text_original: This political question, arising chiefly out of com  mercial rivalries on the West, was complicated on the southern and eastern shores by religious considerations, luhabi  The Baltic Sea and its neighbouring waters were sur  Baitic rounded by three different races.
text_transcription: THIS POLITICAL QUESTION ARISING CHIEFLY OUT OF COMMERCIAL RIVALRIES ON THE WEST WAS COMPLICATED ON THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES BY RELIGIOUS CONSIDERATIONS THE BALTIC SEA AND ITS NEIGHBORING WATERS WERE SURROUNDED BY THREE DIFFERENT RACES
phonemes: ðɪs pəlˈɪɾɪkəl kwˈɛstʃən, ɚɹˈaɪzɪŋ tʃˈiːfli ˌaʊɾəv kˈɑːm mˈɜːʃəl ɹˈaɪvəlɹiz ɔnðə wˈɛst, wʌz kˈɑːmplᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd ɔnðə sˈʌðɚn ænd ˈiːstɚn ʃˈɔːɹz baɪ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs kənsˌɪdɚɹˈeɪʃənz, luːhˈɑːbi ðə bˈɔltɪk sˈiː ænd ɪts nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ wˈɔːɾɚz wɜː sˈɜː bˈeɪɾɪk ɹˈaʊndᵻd baɪ θɹˈiː dˈɪfɹənt ɹˈeɪsᵻz.