 mobilization of, 50 organization of, 48, 178

Tirpitz, Admiral von, an admission by, 138 an interview with, 74 and Bethmann-Hollweg's policy, 141 criticizes author, 160 demands a definite policy for war, 143 his "Erinnerungen" discussed, 137 et seq. his influence in Germany, 82 informed of Austria's demands to Serbia, 153 mentality of, 137 outstanding thesis of his book, 141 tribute to British sea power, 161 visits Bismarck, 145, 148

Trench warfare, unpreparedness for, 191

Tschirsky, Herr von, and the ultimatum to Serbia, 153 author's interview with, 38 on Anglo-French Entente, 59 on the English Press, 61

Tsingtau as German naval base, 140

Two-Power standard, discussed with German Emperor and Prince Bülow, 54, 57 Tirpitz and, 76

United States (see America)

Voluntary system, the, advantages of, 199

William II., Emperor, an ominous admission by, 43 and the Agadir crisis, 69, 70 and the Anglo-French Entente, 52 Bismarck's message to, 148 consults Bethmann-Hollweg and Zimmermann, 132 Count Czernin on, 170 desires exchange of views between Berlin and London, 70, 71 Emperor of Austria's letter to, and memorandum on policy, 131 frank speech with author, 52 et seq. his proposal on Bagdad Railway question, 66 his reception in London, 68 incautious speeches of, 69, 117, 161 pays surprise visit to Bismarck, 148 promises support to Austria, 150 reads a poem to author, 165 reviews his troops, 51 Tirpitz and, 142 visits King Edward and King George, 62, 67

Wilson, Admiral Sir Arthur, meets the Emperor, 68

Wilson, General, and the Committee of Imperial Defense, 184

Windsor, the German Emperor's visit to, 62

Zimmermann, Herr, at Potsdam conference, 151 meets author, 77

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