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<p>[Page 71]</p><p>risking an indiscretion from which he could not extricate himself. Lichnowsky's words must greatly demoralise the masses who in defence of the homeland have to suffer so many privations, and herein lies his crime. However, from my experiences of how the English have acted towards Germans, and German possessions, it is totally improbable that they wouldn't have wanted war. On the contrary, they did their utmost to destroy our trade, which had outgrown theirs, and there can be no doubt that even Lichnowsky would share this view today. In my opinion, this case is another proof of how utterly our diplomacy has failed us. L. let himself be duped by English charm and this is now the dire result of his English mission. I can't blame the people back home for wanting to bring L. to trial, and his defence by Harden is totally inappropriate, especially when based on the wrong</p>