ABSTRACT
England's repugnance to the idea of a war is corroborated by the correspondence between the President of the French Republic and the King of England. The future historians find it difficult to understand how Germany could have been led to believe that Great Britain desired a conflict. Sir Edward Grey was desirous of averting a war at any cost, and made the most strenuous efforts, both directly and through his Ambassadors, to put an end to the quarrel between the Great Powers. Chancellor voices opinions that are very probably shared by the German people, who believe everything that their Government tells them to. His speech consists entirely of affirmations, such as, for instance: "All the attempts of the enemy to ascribe warlike ambitions to us and a love of peace to himself have failed in the face of the published evidence".
