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Title: Review of reviews and world's work
Year: 1890 (1890s)
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Publisher: New York Review of Reviews Corp
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ad-justment, and through the League of Na-tions there will be provided every possiblemeans for the rendering of justice withoutwar. If it is thoroughly well known thatseveral of the great powers propose to backthe new system, there will be every likelihoodthat the system will be respected. It is truethat unforeseen things may arise to precipi-tate war, but the Peace Treaty—with theLeague of Nations included—offers not onlya chance, but a good prospect of peace for along time to come. There must, however, be a nu- Quarantors , ^ i i • of cleus or guarantors, and this *^^^^ nucleus must be provided by theBritish Empire and the United States actingin cooperation with France, or preferablywith France and Italy. The British, withtheir great navy, are reasonably safe from anysudden attack. The geographical positionand the great resources of the United Statesalso give comparative safety to this country.It is conceivable, however, that Germany atsome time might obtain a certain kind of
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THE FRENCH VIEW OF THE GERMAN PROGRAMGermania: E(;uality of rights, so says my faithful KrzhcrRcr. France (in rei)ly) : Kcjuality of rights? . . . \on ask that I should sack your factoricii, dei)ort your women,and set fire to your homes? From Lc Eire (Paris) 570 THE AMERICAN REVIEW OF REVIEWS political and economic control over Russia,and might attack France. If it is known thatthe British and American navies would atonce support France, with armies to follow(provided, of course, that France had pur-sued a blameless course), there is no likeli-hood that an attack would be made at anytime in the appreciable future. Any suchagreements would, of course, be for fixedperiods or terminable upon notice. It wasknown last month that President Wilson, be-sides submitting the Peace Treaty (with itscovenant of the League of Nations) to theSenate for ratification, would also submit aproposal to the efifect that the United Stateswould join Great Britain in helping Francein case of a ruthless attack

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