Word: longuet
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...European Reparations and Reconstruction" were discussed by M. Jean Longuet, radical member of the French Chamber of Deputies and a grandson of Karl Marx, in a speech at a luncheon of the Student Liberal Club yesterday noon...
Speaking specifically of Reparations, M. Longuet said that he considered them just, but that France had made her mistake in putting on the bill not alone the charges for the destruction of France, but also for the pensions of the French soldiers, both of which Germany has been unable to pay. "Had France demanded reparations for the destruction of France and Belgium alone", he declared, "she would have gotten 92 percent of the money asked, but now that she has asked too much, she will probably get only 52 percent. By asking too much France has caused the disruption...
...Liberal Club will hold a luncheon and meeting today at 12.45, at which M. Jean Longuet, a radical member of the French legislature, will speak on "European Reparations and Reconstruction". The luncheon will be open only to members of the club and no guests will be admitted...
...Longuet is the grandson of Karl Marx, the famous Socialist; the son of a French journalist; Editor of "Le Popularie". Paris; and a member of the French Chamber of Deputies. He believes that the only practical plan for the reconstruction of the devastated areas lies in the collaboration of the peoples of France and Germany, acting on the plans outlined by the Frankfort Conference in April, 1922. He has already, in his tour of the United States, spoken in New York, and addressed a large audience in Symphony Hall last evening on "Europe after the World War". In this...