New Methods of Adjusting International Disputes and the Future
From the PREFACE .
The present volume is intended to meet a want which has long been felt. There is no English book dealing with Arbitration and the other Pacific Methods of adjusting International disputes and differences as a part of the political system of nations, or endeavouring to determine the scope and limitations of these methods. In this volume an attempt is made to show in what respect they form part of the existing diplomatic machinery and the direction in which they are susceptible of development.
Arbitration is frequently appealed to, on the one hand, and condemned, on the other, as if the last words for and against it were that it is, should be or cannot be a substitute for war. It will be seen in this volume that, without exaggerated expectations, arbitration and the other methods which have been co-ordinated by the Hague Conferences serve many purposes which narrow the area of international dissension.
As regards the failure of peace methods in connection with the present war, the first suggestion of mediation, by a strange contrast to hei ultimate attitude, came from Germany. As Sir Edward Grey records in a dispatch to Berlin, the German ambassador had told him that it would be a very desirable thing if Russia could act as a mediator with regard to Serbia. Four days later, Sir Edward Grey suggested at Berlin that simultaneous and joint action by Germany, Italy, France and Great Britain at Vienna and Petersburg might have a "mediating or moderating influence." Then, on July 28, Austria-Hungary declared war against Serbia. Even, in spite of this precipitation, efforts to arrive at an effective mediation were continued by Sir Edward Grey on behalf of Great Britain, and by Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg, as he alleged, through the German ambassador in London, on behalf of Germany. It is certain that Great Britain, France and Italy were prepared to offer mediation in conjunction with Germany down to as late as July 29.
Germany objected, we then learn from Italy, to the mediation of the four Powers,^ and on the same date (July 29) the German ambassador assured Sir Edward Grey that the German Chancellor was working in the interest of mediation at Vienna and Petersburg.
Then Sir Edward Grey authorised Sir Edward Goschen to make the following statement at Berlin:
"And I will say this: If the peace of Europe can be preserved and the present crisis safely passed, my own endeavour will be to promote some arrangement to which Germany could be a party, by which she could be assured that no aggressive or hostile policy would be pursued against her or her allies by France, Russia and ourselves, jointly or separately. I have desired this and worked for it, as far as I could, through the last Balkan crisis, and Germany having a corresponding object, our relations sensibly improved. The idea has hitherto been too Utopian to form the subject of definite proposals, but if this present crisis, so much more acute than any that Europe has gone through for generations, be safely passed, I am hopeful that the relief and reaction which will follow may make possible some more definite rapprochement between the Powers than has been possible hitherto. "
This was practically a further promise of mediation on the part of Great Britain for the purpose of assuring the permanent peace of Europe.
That these efforts at mediation broke down seems to have been due to the precipitation of Austria-Hungary in declaring war against Serbia and her declining to suspend the outbreak of hostilities. The rest follows as a consequence of this precipitation: Russia's precipitation to mobilise against Austria-Hungary for the protection of Serbia, Germany's precipitate espousal of the quarrel of Austria-Hungary, etc., till the bulk of the world found itself at war, and only the United States and Spain, among greater Powers, remained free to offer any mediation at all.
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The present volume is intended to meet a want which has long been felt. There is no English book dealing with Arbitration and the other Pacific Methods of adjusting International disputes and differences as a part of the political system of nations, or endeavouring to determine the scope and limitations of these methods. In this volume an attempt is made to show in what respect they form part of the existing diplomatic machinery and the direction in which they are susceptible of development.
Arbitration is frequently appealed to, on the one hand, and condemned, on the other, as if the last words for and against it were that it is, should be or cannot be a substitute for war. It will be seen in this volume that, without exaggerated expectations, arbitration and the other methods which have been co-ordinated by the Hague Conferences serve many purposes which narrow the area of international dissension.
As regards the failure of peace methods in connection with the present war, the first suggestion of mediation, by a strange contrast to hei ultimate attitude, came from Germany. As Sir Edward Grey records in a dispatch to Berlin, the German ambassador had told him that it would be a very desirable thing if Russia could act as a mediator with regard to Serbia. Four days later, Sir Edward Grey suggested at Berlin that simultaneous and joint action by Germany, Italy, France and Great Britain at Vienna and Petersburg might have a "mediating or moderating influence." Then, on July 28, Austria-Hungary declared war against Serbia. Even, in spite of this precipitation, efforts to arrive at an effective mediation were continued by Sir Edward Grey on behalf of Great Britain, and by Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg, as he alleged, through the German ambassador in London, on behalf of Germany. It is certain that Great Britain, France and Italy were prepared to offer mediation in conjunction with Germany down to as late as July 29.
Germany objected, we then learn from Italy, to the mediation of the four Powers,^ and on the same date (July 29) the German ambassador assured Sir Edward Grey that the German Chancellor was working in the interest of mediation at Vienna and Petersburg.
Then Sir Edward Grey authorised Sir Edward Goschen to make the following statement at Berlin:
"And I will say this: If the peace of Europe can be preserved and the present crisis safely passed, my own endeavour will be to promote some arrangement to which Germany could be a party, by which she could be assured that no aggressive or hostile policy would be pursued against her or her allies by France, Russia and ourselves, jointly or separately. I have desired this and worked for it, as far as I could, through the last Balkan crisis, and Germany having a corresponding object, our relations sensibly improved. The idea has hitherto been too Utopian to form the subject of definite proposals, but if this present crisis, so much more acute than any that Europe has gone through for generations, be safely passed, I am hopeful that the relief and reaction which will follow may make possible some more definite rapprochement between the Powers than has been possible hitherto. "
This was practically a further promise of mediation on the part of Great Britain for the purpose of assuring the permanent peace of Europe.
That these efforts at mediation broke down seems to have been due to the precipitation of Austria-Hungary in declaring war against Serbia and her declining to suspend the outbreak of hostilities. The rest follows as a consequence of this precipitation: Russia's precipitation to mobilise against Austria-Hungary for the protection of Serbia, Germany's precipitate espousal of the quarrel of Austria-Hungary, etc., till the bulk of the world found itself at war, and only the United States and Spain, among greater Powers, remained free to offer any mediation at all.
New Methods of Adjusting International Disputes and the Future
From the PREFACE .
The present volume is intended to meet a want which has long been felt. There is no English book dealing with Arbitration and the other Pacific Methods of adjusting International disputes and differences as a part of the political system of nations, or endeavouring to determine the scope and limitations of these methods. In this volume an attempt is made to show in what respect they form part of the existing diplomatic machinery and the direction in which they are susceptible of development.
Arbitration is frequently appealed to, on the one hand, and condemned, on the other, as if the last words for and against it were that it is, should be or cannot be a substitute for war. It will be seen in this volume that, without exaggerated expectations, arbitration and the other methods which have been co-ordinated by the Hague Conferences serve many purposes which narrow the area of international dissension.
As regards the failure of peace methods in connection with the present war, the first suggestion of mediation, by a strange contrast to hei ultimate attitude, came from Germany. As Sir Edward Grey records in a dispatch to Berlin, the German ambassador had told him that it would be a very desirable thing if Russia could act as a mediator with regard to Serbia. Four days later, Sir Edward Grey suggested at Berlin that simultaneous and joint action by Germany, Italy, France and Great Britain at Vienna and Petersburg might have a "mediating or moderating influence." Then, on July 28, Austria-Hungary declared war against Serbia. Even, in spite of this precipitation, efforts to arrive at an effective mediation were continued by Sir Edward Grey on behalf of Great Britain, and by Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg, as he alleged, through the German ambassador in London, on behalf of Germany. It is certain that Great Britain, France and Italy were prepared to offer mediation in conjunction with Germany down to as late as July 29.
Germany objected, we then learn from Italy, to the mediation of the four Powers,^ and on the same date (July 29) the German ambassador assured Sir Edward Grey that the German Chancellor was working in the interest of mediation at Vienna and Petersburg.
Then Sir Edward Grey authorised Sir Edward Goschen to make the following statement at Berlin:
"And I will say this: If the peace of Europe can be preserved and the present crisis safely passed, my own endeavour will be to promote some arrangement to which Germany could be a party, by which she could be assured that no aggressive or hostile policy would be pursued against her or her allies by France, Russia and ourselves, jointly or separately. I have desired this and worked for it, as far as I could, through the last Balkan crisis, and Germany having a corresponding object, our relations sensibly improved. The idea has hitherto been too Utopian to form the subject of definite proposals, but if this present crisis, so much more acute than any that Europe has gone through for generations, be safely passed, I am hopeful that the relief and reaction which will follow may make possible some more definite rapprochement between the Powers than has been possible hitherto. "
This was practically a further promise of mediation on the part of Great Britain for the purpose of assuring the permanent peace of Europe.
That these efforts at mediation broke down seems to have been due to the precipitation of Austria-Hungary in declaring war against Serbia and her declining to suspend the outbreak of hostilities. The rest follows as a consequence of this precipitation: Russia's precipitation to mobilise against Austria-Hungary for the protection of Serbia, Germany's precipitate espousal of the quarrel of Austria-Hungary, etc., till the bulk of the world found itself at war, and only the United States and Spain, among greater Powers, remained free to offer any mediation at all.
The present volume is intended to meet a want which has long been felt. There is no English book dealing with Arbitration and the other Pacific Methods of adjusting International disputes and differences as a part of the political system of nations, or endeavouring to determine the scope and limitations of these methods. In this volume an attempt is made to show in what respect they form part of the existing diplomatic machinery and the direction in which they are susceptible of development.
Arbitration is frequently appealed to, on the one hand, and condemned, on the other, as if the last words for and against it were that it is, should be or cannot be a substitute for war. It will be seen in this volume that, without exaggerated expectations, arbitration and the other methods which have been co-ordinated by the Hague Conferences serve many purposes which narrow the area of international dissension.
As regards the failure of peace methods in connection with the present war, the first suggestion of mediation, by a strange contrast to hei ultimate attitude, came from Germany. As Sir Edward Grey records in a dispatch to Berlin, the German ambassador had told him that it would be a very desirable thing if Russia could act as a mediator with regard to Serbia. Four days later, Sir Edward Grey suggested at Berlin that simultaneous and joint action by Germany, Italy, France and Great Britain at Vienna and Petersburg might have a "mediating or moderating influence." Then, on July 28, Austria-Hungary declared war against Serbia. Even, in spite of this precipitation, efforts to arrive at an effective mediation were continued by Sir Edward Grey on behalf of Great Britain, and by Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg, as he alleged, through the German ambassador in London, on behalf of Germany. It is certain that Great Britain, France and Italy were prepared to offer mediation in conjunction with Germany down to as late as July 29.
Germany objected, we then learn from Italy, to the mediation of the four Powers,^ and on the same date (July 29) the German ambassador assured Sir Edward Grey that the German Chancellor was working in the interest of mediation at Vienna and Petersburg.
Then Sir Edward Grey authorised Sir Edward Goschen to make the following statement at Berlin:
"And I will say this: If the peace of Europe can be preserved and the present crisis safely passed, my own endeavour will be to promote some arrangement to which Germany could be a party, by which she could be assured that no aggressive or hostile policy would be pursued against her or her allies by France, Russia and ourselves, jointly or separately. I have desired this and worked for it, as far as I could, through the last Balkan crisis, and Germany having a corresponding object, our relations sensibly improved. The idea has hitherto been too Utopian to form the subject of definite proposals, but if this present crisis, so much more acute than any that Europe has gone through for generations, be safely passed, I am hopeful that the relief and reaction which will follow may make possible some more definite rapprochement between the Powers than has been possible hitherto. "
This was practically a further promise of mediation on the part of Great Britain for the purpose of assuring the permanent peace of Europe.
That these efforts at mediation broke down seems to have been due to the precipitation of Austria-Hungary in declaring war against Serbia and her declining to suspend the outbreak of hostilities. The rest follows as a consequence of this precipitation: Russia's precipitation to mobilise against Austria-Hungary for the protection of Serbia, Germany's precipitate espousal of the quarrel of Austria-Hungary, etc., till the bulk of the world found itself at war, and only the United States and Spain, among greater Powers, remained free to offer any mediation at all.
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| ISBN-13: | 9781663511102 |
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| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble Press |
| Publication date: | 06/01/2020 |
| Pages: | 222 |
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