The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war (1919) (14781528162)

Identifier: peopleswarbookhi00mill (find matches)
Title: The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Miller, J. Martin (James Martin), b. 1859 Canfield, Harry S. (from old catalog), joint author Plewman, William Rothwell, 1880- (from old catalog) Foch, Ferdinand, 1851-1929 Lloyd George, David, 1863-1945 United States. President (1913-1921 : Wilson)
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: Cleveland, O., The R.C. Barnum co. Detroit, Mich., The F.B. Dickerson co. (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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agreementcould be reached without difficulty. (V) The practical carrying out of the principlelaid down by Mr. Wilson will in this world of re-alities meet with some difficulties. In any case, Ibelieve that for the time being it may be left to thegreatest colonial empire—England—to determine asto how she will come to terms with her ally regard-ing this proposal. We shall have to talk about thispoint of the programme at the time of reconstruc-tion of the coloftial possessions of the world, whichhas also been demanded unconditionally by us. (VI) The Entente states having refused to joinin the negotiations within the period agreed uponby Russia and the four allied powers, I must decline,in the name of the latter, any subsequent inter-ference. The question here involved is one whichalone concerns Russia and the four allied powers.I cherish the hope that, under the conditions of therecognition of the right of self-determination for thenations within the western boundaries of the former
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La Bassee stronghold, as it fell into British hands. 214 THE PEOPLES WAR BOOK Russian Empire it will be possible to be on good re-lations with these nations as well as with the restof Russia, for whom we urgently wish a return ofguarantees which will secure a peaceful order ofthings and the welfare of the country. (VII) As far as the Belgian question is con-cerned, it has been declared repeatedly by my pre-decessors in office that at no time during the warhas the forcible annexation of Belgium by the Ger-man Empire formed a point in the program of Ger-man politics. The Belgian question belongs to acomplicity of questions the details of which willhave to be regulated during the peace negotiations.As long as our enemies do not unreservedly adoptthe attitude that the integrity of the territory of theAllies offers the only possible foundation for peacenegotiations I must adhere to the standpoint which,up to the present, has always been taken, and mustdecline any discussion of the Belgian