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as a whole will again fall under dual control. In view of the 
passions of these two rival nations engendered by the late war, 
it is almost inconceivable that France and Germany could 
ever find a working arrangement for its administration. We 
can easily see how tariff handicaps, labor troubles, and boy- 
cotts could become extremely irritating matters. In this event 
we can only hope that the situation may become a matter of 
international concern and that a way may be found to drive 
the sulking rivals to bear their share of the world's burden.® 
8 In addition to the references cited above, valuable references for this study : 
The French Occupation of the Ruhr, Pamphlet No. 16, Series of 1922-1923, of the 
Foreign Policy Association; Joseph King, The Ruhr (London, 1924) ; G. P. Gooch, 
Franco-Gerinan Relations, 1871-1914 (London, 1923) ; Hermann Oncken, The Historical 
Rhine Policy of the French (New York, 1923) ; Charles H. Haskins, “Franco-German 
Frontiers”, Fw~eign Affairs, HI, No. 2 ; Henri Lichtenberger, Relations hetiveen France 
and Germany (Washington, 1923) ; Lichtenberger, The Ruhr Conflict (Washington, 1923). 
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