The Inquiry on Polish and Czechoslovak borders 1919
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The Inquiry on Polish and Czechoslovak borders 1919
Here is what the Inquiry suggested pertaining to Polish borders after WW1:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inquiry
Map (Danzig, all of Upper Silesia and part of East Prussia were to be Polish):
^^^
Gdańsk-Malbork-Iława-Działdowo-Mława-Warsaw railway line was to become Polish:
As was the Masurian Lake District which provides a border which is easy to defend:
The impact of the glacier on the evolution of terrain in Warmia-Masuria
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inquiry
Map (Danzig, all of Upper Silesia and part of East Prussia were to be Polish):
^^^
Gdańsk-Malbork-Iława-Działdowo-Mława-Warsaw railway line was to become Polish:
As was the Masurian Lake District which provides a border which is easy to defend:
The impact of the glacier on the evolution of terrain in Warmia-Masuria
There are words which carry the presage of defeat. Defence is such a word. What is the result of an even victorious defence? The next attempt of imposing it to that weaker, defender. The attacker, despite temporary setback, feels the master of situation.
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Re: The Inquiry on Polish and Czechoslovak borders 1919
And what they suggested pertaining to Czechoslovak borders after WW1:
There are words which carry the presage of defeat. Defence is such a word. What is the result of an even victorious defence? The next attempt of imposing it to that weaker, defender. The attacker, despite temporary setback, feels the master of situation.
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Also from your source:
Impartial academics?? Experts??The Inquiry suggested that, if it was possible for Russia to become a genuine federal and democratic state, the Baltic states (with the possible exception of Lithuania) and Ukraine should be encouraged to reunify with Russia due to their belief that this would best serve the economic interests of everyone involved.
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Re: The Inquiry on Polish and Czechoslovak borders 1919
My source is this: https://archive.org/stream/MyDiaryAtCon ... /mode/2up/
There is nothing about reunification of Latvia and Estonia with Russia, wikipedia must be wrong:
https://archive.org/stream/MyDiaryAtCon ... 7/mode/2up - on page 223.
There is nothing about reunification of Latvia and Estonia with Russia, wikipedia must be wrong:
https://archive.org/stream/MyDiaryAtCon ... 7/mode/2up - on page 223.
There are words which carry the presage of defeat. Defence is such a word. What is the result of an even victorious defence? The next attempt of imposing it to that weaker, defender. The attacker, despite temporary setback, feels the master of situation.
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Actually, Wikipedia is correct. Indeed, on page 219, it says this:Peter K wrote:My source is this: https://archive.org/stream/MyDiaryAtCon ... /mode/2up/
There is nothing about reunification of Latvia and Estonia with Russia, wikipedia must be wrong:
https://archive.org/stream/MyDiaryAtCon ... 7/mode/2up - on page 223.
https://archive.org/stream/MyDiaryAtCon ... 1/mode/2up
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Some of the people involved in the Inquiry were academics who had a lot of knowledge. For instance, take a look at these three guys:henryk wrote:Also from your source:Impartial academics?? Experts??The Inquiry suggested that, if it was possible for Russia to become a genuine federal and democratic state, the Baltic states (with the possible exception of Lithuania) and Ukraine should be encouraged to reunify with Russia due to their belief that this would best serve the economic interests of everyone involved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Cary_Coolidge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Homer_Haskins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah_Bowman
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@Peter K: I have a question for you--just how much would Poland have been hurt had Danzig been a free state for 20 years and then given to Germany after a plebiscite?
Basically, I want to see if the comparison between the Vistula River and the Colorado River is an apt one.
Basically, I want to see if the comparison between the Vistula River and the Colorado River is an apt one.
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Coolidge, no apparent experise on Central and Eastern Europe:Futurist wrote:Some of the people involved in the Inquiry were academics who had a lot of knowledge. For instance, take a look at these three guys:henryk wrote:Also from your source:Impartial academics?? Experts??The Inquiry suggested that, if it was possible for Russia to become a genuine federal and democratic state, the Baltic states (with the possible exception of Lithuania) and Ukraine should be encouraged to reunify with Russia due to their belief that this would best serve the economic interests of everyone involved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Cary_Coolidge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Homer_Haskins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah_Bowman
Haskins, no apparent experise on Centrel and Eastern Europe:Publications[edit]
The United States as a World Power (1908)[3]
The Origins of the Triple Alliance (1917)[3]
Ten Years of War and Peace (1927)[3]
Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Affairs, a journal of the Council on Foreign Relations.[3]
Bowmanpparent experise on Centrel and Eastern Europe:Works[edit]
The Yazoo Land Companies. New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1891.
A History of Higher Education in Pennsylvania. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1902 (with William I. Hull).
The Normans in European History. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin Company, 1915.
Norman Institutions. Harvard University Press, 1918.
Some Problems of the Peace Conference. Harvard University Press, 1920 (with Robert Howard Lord).
The Rise of Universities. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1923.
Studies in the History of Mediæval Science. Harvard University Press, 1924.
The Renaissance of the Twelfth Century. Harvard University Press, 1927.
Studies in Mediaeval Culture. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1958 (1st Pub. 1929).
Is that the best that Wilson could find?Some of his more notable works include:
Forest Physiography (1911)
Well-Drilling Methods (1911)
South America (1915)
The Andes of Southern Peru (1916)
The New World-Problems in Political Geography (1921). Many reprints.
Desert Trails of Atacama(1924).
The Pioneer Fringe (1931)
Main Editor of Limits of Land Settlement (1937)
Re: The Inquiry on Polish and Czechoslovak borders 1919
From the perspective of time that would be the price for peace with Germany and reasonable solution.Futurist wrote:just how much would Poland have been hurt had Danzig been a free state for 20 years and then given to Germany after a plebiscite?
From the perspective of the 30's that would be the betrayal of the Polish policy and I seriously doubt that anyone from the Gov would seriously consider such solution.
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Fair point.crolick wrote: ↑30 May 2018, 20:29From the perspective of time that would be the price for peace with Germany and reasonable solution.Futurist wrote:just how much would Poland have been hurt had Danzig been a free state for 20 years and then given to Germany after a plebiscite?
From the perspective of the 30's that would be the betrayal of the Polish policy and I seriously doubt that anyone from the Gov would seriously consider such solution.
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Well, I don't think that the US had very many experts on Eastern Europe back in 1919.henryk wrote: ↑30 May 2018, 20:27Coolidge, no apparent experise on Central and Eastern Europe:Futurist wrote:Some of the people involved in the Inquiry were academics who had a lot of knowledge. For instance, take a look at these three guys:henryk wrote:Also from your source:Impartial academics?? Experts??The Inquiry suggested that, if it was possible for Russia to become a genuine federal and democratic state, the Baltic states (with the possible exception of Lithuania) and Ukraine should be encouraged to reunify with Russia due to their belief that this would best serve the economic interests of everyone involved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Cary_Coolidge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Homer_Haskins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah_BowmanHaskins, no apparent experise on Centrel and Eastern Europe:Publications[edit]
The United States as a World Power (1908)[3]
The Origins of the Triple Alliance (1917)[3]
Ten Years of War and Peace (1927)[3]
Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Affairs, a journal of the Council on Foreign Relations.[3]Bowmanpparent experise on Centrel and Eastern Europe:Works[edit]
The Yazoo Land Companies. New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1891.
A History of Higher Education in Pennsylvania. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1902 (with William I. Hull).
The Normans in European History. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin Company, 1915.
Norman Institutions. Harvard University Press, 1918.
Some Problems of the Peace Conference. Harvard University Press, 1920 (with Robert Howard Lord).
The Rise of Universities. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1923.
Studies in the History of Mediæval Science. Harvard University Press, 1924.
The Renaissance of the Twelfth Century. Harvard University Press, 1927.
Studies in Mediaeval Culture. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1958 (1st Pub. 1929).Is that the best that Wilson could find?Some of his more notable works include:
Forest Physiography (1911)
Well-Drilling Methods (1911)
South America (1915)
The Andes of Southern Peru (1916)
The New World-Problems in Political Geography (1921). Many reprints.
Desert Trails of Atacama(1924).
The Pioneer Fringe (1931)
Main Editor of Limits of Land Settlement (1937)
Re: The Inquiry on Polish and Czechoslovak borders 1919
So the Inquiry was flawed and their conclusion about a democratic Russia untrustworthy.Futurist wrote: ↑09 Apr 2019, 04:37henryk wrote: ↑30 May 2018, 20:27Well, I don't think that the US had very many experts on Eastern Europe back in 1919.Futurist wrote:henryk wrote:Also from your source:Impartial academics?? Experts??The Inquiry suggested that, if it was possible for Russia to become a genuine federal and democratic state, the Baltic states (with the possible exception of Lithuania) and Ukraine should be encouraged to reunify with Russia due to their belief that this would best serve the economic interests of everyone involved.
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Didn't the Balts and Ukrainians themselves initially want to remain in Russia but to have more autonomy, though? I seem to recall that they only became pro-independence after the Bolshevik Revolution occurred in Russia in November 1917.
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Also, this book by Isaiah Bowman about the political and geographic aspects of the post-WWI political situation (it's about 500 pages long, I think) might be of interest to you, Peter K, and other people here:
https://books.google.com/books?id=XkwgA ... 22&f=false
For someone who wasn't an expert on Europe, he nevertheless sure appears to be very knowledgeable about Europe and the rest of the world. So, he was in all likelihood very well-read about these topics. Don't believe me? Then take a look at this book yourselves and personally judge the contents and accuracy of it!
https://books.google.com/books?id=XkwgA ... 22&f=false
For someone who wasn't an expert on Europe, he nevertheless sure appears to be very knowledgeable about Europe and the rest of the world. So, he was in all likelihood very well-read about these topics. Don't believe me? Then take a look at this book yourselves and personally judge the contents and accuracy of it!
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What is the basis for your statement? Facts show the contrary.