That any set of public men should be carried by extrinsical motives thus far away from justice, fair play, and good faith would be a misfortune under any circumstances, but that at a conjuncture like the present it should befall the men who set up as the moral guides of mankind and wield the power to loosen the fabric of society is indeed a dire disaster.
FOOTNOTES:
[ [333] In June, 1919.
[ [334] The comments on these terms, published by M. Gauvain in the Journal des Débats (September 20, 1919), are well worth reading.
[ [335] M. Auguste Gauvain.
[ [336] Le Journal des Débats, September 20, 1919.
[ [337] Concluded in the year 1916.
[ [338] Cf. The Daily Mail (Paris edition), September 21, 1919.