Excerpt from The German Enigma: Being an Inquiry Among Germans, as to What They Think, What They Want, What, They Can Do

The present investigation into Franco-German relations conducted on behalf of the Figaro, is the work of one of the ablest publicists of modern France. It is the work of a good European who wishes to put an end to the senseless competition in armaments, and to the international distrust and nervousness which are the main causes of such armaments. The book is also the work of a good Frenchman who realises that no settlement can be durable which does not safeguard the sacred rights of the conquered peoples of Alsace-Lorraine, who were the first victims of outraged justice. There lies the originality of the book. It reveals the new direction which public opinion and political thought are taking in contemporary France. The whole question of the relations between France and Germany is lifted to a higher plane. We hear no more of the humiliation of France, of her pride and dignity, of her rancour and revenge. We hear less of the balance of military force. The main question which is raised is a question of moral principle and of international right.

The work of Monsieur Bourdon is not only a good book, it is also a brave deed.

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