ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1900 - 1949.
Jezik: Engleski
Tematika: Istorija
Kulturno dobro: Predmet koji prodajem nije kulturno dobro ili ovlašćena institucija odbija pravo preče kupovine
Autor: Strani

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Old Diplomacy and New, 1876–1922: from Salisbury to Lloyd-George. By Kennedy A. L., M.C., with an introduction by Sir Chirol Valentine. (London: John Murray, 1922; New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1923. Pp. xxii, 414 p.)

`THIS book is not a systematic exposition of British policy, but as a commentary on men and methods it possesses considerable interest. The author—son and grandson of British diplomatists, and a correspondent of the Times—writes in defense of the professional diplomatist and seeks to show the unhappy results not only of the “ new ” diplomacy practised by Mr. Lloyd George, but also of the extreme pacifism of the Labor Party.

The ideal diplomatist was the late Lord Salisbury. He understood history, faced facts, knew what he wanted, never bluffed, avoided meddling, and had a high sense of England’s honor. His realism was of the substantial kind that protects national interests and enhances national prestige. In his debut at the Constantinople Conference of 1876-1877, he refused to follow the policy of the resident ambassador, with the consequences predicted by Sir Henry Elliot. Salisbury learned his lesson, and henceforth was guided by his expert advisers. Not so Mr. Lloyd George, who, obsessed by the idea that the old diplomacy had “ landed us in the war ”, has exhibited intense distrust of diplomatists and has sought to eliminate them by relying on conferences and special agents. The results have been far from satisfactory: alienation of France, prejudice to England’s honor, sacrifice of prestige and interests in the East, deception of the British people about the Kaiser and the Bolsheviks; while “ Germany has not been mulcted, nor has she been rehabilitated Mr. Lloyd George was perhaps representative of England, unsettled, unnerved, and demoralized by the war, but Salisbury always knew how to give a lead to his countrymen because he had convictions and was ready to fight for them. Midway between these two stands the tragic figure of Lord Grey, whom Mr. Kennedy admires for his poise, his fearless stand for England’s honor. But he was “ very ready to do anything that could honourably be done to preserve peace, except to fight for it He should have listened to Lord Roberts rather than to Lord Haldane; instead he trusted Germany, or rather Prince Lichnowsky. Whether Mr. Kennedy’s vindication of the “ old ” diplomacy is entirely successful may be questioned, for he assumes the virtues and ignores the dangers of economic imperialism, but his case against the “new” diplomacy is overwhelming.`