Word: hugheses
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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In New Haven Mr. Hughes had said: Why should the nations concerned with reparations not invite men of the highest authority in finance in their respective countries, men of such prestige, experience and honor that their agreement upon the amount to be paid and upon a financial plan for working...
Mr. Hughes had added:
Hardly two days after the Harvey speech in London, the Hughes proposal was dramatically revived, by the publication of two notes which passed, about three weeks ago, between Lord Curzon, British Foreign Secretary, and Secretary Hughes.
The publication was a form of reply to the assertion that Mr. Hughes had no foreign policy. But there was another reason. Great Britain, France and the U. S. knew very well one another's attitude. But France had no intention of yielding to a reasonable solution of the reparations...
So Lord Curzon formally asked whether the Hughes proposal was still open. And Secretary Hughes formally replied that it was ? if France assented.