

E-text prepared by Produced by Steven Gibbs, Richard J. Shiffer, and
Distributed Proofreading volunteers (http://www.pgdp.net) for Project
Gutenberg



Transcriber's note:

      Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully
      as possible, including obsolete and variant spellings and other
      inconsistencies. Text that has been changed to correct an
      obvious error is noted at the end of this ebook.

      Many occurrences of mismatched single and double quotation marks
      remain as they were in the original.

      Text enclosed by equal signs was in bold face in the original
      (=bold=).





THE GREAT WAR AND HOW IT AROSE







1915

Parliamentary Recruiting Committee
12, Downing Street, London, S.W.




CONTENTS.


                                                                   PAGE.

  Serbia's Position                                                    3

  Russia's Position                                                    6

  Germany's Position                                                   6

  Italy's Position                                                     8

  Germany's Selected Moment                                            8

  Peace Thwarted by Germany                                           10

      I. Attempt to Extend Time-Limit of Austro-Hungarian
         Ultimatum                                                    11
     II. Question of Delay of Hostilities between Austria-Hungary
         and Serbia                                                   11
    III. Suggested Mediation by the Four Powers                       12
     IV. Germany Asked to State Form of Mediation between
         Russia and Austria-Hungary                                   13
      V. Russia Suggests Direct Negotiations with Austria-Hungary     14
     VI. Russia's Final Attempt at Peace                              15

  German Militarism Wins                                              17

  How France Came In                                                  19

  How Great Britain Came In                                           19

  War with Austria                                                    22

  Japan's Ultimatum to Germany                                        22

  Allies' Declaration of Common Policy                                23

  Turkey