text_original: At the time of the Commune the Chancellor had accepted the overtures made him on behalf of the federals by Cluseret, and had shown less 178 The German Empire eagerness in listening to Versailles than to Paris. It was a kind of blackmail which he was trying to levy on the Plenipotentiaries of the French Government. In 1875 France had completely freed herself from her financial obligations to Germany.
text_transcription: AT THE TIME OF THE COMMUNE THE CHANCELLOR HAD ACCEPTED THE OVERTURES MADE HIM ON BEHALF OF THE FEDERALS BY CLUSTERE AND HAD SHOWN LESS EAGERNESS IN LISTENING TO VERSAILLES THAN TO PARIS IT WAS A KIND OF BLACK MAIL WHICH HE WAS TRYING TO LEVY ON THE PLENIPOTENTIARIES OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY FIVE FRANCE HAD COMPLETELY FREED HERSELF FROM HER FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS TO GERMANY
phonemes: æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌvðə kˈɑːmjuːn ðə tʃˈænsɛlɚ hæd ɐksˈɛptᵻd ðɪ ˈoʊvɚtjˌʊɹz mˌeɪd hˌɪm ˌɔn bᵻhˈæf ʌvðə fˈɛdɚɹəlz baɪ klˈuːsɚɹət, ænd hæd ʃˈoʊn lˈɛs wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt ðə dʒˈɜːmən ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ˈiːɡɚnəs ɪn lˈɪsənɪŋ tə vˈɜːseɪlz ðɐn tə pˈæɹɪs. ɪt wʌzɐ kˈaɪnd ʌv blˈækmeɪl wˌɪtʃ hiː wʌz tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə lˈɛvi ɔnðə plˌɛnɪpətˈɛnʃjɚɹiz ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv fɹˈæns hæd kəmplˈiːtli fɹˈiːd hɜːsˈɛlf fɹʌm hɜː faɪnˈænʃəl ˌɑːblɪɡˈeɪʃənz tə dʒˈɜːməni.