The Peace Negotiations: A Personal NarrativeLansing, Robert
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The Peace Negotiations: A Personal Narrative
Lansing, Robert
League of Nations; Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920); Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Fiume affair, Lansing's attitude; Pact of London in light of dissolution
of Austria-Hungary; resulting increase in Italian claims as basis for
compromise; attitude of Italy toward Jugo-Slavia; commercial
importance of Fiume to Jugo-Slavia; campaign of Italian delegates for
Fiume; Italian public sentiment; character of population,
self-determination question; efforts to get Wilson's approval; threat
to retire from Conference; Wilson's statement against Italian claim;
withdrawal of delegation; Italian resentment against Wilson; as
lesson on secret diplomacy; delegation returns; and Shantung.
Fourteen Points, announced; affirmative guaranty in; insufficient as
programme; text.
France, Alsace-Lorraine; restoration. _See also_ Clemenceau; French
alliance; Great Powers.
Freedom of the seas, in Fourteen Points.
French alliance, as subject of disagreement; provisions of treaty;
relation to League; and removal of certain French demands from Treaty
of Peace; and French adherence to League; Lansing's opposition;
drafted, signed; Lansing and signing; arguments for.
Geographic influence on boundary lines.
Georgia, Wilson and.
Germany, buffer state on the Rhine; and Russian route to the East;
Lansing's memorandum on territorial settlements; military impotence.
_See also_ Central Powers; French alliance; Mandates.
Ginn Peace Foundation.
Great Britain, and clause on self-determination; Egypt. _See also_
French alliance; Great Powers; Lloyd George.
Great Powers, and mandates. _See also_ Balance of power; Council of
Four; Equality of nations.
Greece, territory.
Gregory, Thomas W., and Wilson's _modus vivendi_ idea.
Guaranty. _See_ Affirmative; Self-denying.
Hague Conventions, and international peace.
Hague Tribunal, and Lansing's plan; Wilson's contempt; recognition in
Cecil plan.
Hands Off, as basis of Lansing's plan.
Health, promotion in Treaty.
Heligoland, dismantlement, disposition.
Herzegovina, disposition.
Historic influence on boundary lines.
Hostilities. _See_ Prevention of war.
House, Edward M., joins Supreme War Council; conference on armistice
terms; selection as peace negotiator and President as delegate,
Commission of Inquiry, and drafting of League, and international
court, and "self-denying covenant," and balance of power, of
Commission on the League of Nations, and mandates, and data, ignorant
of Wilson's programme, and Preliminary Treaty with detailed Covenant,
and private consultations, _See also_ American Commission.
Hungary, separation from Austria.
Immoral traffic, prevention in Treaty,
Immunities of League representatives,
Indemnities, and mandates,
India, German routes to,
International commissions, in Cecil plan, in Treaty,
International court. _See_ Judicial settlement.
International enforcement. _See_ Affirmative guaranty.
International military force, in Wilson's original draft, in Treaty,
International military staff, proposal,
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