Word: stresemann
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Soon steps to draft a concrete program of evacuation were taken by what was called the Political Commission of the Hague Conference. Beaming Dr. Stresemann sat to business between Mr. Henderson and M. Briand. "I believe a settlement of the political issue can be effected," he said, "even if agreement on the financial aspect of the conference is postponed...
Considering the punch which Aristide Briand has placed aforetime into French denials of German requests for evacuation this was conciliation indeed. "Permit me to suggest," replied Dr. Stresemann smilingly, "that your troops could be spared the inhuman experience of a winter evacuation by leaving...
...ample, easy shrug of the Frenchman, and his bland smile suggested that an understanding had been reached behind the scenes. Meanwhile an even closer rapprochement was unquestionably being achieved by Dr. Stresemann with genial, beefy "Uncle Arthur" Henderson, British Foreign Secretary...
...propose a definite date for the evacuation. Before M. Briand's morrow dawned fresh hurling of ultimata back and forth in the financial section of the Conference (see below) had so incensed French public opinion that the French Prime Minister was obliged to retreat. Calling personally on Dr. Stresemann he explained that "pour le moment, I can get no date to announce...
None the less a principle had been established, and Britain's promise stood unimpaired. For Dr. Stresemann it was a week of triumph...