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This publication has wholly altered the feeling of the House of Commons, and no government could at this moment venture to give utterance to such an intention about Belgium.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “This publication has wholly altered the feeling of the House of Commons, and no government could at this moment venture…”
Editor's note · Context
Morley notes that the publication of the treaty has shifted the political sentiment in the House of Commons regarding Belgium's security.
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