ABSTRACT
The German Emperor, with a few candid reflections upon the history of Prussia, and a contempt for the ‘eunuch-like’ preoccupation of the leading statesmen of Europe with ‘everlasting talk about peace’, thought at first that the Balkan States should be left alone to settle their affairs. The co-operation between Germany, Great Britain, and France during the three Balkan wars impressed and indeed surprised the statesmen and diplomatists of Europe. The Austro-Russian difference remained, and in the opinion of leading statesmen and soldiers in Germany, Austria, and Russia could be settled only by force. The final settlement after the defeat of Bulgaria had only aggravated the relations between Austria and Servia, and strained Austro-Russian relations almost to breaking-point. The German Foreign Office was less sure that Great Britain would support France and Russia under any conditions, although Lichnowsky had no doubts about the matter.
