Word: longuet
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...said Jean Longuet, grandson of Karl Marx-"father of modern socialism"-to the Moscow Government when it requested permission to transfer his grandfather's body from Highgate Cemetery, London, to the Red capital. In his refusal he stated that the Bolshevik interpretation of Karl Marx's doctrines was entirely wrong and he did not think that his grandfather would have liked his memory associated with it. Allegedly this is a great disappointment to the Bolshecrats, who had intended to spend $500,000 for the erection of a Marx Monument in Red Square, Moscow. On dit in Paris that...
...Jean Longuet's negative...
...There are four fundamental faults with the Versailles Treaty", M. Longuet continued; "first, the demands of the Allies cannot be executed; second, to enforce the Allied demands would cause the collapse of Europe; third, the demand for the payment of pensions by Germany is against the terms of the Armistice; fourth, the possibility of payment exists only if we reduce our de- mands to reasonable limits. If the reparations were reduced to reasonable terms they would be 36 billion gold marks instead of 110 billion. At present France is spending all the money she receives from Germany in defending...
...Longuet declared that the only way of rebuilding France was for the French and Germans to join forces, with the Germans furnishing the skilled labor needed so badly by France. In this way France could be rebuilt in two or three years, and both countries could have been benefited by the revival of industry. "If there is not a revision of the peace treaty, France and Germany will go from bad to worse and finally dissolve", he added...
...conclusion, M. Longuet said, "We have had a reactionary election in France and expect to win a victory for the Socialists in the common election on May 24. The labor party in England is coming out of the election with increased power, as it is likewise in Germany. I have confidence that with a stronger Socialist party in France, Germany, and England there will be greater peace throughout the world...