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Among all the participants in the various acts of the Reparati drama that I have personally met - and they have bee have never yet found one holding vlews which are at variance my own concerning Herr Bergmann. His intellectual compet goes without saying for anyone who reads this book to its It would be difiicult to find a man better qualified to ac go-between in diflicult negotiations involving the prejudices diplomatic commitments of nations. For he has appreciated fullyl the difierences in the mentality of his own people and that of theirl neighbours, and if it has been commonly and rightly alleged that German appreciation of Allied psychology has often been lament able, this has never been Herr Bergmann's fault, for he has always had a clear sense of it. That in many instances he takes a more definitely German point of view is no drawback or discredit - his advocacy or partisanship is the more persuasive because he has a greater capacity to appreciate the other point of view than inost of his contemporaries. It has been a certain quality or steadiness of view over the whole problem, not wavering for essentials, but placing without cavil the several Allied complexes in their place in the scheme, that has made it easy for statesmen and negotiators of all nations, in numerous conferences, to try their thoughts upon him in confidence, and to get an authoritative sense of his people's reaction. It has been his lot to see more than once the wheel full circle, and ambitious project's falling by their own weight. He cannot even yet have revealed his fund of knowledge and all he has doubtless felt concerning the peculiarities of national type and out look which have added a maze of conflicting aims to the inherent difficulties of the Reparation problem. It is doubtful whether his constructive contribution has yet been appreciated at its true value, even in his own country.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book charts the evolution of reparations following World War I. Initially, the reparations question was entwined with the political disputes among the victors and the vanquished. The author argues had the victors been less punitive and more willing to negotiate in good faith, a practical solution could have been found much earlier. He explains how the Treaty of Versailles saddled Germany with an impossible reparations burden, leading to years of struggle over reparation payments. The book discusses how Germany's economic and financial collapse led to the Dawes Plan, a significant agreement that brought stability to the German economy and established a workable reparations framework. The author also examines the political and economic implications of the Dawes Plan and its impact on international relations. The book concludes by noting the Dawes Plan did not fully resolve the reparations issue but provided a framework for further negotiations that ultimately led to a settlement. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780366362639_0
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