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...fact," he continued, "a letter, which was written by this gentleman and which contained his views on the formation of such a state, was published in many of the Rhineland newspapers. Such a buffer state was desired by France...
...occupied regions extraordinarily difficult; and since her reparations bill must appear to the world so high as to be beyond hope of collection in full or even to any great extent, while her desire for security is well-known, one may infer that she would prize a buffer state...
...nation would be a calamity not only to France but to the world. However hard it may be to collect reparations from Germany as a whole, collection from a piece-meal Germany would probably be impossible. Nor would her hopes for peace and security be realized. Just as a buffer state might work more harm than good, a conglomeration of microcosms allying with various powers, sought after by various powers, and always standing with chips on their shoulders would be a pestilent breeding ground of war. Although opinions may differ as to the party responsible for the chaos...
...perhaps a good substitute for Marshal Foch's famous "left bank of the Rhine." To those, on the other hand, who see in the occupation merely the desire to enforce Reparation payments, the idea will suggest the possibility of guaranteeing Franco-German peace on the basis of a buffer and neutral state. But multiplication of small states-buffer or neutral-has never in the past served the cause of peace. In the present, also, most observes are inclined to see in the numerous new states of central and eastern Europe as dangerous a provacative of future was as were...
Senator Johnson ("Magnavox"), newly elected from Minnesota, has been assigned to suite 125 in the Senate office building. It is said that in consideration of the Senator's extraordinary vocal power, " buffer rooms" (extra, empty rooms) have been provided adjoining his personal office, so that his voice will not disturb his colleagues...