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安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导

In the Behring Sea dispute the President was incensed at Lord Salisbury's repudiation of the stipulations for settling the question which had been agreed to. The President had determined to reject the counter-proposition to submit it to arbitration. Mr. Blaine was with the President in this and naturally indignant that his plan, which Salisbury had extolled through his Ambassador, had been discarded. I found both of them in no compromising mood. The President was much the more excited of the two, however. Talking it over with Mr. Blaine alone, I explained to him that Salisbury was powerless. Against Canada's protest he could not force acceptance of the stipulations to which he had hastily agreed. There was another element. He had a dispute with Newfoundland on hand, which the latter was insisting must be settled to her advantage. No Government in Britain could add Canadian dissatisfaction to that of Newfoundland. Salisbury had done the best he could. After a while Blaine was convinced of this and succeeded in bringing the President into line.

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定位:Additional excerpt 546 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

核心是:谈判中对方反悔,未必是恶意,可能是他内部有难处。当时美国总统因英国首相索尔兹伯里推翻已商定的解决白令海争端的条款而愤怒,决心拒绝仲裁提议。卡内基向国务卿布莱恩解释:索尔兹伯里无权强压加拿大接受,且正与纽芬兰有争端,任何英国政府都承受不起加拿大和纽芬兰同时不满,他已尽力。布莱恩被说服,并劝总统回心转意。这告诉我们,遇到对方变卦,先别急着发火,要弄清他背后的约束条件,再决定是施压还是给台阶。

上下文

卡内基自传回忆19世纪末美国与英国因白令海捕海豹权发生争端,他作为中间人调解。

今日一问

最近一次对方“反悔”,你是否先了解过他背后的难处?

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