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A Fettered Envoy: Lord Grey's Mission to the United States, 1919–1920

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2009

Leon E. Boothe
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Most of the historical analysis of the American fight for a League of Nations in 1919–1920 centers strictly on the struggle between Wilson and Lodge. In such a narrow approach, certain vital forces at work during this epic struggle have been overlooked or largely ignored. One such case is the story of the Anglo-French attempt to help the American nation out of the partisan deadlock that developed around the League issue. This episode takes on added dimensions as an Allied intervention in the internal affairs of the United States that in the end had a dynamic effect. Additionally, the effort came very close to providing the means for compromise. The story properly began with the signing of the German Treaty in Paris and the departure of most of the American delegation.

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Research Article
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The Review of Politics , Volume 33 , Issue 1 , January 1971 , pp. 78 - 94
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Copyright © University of Notre Dame 1971

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