Chapter XII · ToC (continued 3)
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Lueger and Franz Ferdinand, 50
Luxembourg, German invasion of, 16
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Mackensen, a fleet of Zeppelins at Bucharest, 101 failure at Maracesci, 261 headquarters at Bucharest, 105
Magyars, the, and Franz Ferdinand, 38, 50 author and, 78
Majorescu and Austria's policy, 330 and territorial concessions, 97, 206 forms a Ministry, 81
Mandazescu, arrest and extradition of, 89
Maracesci, attack on, 261
Marghiloman and co-operation of Roumania, 106 forms a Cabinet, 266, 320
Marie, Queen of Roumania, English sympathies of, 98, 99
Marne, the, first battle of, 17
Martow and the Menshevik party, 211
Martynoz, and the Russian Internationalists, 211
Medwjedew, J.G., Ukrainian delegate to Brest, 301
Mennsdorff, Ambassador, interviews General Smuts, 169
Menshevik party, the, 211
Meran, the Entente's proposals regarding, 170, 173
Merchant vessels, arming of, author on, 285
Merey meets Czernin at Brest, 219
Michaelis, Dr., appointed Imperial Chancellor, 156 defines Germany's views regarding Belgium, 157 on peace proposals, 157 Pan-Germanism of, 160
"Might before Right," Bismarckian principle of, 15
Miklossy, Bishop Stephan, marvellous escape of, 89
Militarism, German faith in, 17 England's idea of German, 166
Monarchists v. Republicans, 52
Monarchs, hypnotic complacency of, 58 et seq.
Moutet, attitude of, at French Socialist conference, 214
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Nationality, problem of, 190 Franz Ferdinand and, 191
Naval disarmament, negotiations on, 4
Nicholas, Grand Duke, and the military party in Russia, 2
Nicolai, Tsar, Joffe on, 227
North Sea, the, blockade of, 280
Noxious gas, why used by Germany, 16
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Odessa, in danger of a food crisis, 252
Orlando confers with Ribot and Lloyd George, 164
Otto, Archduke, brother of Franz Ferdinand, 36
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Pallavicini, Markgraf, discusses the political situation with author, 5
Pan-Germans, 330 conditions on which they would conclude peace, 160
Pan-Russian Congress, the, 212, 213, 214
Papal Note, the, 167, 177 Austria's reply to, 175 German reply to, 333
Paris, negotiations in camera at, 271
Peace by sacrifice, 327
Peace Congress at Brest-Litovsk, 218 et seq.
Peace movement, real historical truth concerning, 186
Peace negotiations, Count Czernin on, 298 et seq. deadlock in, 182 the Pope's proposals, 167, 175, 177, 333
Peace resolution, a, and its consequences, 156
Penfield, Mr., American Ambassador to Vienna, 131
People's Socialists, the, 212
Peschechonow, Minister of Food, 212
Petersburg and the Ukraine, 309
Plechanow, Georgei, and the Russian Social Patriots, 211
Poklewski, Russian Ambassador to Roumania, 86
Poland, a conference on question of, 205 becomes a kingdom, 200 conquest of, 106 Count Czernin on, 304 Emperor Charles's offer regarding, 75 future position of, 203 German standpoint on, 203 Michaelis on, 159 re-organisation of, 145 the German demands, 244 unrepresented at Brest, and the reason, 304, 315
Poles, the, and Brest-Litovsk negotiations, 208 party divisions among, 204
Polish question, and the Central-European project, 209 difficulties of, 200
Popow, Bulgarian Minister of Justice, 223
Pro-Roumanian party and its head, 77
Prussian militarism, England's idea of, 166 extermination of, 273 fear of, 174 (See also German military party)
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Quadruple Alliance, the, dissension in, 250 Germany as shield of, 183 peace terms to Roumania, 262
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Radek, a scene with a chauffeur, 237
Radoslawoff, ignorant of negotiations with Entente, 162
Randa, Lieut.-Col. Baron, a telling remark by, 104 and Roumanian peace overtures, 260, 262, 319
Reichstag, the, a peace resolution passed in, 156 demands peace without annexation, 156, 160
Renner and the Stockholm Congress, 168
Republicans v. Monarchists, 52
Ressel, Colonel, 264
Revertera negotiates for peace, 164, 169
Revolution, danger of, 147
Rhondda, Lord, British Food Controller, 151
Ribot confers with Orlando, 164 statement by, 152
Richthofen brothers, the, 246
Rosenberg meets author at Brest, 219
Roumania, 77 et seq. a change of Government in, 81 a land of contrasts, 84 affairs in, after Sarajevo tragedy, 86 and the Peace of Bucharest, 6 author's negotiations for peace, 258 between two stools, 261 declares war, 100, 279 espionage in, 97 freedom of the Press in, 84 Germany and, 262, 267 her treachery to Central Powers, 262 how news of Sarajevo tragedy was received in, 86 Marghiloman forms a Cabinet, 266 negotiations for peace, 318 out of action, 23 peace concluded with, 323 question of annexations of, 159, 207 question of her neutrality, 12, 95 Russian gold in, 111 social conditions in, 85 ultimatum to, 12, 262 why she entered the war, 3
Roumanian invasion of Transylvania, 108
Roumanians, mistaken views of strength of, 261 their love of travel, 85
Rudolf, Crown Prince, and Franz Ferdinand, 37
Russia, a contemplated peace with, 211 abdication of the Tsar, 142 an appeal to German soldiers, 249 begins military operations without a declaration of war, 3 Bolshevism in, 211, 216, 229 declares for cessation of hostilities, 318 differences of opinion in, as to continuance of war, 211 et seq. enters the war, 7 Francis Joseph's inquiry as to a possible revolution in, 105 her responsibility for Great War, 10 incites German army to revolt, 317 negotiations for peace, 298 out of action, 23 peace treaty signed, 318 prepared for war, 112 the military party in, 2, 9 ultimatum to Roumania, 262
Russian Revolution, the, 142, 147, 211 et seq.
Russians, their fear of Trotski, 237
Ruthenian districts of Hungary, Ukrainian demands, 242
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Sacharow, General, murder of, 220
St. Mihiel, author at, 73
St. Privat, reminiscences of, 74
Salzburg negotiations, the, 210
Sarajevo, the tragedy of, 6, 49 sounds death knell of the Monarchy, 32
Sassonoff, a momentous statement by, 88 attitude of, after declaration of war, 8 visits Bucharest, 112
Satonski, Wladimir Petrowitch, 302
Schachrai, W.M., at Brest, 301
Schonburg, Alvis, and the Emperor Charles, 61
Schönerer, Deputy, Franz Ferdinand and, 50
Secret diplomacy, abolition of: author's views, 306-7
Sedan, a house with a history at, 74
Seidler, Dr. von, a faux pas by, 56 and the food shortage, 240 and the partition of Galicia, 209 and the Ukrainian question, 208, 242, 243 apathetic attitude of, 238, 239 author's meeting with, 230 visits South Slav provinces, 59
Seitz, and the Stockholm Conference, 168
Serbia, arrogance of, 6 ultimatum to, 7
Sewrjuk, M., 240
Sixtus, Prince, letters from Emperor Charles to, 164
Skobeleff and the Mensheviks, 211
Skrzynski, Herr von, 250
Slapowszky, Johann, tragic death of, 89
Slav provinces, a visit by the Emperor to, 59
Smuts, General, interview with Mennsdorff, 170
Social Democrats and the question of peace, 26, 30 and the Stockholm Conference, 168, 333 Hungarian, 243 opposed to sacrifice of Alsace-Lorraine, 71
"Social Patriots," Russian, 211
Social Revolutionary Party, the, 212
Socialists and offensive against Central Powers, 211
Spanish reports of war-weariness in England and France, 143
Stirbey, Prince, 263
Stockholm, a Socialist Conference at, 168, 333 Russians ask for a conference at, 229
Stockholm Congress, negative result of, 169
Strikes and their danger, 310
Stumm, von, on Ukrainian claims, 241
Sturdza, Lieut.-Col., extraordinary behaviour of, 83
Stürgkh, Count, 18 (note) recollections of, 46
Submarine warfare, author's note to American Government on, 279 Czernin on, 334 destruction without warning justified, 283 enemy losses in, 290 enemy's "statistical smoke-screens" as to, 289 question of safety of passengers and crew, 282 speech by Dr. Helfferich on, 288 why adopted by Central Powers, 281 et seq. (See also U-boats)
Südekum, Herr, and Austria-Hungary's peace proposals, 155, 333
Supreme Military and Naval Command, conditions of, for peace negotiations, 159
Switzerland, reported disturbances in: author's disclaimer, 335
Sycophancy in high places, 58, 60, 62, 63, 64
Sylvester, Dr., and the German-Austrian National Assembly, 26
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Talaat Pasha arrives at Brest, 233 influence of, 143 threatens to resign, 269
Talleyrand, a dictum of, 174
Tarnowski, Count, author's opinion of, 110 German Ambassador to Washington, 127
Thomas, M., war speech on Russian front, 214
Tisza, Count Stephen, 18 (note) a characteristic letter from, 200 advocates unrestricted U-boat warfare, 115, 334 and American intervention, 123 and author's appointment to Bucharest, 78 and cession of Hungarian territory, 135 and control of foreign policy, 134 and the Stockholm Conference, 168 assassination of, 137 at a U-boat campaign conference, 121 author's conference with, 27, 28 defends Count Czernin, 108 dismissal of, 136, 203 Franz Ferdinand and, 38 his influence in Hungary, 27 leads anti-Roumanian party, 77 lively correspondence with author, 128 on dangers of pessimism, 154 on the Treaty of London, 28 opposes annexation of Roumania, 207 opposes the war, 10 opposes U-boat warfare, 131, 334 peace proposal of, 139 pro-memoria of, on Roumanian peace negotiations, 258 question of frontier rectifications, 319 refuses cession of Hungarian territory, 107 speech at conference on Polish question, 206 tribute to, 137 views regarding Poland, 200 visits the Southern Slavs, 30
Transylvania, 173 opposition to cession of, 107 proposed cession of, 28, 50 Roumanian invasion of, 108
Trentino, the, offered to Italy, 75
Trieste, Entente proposals regarding, 170, 173
"Tripartite solution" of Polish question, Tisza on, 201
Trnka and the Customs dues, 168
Trotski, a tactical blunder by, 236 accepts the German-Austria ultimatum, 235 and the Internationalist party, 211 arrives at Brest, 232 declines to sign, 250 his brother-in-law Kameneff, 220 his library, 235, 236 negotiations with, 247 opposed to ill-treatment of war prisoners, 236 ultimatum to, 234
Trudoviks, the, 212
Tscheidse, and the Mensheviks, 211, 213
Tschernow, speaks at Peasants' Congress, 212
Tschirsky, Herr von, a momentous communication to Berchtold, 7 and a telegram from King George, 9 his desire for war, 32 untactful diplomacy of, 10
Tseretelli and the Menshevik party, 211
Turkey, a dispute with Bulgaria, 268 asks for munitions, 95 how the Sultan was deposed, 233 probable secession of, 269
Turkish Grand Vizier arrives at Brest, 233
Turks, a reported advance by a hostile Power for a separate peace, 143 at Brest Conference, 223
Tyrol, the, German troops in, 24
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U-boat warfare, 114 et seq. a conference in Vienna on, 121 "a terrible mistake", 126 and America's entry into the war, 126 and why adopted by Germany, 16 Czernin on, 148 political arguments against, 117, 118 what it achieved, 178 (See also Submarine warfare)
Ugron, Herr von, and the "tripartite" solution of Polish question, 201
Ukraine and Petersburg, 309 Bolshevik destruction in, 252 food supplies from, 251 et seq., 315 military action in, and the consequences, 253 peace concluded with, 249 revolution in, 253 survey of imports from, 255 treaty signed, 317
Ukrainian Army General Committee appointed, 214 delegates at Brest, 231, 300 Workers' and Peasants' Government, a declaration from, 301
Ukrainians and their demands, 208, 240, 314 dictatorial attitude of, 241 negotiations with, 315
United States, the, scarcity of supplies in, 294 (See also America)
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Versailles, opening of Peace Congress at, 196 the Council of Four at, 271 the Peace of, 18, 19, 271 terrible nature of, 273 triumph of Entente at, 186
Vienna, a council in, 121 differences of opinion in, 77 disastrous effects of troubles in, 250 disturbances in, 58 food shortage and strikes in, 238, 239, 241, 314 politicians' views on peace proposals, 230 psychology of, 197 warlike demonstrations at, after Sarajevo tragedy, 33
Vredenburch, Herr von, Dutch Ambassador to Roumania, 104
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Wales, Prince of (see Edward VII., King)
Wallachia, occupation of, 99, 105
Wallhead, Mr., 295
Washington Cabinet, and Austria-Hungary's attitude to submarine warfare, 279
Wassilko, Nikolay, leader of Austrian Ruthenians, 247, 249
Wedel, Count, calls on Count Czernin, 127 disclosures of, 161 (note) revelations of, 155 (note)
Weisskirchner, Burgemeister, coins the term "bread peace," 257
Wekerle, Dr., and the Polish question, 203 author and, 136, 230 on the Ukrainian question, 242 standpoint of, on Roumanian peace negotiations, 260, 319
Western front, an Entente break-through on, 183
Western Powers, the, and Germany's ambitions, 2
Wiesner, Ambassador, von, and a Pan-German, 161 at Brest-Litovsk, 236 author discusses Russian peace with, 219
Wilhelm, Crown Prince, and Franz Ferdinand, 43 anxious for peace, 72 author's conversation with, 74 his quarters at Sedan, 74
William I. and Bismarck, 65
William II., Emperor, and Bismarck, 52 and Franz Ferdinand, 42 and the German Supreme Military Command, 17 as causeur, 66 as the "elect of God," 52, 53 cause of his ruin, 62 et seq. demonstrations against, in the Reichstag, 54 desires to help deposed Tsar, 70 difficulties of his political advisers, 60 fails to find favour in England, 63 his projected division of the world, 67 impending trial of: author's protest, 66 informed of serious nature of situation for Allies, 332 instructions to Kühlmann, 249 long years of peaceful government, 68 longs for peace, 70 on food troubles in England, 145 on impending attack on Italian front, 71 presents author with "Der Kaiser im Felde," 64 Prince Hohenlohe and, 65 question of his abdication, 75 the Press and, 65 warlike speeches of, 68
Wilson, President, advantages of his "Fourteen Points," 188 as master of the world, 192 author on his Message, 305 Count Andrassy's Note to, 25 Count Czernin on, 192 Entente's reply to his peace proposal, 118, 120, 123 his Fourteen Points and the Peace of Versailles, 271 on the freedom of the seas, 281 ready to consider peace, 250 reopens hopes of a peace of understanding, 189 speech to Congress, 193 text of the Fourteen Points, 323
Wolf, K.H., a scene in the "Burg," 169
World-domination, Germany's dream of, 1, 2
World organization, a new, principles of, 174 et seq.
World War, the, an important phase of, 107 attempts at peace, 134 et seq. author's impressions and reflections on, 195 et seq., 271 et seq. by whom started, 18 (note) causes of, 3 President Wilson and, 188 et seq. questions of responsibility for outbreak of, 2
World War, the, U-boat warfare in, 114 et seq. (see also Submarine warfare and U-boat) violent measures adopted by Germany in, 16
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Zeppelin raids on Bucharest, 100
Zimmermann, Herr, and author's peace proposals, 146 opposes unrestricted U-boat warfare, 115, 120
Zimmerwalder (Russian Internationalists), 211
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