WHO ARE THE HUNS?

The Neutrality of Belgium. 29
"Through Sir Edward Grey's own declarations, the stater
ment of the English Government that the violation of Belgian
neutrality by Germany induced the participation of England
in the present war is proved absolutely untenable. The pathetic
moralistic indignation over the German invasion of Belgium,
which was used by the English for the purpose of arousing
sentiment against Germany in neutral lands, is given a new
and peculiar illumination by certain documents which the
German army authorities have discovered in the archives of
the Belgian General Staff in Brussels.
It is proved by the contents of a portfolio which bears the
inscription: "Intervention anglaise en Belgique," that as early
as the year 1906, the despatch of an English expeditionary
corps to Belgium had been decided upon in case of a German-
French war. According to a letter written to the Belgian
Minister of War, bearing the date of April 10th, 1906, the
Chief of the Belgian General Staff, upon the repeated solicitation
of the English Military Attaché, Lieutenant Colonel Barnardiston,
in the course of frequent consultations worked out a plan
regarding the common operations of an English expeditionary
corps of 100 000 men in conjunction with the Belgian Army
against Germany. The plan was approved by the Chief of
the English General Staff, Major-General Grierson. The Belgian
General Staff was given all information as to the strength and
disposition of the English troop divisions, as well as the composition
of the expeditionary corps, the points of disembarkation,
an exact estimate of the time required for transportation,
and the like.
On the basis of this information, the Belgian General Staff
had prepared for the transport of the English troops into Belgian
territory, as well as for their shelter and sustenance. This cooperation
had been carefully worked out to the smallest details.
For instance, a large number of interpreters and Belgian gendarmes
were to be placed at the disposition of the English army,
for which purpose the requisite cards were to be delivered.
Even provision for the care of English wounded had already
been thought of.
Dunkirk, Calais and Boulogne were intended as ports of
disembarkation for the English troops. Thence they were to