Treaty of Peace with Germany: Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, Sixty-sixth Congress, First Session on the Treaty of Peace with Germany, Signed at Versailles on June 28, 1919, and Submitted to the Senate on July 10, 1919U.S. Government Printing Office, 1919 - 1297 pages |
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... Japan , France and Japan , Russia and Japan , and Italy and Japan ? Secretary LANSING . I should have to look the matter up before I could give you a definite answer in regard to that . Senator BORAH . Then you likely would be able to ...
... Japan , France and Japan , Russia and Japan , and Italy and Japan ? Secretary LANSING . I should have to look the matter up before I could give you a definite answer in regard to that . Senator BORAH . Then you likely would be able to ...
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... Japan was taking toward China , in order to secure from Japan a redeclaration of the open - door policy , which she did in that agreement . Senator BORAH . It would seem then that if the secret agreements had been known to the State ...
... Japan was taking toward China , in order to secure from Japan a redeclaration of the open - door policy , which she did in that agreement . Senator BORAH . It would seem then that if the secret agreements had been known to the State ...
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... Japan that she would regard any attempt on the part of the United States or its nationals to lend money to China as interfering with Japan there , tending to create disturbance , and that it might be brought up under article 15 of the ...
... Japan that she would regard any attempt on the part of the United States or its nationals to lend money to China as interfering with Japan there , tending to create disturbance , and that it might be brought up under article 15 of the ...
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... Japan into the war in orer that Japan might control the Pacific and the indian Ocean , and prevent German raiders . Senator KNOx . Was not Japan bound to come in under the Japanese - British alliance ? Secretary LANSING . Yes . Senator ...
... Japan into the war in orer that Japan might control the Pacific and the indian Ocean , and prevent German raiders . Senator KNOx . Was not Japan bound to come in under the Japanese - British alliance ? Secretary LANSING . Yes . Senator ...
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... Japan , and Italy and Japan , these treaties were all entered into before or after Japan had conquered the part of Shantung which she did conquer from Germany ? Secretary LANSING . Mr. Senator , I never have seen the text of any one of ...
... Japan , and Italy and Japan , these treaties were all entered into before or after Japan had conquered the part of Shantung which she did conquer from Germany ? Secretary LANSING . Mr. Senator , I never have seen the text of any one of ...
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agree agreement allied and associated AMERICAN COMMISSION associated powers authority BARUCH Belgium Britain British Empire CHAIRMAN China Chinese Government claim clause COMMISSION ON IRISH committee concession Congress council covenant DAVIS declared delegates dispute Egypt enemy England fact FERGUSON foreign France French Galicia Germany interests Ireland IRISH INDEPENDENCE Japan Japanese JOHNSON of California Kiaochow Lansing-Ishii agreement league of nations Lithuania matter mean ment military MILLARD MILLER minister Monroe doctrine negotiations obligation official opinion PALMER Paris parties peace conference Poland Polish President Prof Province provisions question railway reference regard reparation commission representatives Republic Russian Secretary LANSING Senator BORAH Senator BRANDEGEE Senator FALL Senator HARDING Senator HITCHCOCK Senator JOHNSON Senator KNOX Senator MCCUMBER Senator MOSES Senator POMERENE Senator SWANSON Senator WILLIAMS Serbia Shantung statement thing tion tribunal Ukraine Ukrainian United vote WALSH
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Page 666 - A general association of nations must be formed, under specific covenants, for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike...
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Page 510 - Any war or threat of war, whether immediately affecting any of the Members of the League or not, is hereby declared a matter of concern to the whole League, and the League shall take any action that may be deemed wise and effectual to safeguard the peace of nations.
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Page 260 - Certain communities formerly belonging to the Turkish Empire have reached a stage of development where their existence as independent nations can be provisionally recognized subject to the rendering of administrative advice and assistance by a Mandatory until such time as they are able to stand alone.
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