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...They argued that "in fairness" Bulgaria must be rescued too; they complained that, since most of the $40,000,000 would have to be loaned by France, this lending would be "political" and would extend French power down the Danube; finally they called "unworkable and impractical" the proposed inter-Danubian tariff slash...
That was not the point at all, hotly retorted Dr. von Bülow. Quoting statistics by the ream to Scot MacDonald (who dislikes them), he contended that inter-Danubian trade, no matter how much it may be stimulated, cannot put Danubia back on her feet. It is Danubia's trade with Germany and Italy which must be encouraged, argued Dr. von Bülow, for that is of vital magnitude?four times larger than the trade of Danubia with Britain and France...
...Finish!" Obviously if the Danubian states attempt to grant each other special tariff favors they will be violating the most-favored-nation clauses in their trade treaties with the Great Powers. Such violation Britain and France were ready to sanction last week, but on this point Germany and Italy made their strongest stand, wrecked the Danube Conference then & there if they had not already wrecked...
Said big Flandin, "Some powers ? and I am not referring to Great Britain ? do not seem to appreciate how serious the Danubian situation really is. ... Something must be done immediately to prevent a general collapse in that area...
...Fivefold, the Grand Council's manifesto contained four additional points all somewhat vague and advanced in the name of "World Peace": 1) suppression of restrictions on international trade: 2) relief of the Danubian countries; 3) revision of "peace treaties responsible for the restiveness of peoples who may cause new wars"; 4) "renunciation of overfrequent conferences which arouse vain hopes...