text_original: One incident of the negotiations deserves special mention, if only for the curious light it throws on the processes of persuasion which European statesmen were ready, even at so recent a period, to employ for the purpose of gaining their ends.
text_transcription: ONE INCIDENT OF THE NEGOTIATIONS DESERVES SPECIAL MENTION IF ONLY FOR THE CURIOUS LIGHT IT THROWS ON THE PROCESSES OF PERSUASION WHICH EUROPEAN STATESMEN WERE READY EVEN AT SO RECENT A PERIOD TO EMPLOY FOR THE PURPOSES OF GAINING THEIR ENDS
phonemes: wˈʌn ˈɪnsɪdənt ʌvðə nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃənz dɪzˈɜːvz spˈɛʃəl mˈɛnʃən, ɪf ˈoʊnli fɚðə kjˈʊɹɹiəs lˈaɪt ɪt θɹˈoʊz ɔnðə pɹˈɑːsɛsᵻz ʌv pɚswˈeɪʒən wˌɪtʃ jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən stˈeɪtsmɛn wɜː ɹˈɛdi, ˈiːvən æt sˌoʊ ɹˈiːsənt ɐ pˈiəɹɪəd, tʊ ɛmplˈɔɪ fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv ɡˈeɪnɪŋ ðɛɹ ˈɛndz.