Some Problems of the Peace ConferenceHaskins, Charles Homer
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Some Problems of the Peace Conference
Haskins, Charles Homer
Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920); World War, 1914-1918 -- Territorial questions
On the problem of Schleswig the best collection is the _Manual
historique de la question du Slesvig_, ed. F. de Jessen (Copenhagen,
1906); supplemented by _Le Slesvig du Nord, 1906-1914_ (Copenhagen,
1915). For a German view, see E. Daenell, _Das Dänentum in
Nordschleswig seit 1864_ (Kiel, 1913). After the armistice Daenell
protested strongly against the surrender of any part of Schleswig to
Denmark: _Has Denmark a claim to North Sleswick?_ (Münster, 1918).
For a summary of conditions under Prussian rule, see L. M. Larson,
in _American Historical Review_, xxiv, pp. 227-252 (1919); and M.
Mackeprang, _Nordslesvig_ (Copenhagen, 1910; German translation,
1912). For the Danish discussion in 1919, see Miss Karen Larsen,
in _Political Science Quarterly_, December, 1919. G. Rosendal’s
_Sönderjylland_ (Odense, [1919]) contains convenient maps and
statistics. See also the British _Handbook_.
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For the history of Belgium, the standard work of H. Pirenne has not
advanced beyond 1648; there are brief sketches by L. van der Essen
(Chicago, 1916) and L. Vander Linden (Paris, 1918). General economic
conditions are described by W. Bürklin, _Handbuch des belgischen
Wirtschaftslebens_ (Göttingen and Berlin, 1916); and by Gehrig and
Wäntig, _Belgiens Volkswirtschaft_ (Leipzig, 1918). An admirable
special study of Belgian commerce will be found in A. Demangeon,
“Le port d’Anvers,” in _Annales de géographie_, 1918, pp. 307-339,
elaborated in the second volume of the _Travaux du Comité d’Etudes_.
For Belgium’s coal and mineral resources, see P. Krusch, _Die
nutzbaren Lagerstätten Belgiens_ (Essen, 1916). The British Handbook
on _Belgium_ (1920) is particularly convenient, as are the related
pamphlets in the same series.
German plans for permanent control of Belgium are illustrated in
S. Grumbach, _Das annexionistische Deutschland_ (Lausanne, 1917;
abbreviated translation, New York, 1917); and in Notestein and Stoll,
_Conquest and Kultur_ (Washington, 1918). A specimen of this vast
literature of annexation may be seen in the work of a Bonn professor:
E. Zitelmann, _Das Schicksal Belgiens beim Friedensschluss_ (third
edition, Munich, 1917), where the systematic subjection of Belgium
is planned. The exploitation of the Flemish question by the Germans
is described by F. Passelecq, _La question flamande et l’Allemagne_
(Paris and Nancy, 1917).
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