usages of international courtesy, would facilitate
my return to my own country, and would give me
every means of getting back to it quickly.

"Yesterday, however, Baron von Langwerth, after
refusing me access to Belgium and Holland, informed
me that I should travel to Switzerland via Constance.
During the night I was informed that I should be
sent to Austria, a country which is taking part in
the present war on the side of Germany. As I had no
knowledge of the intentions of Austria towards me,
since on Austrian soil I am nothing but an ordinary
private individual, I wrote to Baron von Langwerth
that I requested the Imperial Government to give me
a promise that the Imperial and Royal Austrian
authorities would give me all possible facilities
for continuing my journey and that Switzerland would
not be closed to me. Herr von Langwerth has been good
enough to answer me in writing that I could be
assured of an easy journey and that the Austrian
authorities would do all that was necessary.

"It is nearly five o'clock, and Baron von Langwerth
has just announced to me that I shall be sent to
Denmark. In view of the present situation, there is
no security that I shall find a ship to take me to
England and it is this consideration which made me
reject this proposal with the approval of Herr von
Langwerth.

"In truth no liberty is left me and I am treated
almost as a prisoner. I am obliged to submit,
having no means of obtaining that the rules of
international courtesy should be observed towards
me, but I hasten to protest to your Excellency
against the manner in which I am being treated.

"JULES CAMBON."

Whilst my letter was being delivered I was told that the
journey would not be made direct but by way of Schleswig. At
10 o'clock in the evening, I left the Embassy with my staff
in the middle of a great assembly of foot and mounted
police.

At the station the Ministry for Foreign Affairs was only
represented by an officer of inferior rank.

The journey took place with extreme slowness. We took more
than twenty-four hours to reach the frontier. It seeme