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... Belgium , he made a formal offer to mediate , which was formally declined . Early Peace Discussion . There followed sixteen months of inconclusive fighting . Then on Decem- ber 9 , 1915 , the German Chancellor , von Bethmann- Hollweg ...
... Belgium , he made a formal offer to mediate , which was formally declined . Early Peace Discussion . There followed sixteen months of inconclusive fighting . Then on Decem- ber 9 , 1915 , the German Chancellor , von Bethmann- Hollweg ...
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... they imply , in all necessity and in the first in- stance 99 ( 1 ) " restoration of Belgium , of Servia , and of Montenegro , and the indemnities which are due them " ; ( 2 ) evacuation of the invaded territories of France [ 29 ]
... they imply , in all necessity and in the first in- stance 99 ( 1 ) " restoration of Belgium , of Servia , and of Montenegro , and the indemnities which are due them " ; ( 2 ) evacuation of the invaded territories of France [ 29 ]
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... Belgium and of the conquered territories of France , and ade- quate compensation . " Mr. McNeill thought that " whilst the last thing this country desired was to increase our imperial responsibilities or acquire territory it did not ...
... Belgium and of the conquered territories of France , and ade- quate compensation . " Mr. McNeill thought that " whilst the last thing this country desired was to increase our imperial responsibilities or acquire territory it did not ...
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... Belgium she stated that " the Chancellor had declared only a few weeks previously that its annexa- tion had never formed part of Germany's intentions . The peace to be signed with Belgium was to provide for such conditions in that ...
... Belgium she stated that " the Chancellor had declared only a few weeks previously that its annexa- tion had never formed part of Germany's intentions . The peace to be signed with Belgium was to provide for such conditions in that ...
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... Belgium , met under the presidency of Keir Hardie . They adopted resolutions declaring that inasmuch as a victory for German imperialism would be the destruction of liberty and democracy in Europe , they were inflexibly determined to ...
... Belgium , met under the presidency of Keir Hardie . They adopted resolutions declaring that inasmuch as a victory for German imperialism would be the destruction of liberty and democracy in Europe , they were inflexibly determined to ...
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Page 75 - No people must be forced under sovereignty under which it does not wish to live. No territory must change hands except for the purpose of securing those who inhabit it a fair chance of life and liberty.
Page 151 - They do not need to be stated again. We seek no material advantage of any kind. We believe that the intolerable wrongs done in this war by the furious and brutal power of the Imperial German Government ought to be repaired...
Page 22 - It may be that peace is nearer than we know; that the terms which the belligerents on the one side and on the other would deem it necessary to insist upon are not so irreconcilable as some have feared...
Page 22 - takes the liberty of calling attention to the fact that the objects which the statesmen of the belligerents on both sides have in mind in this war are virtually the same, as stated in general terms to their own people and to the world. Each side desires to make the rights and privileges of weak peoples and small states as secure against aggression or denial in the future as the rights and privileges of the great and powerful states now at war.
Page 118 - We cannot take the word of the present rulers of Germany as a guarantee of anything that is to endure, unless explicitly supported by such conclusive evidence of the will and purpose of the German people themselves as the other peoples of the world would be justified in accepting.
Page 22 - The President is not proposing peace ; he is not even offering mediation. He is merely proposing that soundings be taken in order that we may learn, the neutral nations with the belligerent, how near the haven of peace may be for which all mankind longs with an intense and increasing longing.
Page 252 - Third: The signatory powers shall jointly use forthwith both their economic and military forces against any one of their number that goes to war, or commits acts of hostility, against another of the signatories before any question arising shall be submitted as provided in the foregoing.
Page 73 - ... but that its object is to establish a durable peace on the basis of the rights of nations to decide their own destiny. 'The Russian Nation does not lust after the strengthening of its power abroad at the expense of other nations. Its aim is not to subjugate or humiliate any one.
Page 21 - The suggestion which I am instructed to make, the President has long had it in mind to offer. He is somewhat embarrassed to offer it at this particular time, because it may now seem to have been prompted by the recent overtures of the Central Powers.