Pour les germanophones, voir la position de l'Allemagne ( die Haltung Deutschlands) dans :

http://de.qantara.de/inhalt/rolf-hosfel … -armeniern

lire aussi :¨


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?title=Talk … nn-Hollweg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%B6lke … _Armeniern

EN FRANCAIS :

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theobald_v … nn_Hollweg

Le président américain Wilson propose toutefois aux pays en guerre de négocier la paix. Bethmann-Hollweg avait déjà vécu une médiation américaine à Berlin en 1911 et présidée par Theodore Roosevelt. À l'époque il était question de mettre en place une triple alliance transatlantique constituée des États-Unis, de la Grande-Bretagne et de l'Allemagne. Le chancelier allemand, enthousiaste, écrit alors à ses ambassades à Washington et à Londres pour concrétiser le projet101. Cependant l'évolution de la situation diplomatique éloigna les pays des uns des autres.

Le 19 août 1915, il déclare devant le Reichstag que la force ne doit être utilisée que pour défendre la liberté. Les questions de morale sont cependant reléguées au second plan derrière la volonté de victoire.

Quand les rapports envoyés par les diplomates allemands stationnés dans l'Empire ottoman font état du génocide arménien et demandent une intervention, le chancelier impérial répond : « notre unique objectif est garder la Turquie à nos côtés jusqu'à la fin de la guerre, peu importe si les Arméniens tombent à terre ou non

EN ANGLAIS /

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?title=Talk … nn-Hollweg

Hindu-German conspiracy? What about his role in the massacring of Armenians?[edit]

Why is there something in the article on something marginal such as the purported "Hindu-German conspiracy" but nothing on Bethmann-Hollweg's failure as chancellor to do all he could to prevent the Turkish allies from killing many hundreds of thousands of Armenian civilians? I am thinking of switching one for the other if a good source for the latter can be found.--Goodmorningworld (talk) 11:58, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
Out of curiosity, I skimmed through the chapter titled "The issue of German Complicity" in Dadrian's "The History of the Armenian Genocide". Hollweg is only mentioned once - and it doesn't suggest he had much influence. The book says that when Hollweg was being mentioned by the German Emperor as a possible new Chancellor, it was pointed out Hollweg's ignorance on foreign policy matters. The Emperor dismisses that observation, saying "Foreign policy. You can leave that to me". Meowy 22:42, 15 January 2009 (UTC) "I am thinking of switching one for the other if a good source for the latter can be found"... Where does you opinion come from if you don't have a"good source" ? Rcbutcher (talk) 01:05, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
(to Meowy): Bethmann was no patsy. According to Fritz Stern[1] when the Kaiser attempted to go over Bethmann's head in 1912 during German-British talks, the Chancellor countered by handing in his resignation and warning the Emperor of a policy that could eventually force Germany into attacking France. He wrote that he could not accept responsibility for such a policy: "By virtue of the commission entrusted to me by Your Majesty, I bear the responsibility before God, before the country, before history, and before my conscience for the policy ordered by Your Majesty. Even Your Majesty cannot relieve me of this responsibility." According to Stern the Emperor immediately relented.
(to Rcbutcher): I've assembled some good sources, next task is to boil them down to a manageable length so it doesn't unbalance the Article.--Goodmorningworld (talk) 16:56, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

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