The Quarterly Review, Volume 235William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1921 |
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... Railways . The question of the official language caused some difficulty . At previous Congresses and Conferences French had as a matter of course been recognised as the sole language . This time the Anglo - Saxon Powers maintained the ...
... Railways . The question of the official language caused some difficulty . At previous Congresses and Conferences French had as a matter of course been recognised as the sole language . This time the Anglo - Saxon Powers maintained the ...
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... Peace Treaty were delivered to the Delegation on Jan. 15. In March a report was presented by the proper Commission on certain observations on Part XII ( Ports , Waterways , and Railways ) ; but , as all THE REORGANISATION OF EUROPE 11.
... Peace Treaty were delivered to the Delegation on Jan. 15. In March a report was presented by the proper Commission on certain observations on Part XII ( Ports , Waterways , and Railways ) ; but , as all THE REORGANISATION OF EUROPE 11.
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... Railways ) ; but , as all the concessions which it had been found possible to make to either Germany or Austria had already been embodied in the treaty , no further alterations were agreed to . The ' History ' does not reveal the causes ...
... Railways ) ; but , as all the concessions which it had been found possible to make to either Germany or Austria had already been embodied in the treaty , no further alterations were agreed to . The ' History ' does not reveal the causes ...
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... Railway , and the policy of the Macdonald Government in regard to that undertaking ; the other was the so - called National Policy , with its tariff pro- tection to Canadian manufacturers , and ( after 1883 ) bounties from the Dominion ...
... Railway , and the policy of the Macdonald Government in regard to that undertaking ; the other was the so - called National Policy , with its tariff pro- tection to Canadian manufacturers , and ( after 1883 ) bounties from the Dominion ...
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... railway properties . The railway was , however , made ; and its success justified the foresight of its promoters . From 1879 to 1896 the one continuing cause of con- tention was the National Policy tariff . The Liberals were not free ...
... railway properties . The railway was , however , made ; and its success justified the foresight of its promoters . From 1879 to 1896 the one continuing cause of con- tention was the National Policy tariff . The Liberals were not free ...
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Page 10 - By it they understand that compensation will be made by Germany for all damage done to the civilian population of the Allies and their property by the aggression of Germany by land, by sea, and from the air.
Page 13 - The Allied and Associated Governments affirm, and Germany accepts the responsibility of herself and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies.
Page 19 - State further accepts and agrees to embody in a Treaty with the said Powers such provisions as they may deem necessary to protect freedom of transit and equitable treatment of the commerce of other nations.
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Page 192 - Whereas also the failure of any nation to adopt humane conditions of labour is an obstacle In the way of other nations which desire to improve the conditions in their own countries ; The High Contracting Parties, moved by sentiments of justice and humanity, as well as by the desire to secure the permanent peace of the world, agree to the following : — i.