The mobilization of the Russian Army is also being continued with
remarkable energy and boundless enthusiasm.
The Belgian Army, mobilized up to 250,000 men, is preparing with
magnificent spirit to defend the neutrality and independence of its
country.
The English fleet is entirely mobilized, and the order has been given
for the mobilization of the land forces.
Since 1912 there have been consultations between the English and French
General Staffs. These had resulted in an exchange of letters between Sir
Edward Grey and M. Paul Cambon. The Secretary of State made these known
yesterday in the House of Commons, and, in accordance with the wishes of
the British Government, I shall have the honor of reading these two
documents to this Parliament:
London, Foreign Office, Nov. 22, 1912.
My Dear Ambassador:
From time to time in recent years the French and British naval and
military experts have consulted together. It has always been
understood that such consultation does not restrict the freedom of
either Government to decide at any future time whether or not to
assist the other by armed force. We have agreed that consultation
between experts is not and ought not to be regarded as an
engagement that commits either Government to action in a
contingency that has not arisen and may never arise.
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