note, ao Eunoreans A Study in Tle iggy trid, Internationa Count Carlo Sforza in his preface this remarkable study of the international problem of Europe modestly miggeats that {ts defect or its advant age lies in the fact that it is, not] ated on hooks but almost entirely on the author's personal experiences} and observations. 'The reader may be} Imelined at once to reassure the Count. For to have the views of so distinguished a statesman, whose experience ranges from Paris to Peiping, "who played a prominent part' In certain post-war settlements notably those relating to the Danublan states;—and who was Ambassador to. France until the Paselst regime! rendered his retirement necessary a privilege which in itself is worth] far more than the dry-as-dust examination of documents. and. bluebooks, After reading this volume, In which 60 much sane wisdom has] been brought to bear upon the ex-potence of a tong career, this attitude} finds abounding, confirmation.
The expert in diplomatic affairs will no] doubt gee) that the Count has written specially for him. On every chapter there is the hallmark of the writer who. has thoroughly. mastered the technique of diplomacy. But the] shrewd perception of the author, his tolerant sense of humour—dellcately restrained though It be—deprives the book of any terrors which it might have for the non-diplomatic Feader, The Count manages to combine accurate presentation of diplomatic principles with what ig. pic-
Wilson's Fourtocn Points Briefly examining the Peace of Versailles, it is pointed out that the Germans made their surrender on the understanding that Wilson's Fourtcen Points wore to be the basis of the settlement. Count Sforza examines! these Fourteen Points and shows how greatly this understanding! was breached and he attributes meat deal of the fault to Mfr. Lloyd George's unexpected adoption' of his} countrymen's traditional prejudices refusing to agree to Wilson's second point, the tresdom of the seas: Laoking at the situation to-day It is clear hhow Just this criticism of Tardieu, that at the Disarmament} Conference in 1982 he was frank enough to point out that certain of] the clauses of the Versalties Treaty were inspired ty the needs of the hour, even though the ideal of cooperation found expression in other more respectable passages. The eriflelam Is"summed vp by the author
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