The Peace Negotiations: A Personal NarrativeReasons for writing a personal narrative -- Mr. Wilson's presence at the peace conference -- General plan for a League of Nations -- Substitute articles proposed -- The affirmative guaranty and balance of power -- the president's plan and the Cecil Plan -- Self-determination -- The conference of January 10, 1919 -- A resolution instead of the covenant -- The guaranty in the revised covenant -- International arbitration -- Report of commission on League of Nations -- The system of mandates -- Differences as to the League recapitulated -- The proposed treaty with France -- Lack of an American programme -- Secret diplomacy -- The Shantung Settlement -- The Bullitt Affair. |
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... determination " I wrote : " When the President talks of ' self - determination ' what unit has he in mind ? Does he mean a race , a terri- torial area , or a community ? Without a definite unit which is practical , application of this ...
... determination " I wrote : " When the President talks of ' self - determination ' what unit has he in mind ? Does he mean a race , a terri- torial area , or a community ? Without a definite unit which is practical , application of this ...
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... determination of political authority and allegiance . I think that it must be conceded that he has by his acts proved that " self - determination " is " a mere phrase " which ought to be discarded as misleading because it cannot be ...
... determination of political authority and allegiance . I think that it must be conceded that he has by his acts proved that " self - determination " is " a mere phrase " which ought to be discarded as misleading because it cannot be ...
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... determination " to the political rights at issue in the American Civil War . I do not believe that there are many Americans of the present generation who would support the proposition that the South was inherently right and the North ...
... determination " to the political rights at issue in the American Civil War . I do not believe that there are many Americans of the present generation who would support the proposition that the South was inherently right and the North ...
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REASONS FOR WRITING A PERSONAL NARRATIVE | 3 |
MR WILSONS PRESENCE AT THE PEACE CONFERENCE | 14 |
GENERAL PLAN FOR A LEAGUE OF NATIONS | 27 |
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