text_original: It thus happened that the two German monarchs who were expected to serve as auxiliaries in the quarrel, having no interest in common with the principals, and having besides a very grave private quarrel of their own, naturally thought either of securing for themselves and for Germany a neutrality which should localise the war, or the means of satisfaction of their own separate interests if they consented to join in the struggle.
text_transcription: IT THUS HAPPENED THAT THE TWO GERMAN MONARCHS WHO WERE EXPECTED TO SERVE AS AUXILIARIES IN THE QUARREL HAVING NO INTEREST IN COMMON WITH THE PRINCIPALS AND HAVING BESIDES A VERY GRAVE PRIVATE QUARREL OF THEIR OWN NATURALLY THOUGHT EITHER OF SECURING FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR GERMANY A NEUTRALITY WHICH SHOULD LOCALIZE THE WAR OR THE MEANS OF SATISFACTION OF THEIR OWN SEPARATE INTERESTS IF THEY CONSENTED TO JOIN IN THE STRUGGLE
phonemes: ɪt ðˈʌs hˈæpənd ðætðə tˈuː dʒˈɜːmən mˈɑːnɚkz hˌuː wɜːɹ ɛkspˈɛktᵻd tə sˈɜːv æz ɔːksˈɪliəɹiz ɪnðə kwˈɔːɹəl, hˌævɪŋ nˈoʊ ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn kˈɑːmən wɪððə pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz, ænd hˌævɪŋ bᵻsˌaɪdz ɐ vˈɛɹi ɡɹˈeɪv pɹˈaɪvət kwˈɔːɹəl ʌv ðɛɹ ˈoʊn, nˈætʃɚɹəli θˈɔːt ˈiːðɚɹ ʌv sᵻkjˈʊɹɹɪŋ fɔːɹ ðɛmsˈɛlvz ænd fɔːɹ dʒˈɜːməni ɐ nuːtɹˈælᵻɾi wˌɪtʃ ʃˌʊd lˈoʊkəlˌaɪz ðə wˈɔːɹ, ɔːɹ ðə mˈiːnz ʌv sˌæɾɪsfˈækʃən ʌv ðɛɹ ˈoʊn sˈɛpɹət ˈɪntɹɛsts ɪf ðeɪ kənsˈɛntᵻd tə dʒˈɔɪn ɪnðə stɹˈʌɡəl.