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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1917. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIV THE NEUTRALITY OF BELGIUM I. Early History There are three nations in Europe whose neutrality is guaranteed by the great powers, Switzerland (1815), Belgium (1839), and Luxemburg (1867). The effect of the treaty between England, France, Germany, Austria, and Russia guaranteeing the neutrality of Belgium was to constitute Belgium a barrier or a buffer state. The treaty was of advantage to Prussia as affording a barrier state against France. It was agreed to by France because she saw no hope of being allowed to annex Belgium. Von Moltke -- the elder -- dealing with the basic military policy of Prussia in 1858, said: -- Belgium sees in France the only actual enemy to her independence; she considers England, Prussia, and even Holland, as her best allies. ... If we respect Belgium's neutrality we will protect thereby the largest part of our western frontier. For many years the guaranteed neutrality of Belgium helped to protect Prussia from France. Much later, since the formation of the German Empire, Karl Hildebrand writes: -- But far more prominent and more considerable [than the interest of France] is the interest of Germany in the maintenance of the Belgian state and its neutrality. Belgium takes the place to Germany of a whole army and a chain of fortresses. ... It is thanks to this neutrality that the war of 1870 did not degenerate into a world-wide war, and if -- which God forbid -- such an impious war were to arise again, doubtless the same phenomena would be reproduced. At the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, Bismarck wrote to the Belgian Minister in Berlin on July 22, 1870: -- In confirmation of my verbal assurance, I have the honor to give in writing a declaration, which, in view of the treaties in force, is quite superfluous, that the Confe...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781151215512
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 146
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1151215511
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 272 gr


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