text_original: This may be regarded as solemn farce ; the conclusion was foregone ; but it was making the best of a bad job. The conference met in ^ Odo Russell to Granville ap. Fitzmaurice, ii. 72. 428 ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM [1868 London in December, and Lord Granville got all the satisfaction he could out of a solemn protocol, declaring it to be "an essential principle of the law of nations that no Power can liberate itself from the engagements of a Treaty
text_transcription: THIS MAY BE REGARDED AS SOLEMN FARCE THE CONCLUSION WAS FOREGONE BUT IT WAS MAKING THE BEST OF A BAD JOB THE CONFERENCE MET IN LONDON IN DECEMBER AND LORD GRANVILLE GOT ALL THE SATISFACTION HE COULD OUT OF A SOLEMN PROTOCOL DECLARING IT TO BE AN ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLE OF THE LAW OF NATIONS THAT NO POWER CAN LIBERATE ITSELF FROM THE ENGAGEMENTS OF A TREATY
phonemes: ðɪs mˈeɪ biː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz sˈɑːləm fˈɑːɹs ; ðə kəŋklˈuːʒən wʌz fɔːɹɡˈɑːn ; bˌʌt ɪt wʌz mˌeɪkɪŋ ðə bˈɛst əvə bˈæd dʒˈɑːb. ðə kˈɑːnfɹəns mˈɛt ɪn ˈoʊdoʊ ɹˈʌsəl tə ɡɹˈænvɪl ˈæp. fɪtsmˈɔːɹɪs, ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː. sˈɛvənti tˈuː. fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm [wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt lˈʌndən ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ, ænd lˈɔːɹd ɡɹˈænvɪl ɡɑːt ˈɔːl ðə sˌæɾɪsfˈækʃən hiː kʊd ˌaʊɾəv ɐ sˈɑːləm pɹˈoʊɾəkˌɑːl, dᵻklˈɛɹɪŋ ɪt tə bˈiː "ɐn ᵻsˈɛnʃəl pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʌvðə lˈɔː ʌv nˈeɪʃənz ðæt nˈoʊ pˈaʊɚ kæn lˈɪbɚɹˌeɪt ɪtsˈɛlf fɹʌmðɪ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒmənts əvə tɹˈiːɾi