...disproportion between this figure and that of the damage which I have just quoted needs no comment." and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany...them by the aggression of Germany and her allies." This view, however, was keenly criticized by the political parties of the left (Socialists and Radical-Socialists)....

...with the question of war guilt. The German government was required to subscribe to the acceptance of "the responsibility of Germany and her allies for...them by the aggression of Germany and her allies." This declaration formed the first article of the section of the Treaty which dealt with reparations....

...compromise between the Allies was finally attained by which Germany was made to accept responsibility "for all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated...them by the aggression of Germany and her allies" Art. 231 of the Treaty of Versailles. But the allies recognized that the resources of Germany were...

...was compelled to pay tribute to the Allies, not because she lost the war, but for "causing all the damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments...them by the aggression of Germany and her Allies." In the light of evidence brought to light in the course of the War and since, it is not necessary to...

...was forced to accept the dictum of the victors in Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles : ___ /"" The Allied and Associated Governments affirm, and...them by the aggression of Germany and her allies. 2. THE DISCUSSION OF "RESPONSIBILITY" AFTER 1919 (a) New Documents on the Immediate Causes A second...

...that The Allied and Associated Governments affirm, and Germany accepts, the responsibility of herself and her allies, for causing all the loss and damage...subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by thw aggression of Germany and her allies. it has been held by many writers that the post- War treaties...

...light punishments. (12) Germany had to admit that she was responsible for the war of 1914-18. To quote Article 231, "The Allied and Associated Governments...them by the aggression of Germany and her allies." However, it was realised that Germany could not pay for all losses and damages and she was allowed...

...of their grievance was Article 231 of the peace treaty they signed at Versailles. The article read, "The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and...them by the aggression of Germany and her allies." 54 The allied powers had inserted the clause in the treaty to justify the reparations they demanded...

...for future security. The famous war guilt clause of the Treaty of Versailles opens with the sentence: "The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and...imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies."52 Allied leaders had to blame Germany for the war in order to disguise their own complicity...

...accepted 'the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals...them by the aggression of Germany and her allies'. This clause justified the imposition of reparations, but no fixed sum was written into the Treaty because...