The opening of this volume finds the Big Four in the midst of
the gravest crisis of the peace conference set off by the British
cabinet's demand for drastic softening of the terms of the peace
treaty to be concluded with Germany. In response to a wave of
appeasement sweeping through the British Isles, Lloyd George says
that he cannot and will not sign the peace treaty unless his
colleagues agree to negotiate sympathetically with the Germans on
their reparations obligations, their early admission to the League
of Nations, and other matters.
For the entire period covered by this volume, the atmosphere of
the Council of Four is supercharged by bitter debates and
recriminations. Wilson and Clemenceau try to hold to the terms of
the preliminary treaty. As the bitterness of the debates in the
Council of Four grows in intensity, Wilson, weakened by a small
stroke just before the eruption of the crisis, gradually loses the
will and strength to oppose Lloyd George. Throughout, Wilson tries
to play the role of peacemaker between Lloyd George and Clemenceau
but ends by capitulating to Lloyd George's demands. The result is
that the final peace treaty taking shape constitutes the first step
in the appeasement of Germany.
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