il in their duty and sacrifice
their honour by yielding to force. The Government have waited, not
only until the ultimatum had expired, but also until Belgian
territory had been violated by German troops, before appealing to
France and Great Britain, guarantors of her neutrality, under the
same terms as are Germany and Austria-Hungary, to cooeperate in the
name and in virtue of the treaties in defense of Belgian territory.

By repelling the invaders by force of arms, she has not even
committed a hostile act as laid down by the provisions of Article
10 of The Hague Convention, respecting the Rights and Duties of
Neutral Powers.

Germany has herself recognised that her attack constitutes a
violation of international law, and being unable to justify it,
she has pleaded her strategical interests.

Belgium formally denies the allegation that Austrian and Hungarian
subjects have suffered treatment in Belgium contrary to the most
primitive demands of humanity.

The Belgian Government, from the very beginning of hostilities,
have issued the strictest orders for the protection of
Austro-Hungarian persons and property.

DAVIGNON.]

The ---- Charge came around this afternoon to ask about getting to
Antwerp, where he wants to flee for protection. He was very indignant
because the Military Governor had refused to allow him to go. When I
asked him on what ground the permission had been refused, he said that
it had not exactly been refused, but that he could go only on his own
responsibility. He wanted us to protest against this. I meanly suggested
to him that he would be in much more serious danger if he had an escort
of German troops to take him to the Belgian lines, and he left in a
terrible state of mind.

Mr. Whitlock and the Spanish Minister went to call on the Military
Governor this afternoon to get off some telegrams which he had promised
to send, and to talk over the general situation. After that they went to
call on the Burgomaster, and came back with a pretty good idea of what
was happening in our fair city.

The Governor loaded them up with a large budget of official news,
showing that Germany was victorious all along every line; that she was
not only chasing the French and English armies around in circles, but
that Uhlans were within forty kilometers of Paris, and that five Ru