In order to avoid a confusion of unimportant references, in certain instances where
the names and titles of the principal diplomats have been included in this index, no ac-
companying reference to the pages of the volume has been added.
Acland, Parliamentary Under-Sec-
retary for Foreign Affairs: 435 n.
Adriatic: 21, 28-29, 32.
Ægean Islands: 26-27.
Egean Sea: 30, 123.
Aerenthal: 20.
Afghanistan: Anglo-Russian agree-
ment concerning, 548-549.
Agadir incident (1911): 22-24; effect
on Germany, 35; Grey on English
policy regarding, 289-290.
Aggression: condemnation of, 14 n,
189-190 n, 489; difficulty in deter-
mining what constitutes, 459-460;
Italy says Triple Alliance does not
cover, 470; significance of Italy's
stand as showing Austro-German,
472-473; forced on Germany be-
cause of hostage policy towards
France, 488; fundamental reasons
for German, 505-508; England's
policy had nothing of, 511-512 n;
aim of diplomacy to force upon
opponent, 521; territorial, denied
by United States (1898) and Aus-
tria (1914), 585.
Agram: trial at, 43 n, 125.
Albania: made independent state by
powers, 28-29, 149; designs of
Italy and Austria on, 32, 41; ques-
tion, how settled (1913), 229.
Albert, King of Belgium: telegram of,
to King George, 355-358; World
interview with, regarding Anglo-
Belgian conversations, 407; de-
fense of Belgian neutrality, 407 n.
Alexander, King of Servia: 30, 147.
Alexander, Prince of Servia: 82; tele-
graphs Tsar, 99-100.
Algeciras Conference: 12-18; Grey
on English policy at time of, 289-
290; Italy at, 457.
Allen, Clifford: England's reason for
entering war, 314-315 n.
Alsace-Lorraine: effect upon rela-
tions of France and Germany, 13-
15, 503; inhabitants of, forbidden
to cross frontier (July 1914), 170;
proposal (1870) to neutralize,
453 n.
Ambassador: see English, French,
German, etc., Ambassador.
America (see also United States): and
the issues of the European War,
655-660.
American affairs: Anglo-American
coöperation in regard to, 542.
American Association for Interna-
tional Conciliation, publications
of: 64 n, 130 n, 445 n.
American Delegation at the First
Hague Conference: declaration of,
concerning Monroe Doctrine, 539.
American Journal of International
Law: viii, 541 n, 544 n, 551, 572.
Andrassy, Count: interpellation on
Austro-Servian situation, 46.
Anglo-American coöperation: in re-
gard to American affairs, 542.
Anglo-American treaty: concerning
arbitration, 543.
Anglo-Belgian agreement: no reality
to, 405-406.
Anglo-Belgian conversations: 395-
411; nature of (Munroe-Smith),
405 n; World interview with King
of Belgium, 407: statement of
Belgian Government regarding,
(transmitted by Havenith), 407-
408; German Minister informed
of, by Belgian Government, 407-
408; Chancellor comments on,
455 n.
Anglo-French Entente: formation of,
12; disturbs Germany, 15-16;
strength of, shown at Algeciras,
17; England will not support if
France rejects reasonable German
proposal, 233; Poincaré's letter to
King George, 276; Grey-Cambon
letters 1912, 283-284; Cambon-
Grey conversations, 285-288;
Grey's speech in Commons Aug. 3,
288-292, 345-352; coöperative dis-
position of Anglo-French fleets,
498; extent to which England
bound to aid France, 527.
Anglo-German agreement (see also
Anglo-German relations): Asquith
remarks, 282 n; obstacle to, 511 n.
Anglo-German conflict: was
not
inevitable, 488 n.
Anglo-German relations: Delbrück
predicts war, 560; price of Anglo-
German Entente (Delbrück), 561;
secret treaty of 1898 relative to
the eventual dismemberment of
the Portuguese Colonies, refer-
ences to, 562-563; colonial devel-
opment and removal of conflicting
interests (Johnston), 566; com-
mercial and economic competition
(Rathgen), 567-568; Bethmann-
Hollweg's speech in Reichstag
regarding, 568-569; Asquith's
Cardiff speech concerning, 568.
Anglo-Japanese Alliance: 12, 498.
Anglo-Russian agreement, concern-
ing Persia, 17-18, 498, 546-548.
Anglo-Russian Entente: 292 n, 556-
Antwerp: England's intention to use
as base, 410.
Apponyi, Count Albert: Criticism of
Servia, 588.
Arbitration: suggested by Servia, 64;
Sazonof thinks Servia may pro-
pose, 201; Germany thinks Grey's
conference equivalent to, 208; Saz-
onof modified formula, constitutes
powers arbitrators, 238 n; obliga-
tory, Germany's attitude towards,
503; Biberstein opposes obliga-
tory, at Hague, 513; Anglo-Ameri-
can treaty, 543; offered by Servia
(1914) and Spain (1898), 584.
Areopagus: German Chancellor ob-
jects to, 210; a European, 230;
judgment of, 272-273.
Armament of Powers: increase of, 35.
Asia: agreement of England and
Russia concerning their interests
in, 546-550.
Asia Minor: 20, 123.
Asquith, English Premier: Cardiff
speech, 282 n, 569; statement,
July 31, regarding Russian mobil-
ization, 335; the Cabinet crisis,
341-342; 342 n; Shaw on, 356 n;
England's Entente policy and
Anglo-German agreement, 511-
512, 512 n.
Assassination: see regicide.
Associated Press: 365 n; Grey au-
thorizes statement (Jan. 27) com-
menting on Chancellor's interview
with, 406-407, 407 n.
Atlantic Monthly: 185–186 n; 275 n;
405 n; 415 n; 488 n.
Austria (see also, Austrian ultima-
tum Austro-Servian conflict -
Balkans Conversations - Lo-
calization - Mediation — Mobil-
ization): obtains administrative
control of Bosnia and Herzegovina
(1878), 7-8; joins with Germany
in Dual Alliance (1879), 7-8;
540-541; racial and political ele-
ments of, 8, 33; joins with Ger-
many and Italy in Triple Alliance
(1883), 8; rivalry with Russia in
Balkans, 19, 91-94, 96, 147-149;
annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina
(1908), 20, 30-31, 76 n; Entente
powers resent annexation of Bos-
nia by, 21, 457, 520; threatened
by Servia's increased strength,
29-35, 89, 91 n, 93, 123–124,
127-128, 148-149; "Pig War,'
30, 147; designs of, upon Alba-
nia, 32, 41; designs on Salonika,
524; Archduke of, assassinated
(June 28) 1914, 34, 155; intends
war on Servia (1913) with Ger-
many's consent, 35; presents ul-
timatum to Servia (July 23),
1914, 36-37; prepares public for
ultimatum through press, 44-45 n,
46-47 n, 50, 74–75 n, 88–89 n, 92,
156; lays on Russia responsibility
for a possible European war, 50-
51; assumes Servia responsible to
her alone and not to powers, 52,
61-62 n, 107-108; furnishes Eng-
land with special explanation of
ultimatum, 56-58; refuses to ex-
tend time limit of ultimatum, 61,
234 n; rejects Servia's reply, 65,
78-81; popular feeling in, against
Servia, 65, 85, 88 and n, 91-92;
rejoinder of, to Servian note, 65–
75; 79; begins military prepara-
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