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The Peace Negotiations

CHAPTER III
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No nation to-day can live unto itself.

The industrial and commercial activities of the world are too closely interwoven for a nation isolated from the other nations to thrive and prosper.

A tremendous economic pressure could be imposed on the outlawed nation by all other nations denying it intercourse of every nature, even communication, in a word make that nation a pariah, and so to remain until it was willing to perform its obligations.
"I am not at all sure that this means is entirely feasible.

I see many difficulties which would have to be met under certain conditions.

But I do think that it is more practical in operation and less objectionable from the standpoint of national rights and interests than the one proposed by the League.


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