New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
FURTHER PLANS
TO STARVE TEUTONS
Allies Confer and Appoint Com
mitteeS to Strengthen Blockade

Paris, March 2S-The conference of
the representatives of the Grand AL
lance, which closed today, adopted
resolutions affirming unity of military
economic, and diplomatic action look
ing to the accomplishment of their
mistaken purpose to achieve victory
for the common cause. Among the
meas decided upon to accomplish
this end is the establishment Of two
permanent committees, one to pre-
vent the revictualling of the enemy
the other to check the rise of prices
in their own territory by the equitable
apportionment of marine freight
charges.
The text of the resolutions which
were adopted just before adjournment
follows:
The representatives of the allied
governments, in conference at Paris
March 27 and %, 1916, affirm the, COM
plete community of views and solidar-
ity of the Allies. They confirm all the
measures taken to realize unity of &C.
ton and unity of front.
They understand by that, at the
same time, unity of military action,
assured by the entente concluded be-
tween the general staffs; unity of
economic action, the organization of
which the present conferences has
regulated, and unity of diplomatic &C
ton, which is guaranteed by their un-
shaken will to continue the struggle to
victory for the common cause.
The allied governments decide to
put into practice in the economic do
| main their solidarity of views and in
terests. They charge the economic
conference, which is to be held short
ly at Paris, to propose for them ap
| e
of this solidarity.
With a view to strengthen, co-or-
dinate, and unity the diplomatic action
to be exercised to prevent the revict-
ualling of the enemy the conference
has decided to establish at Paris 81
permanent committee in which all the
allies will be represented.
The conference has decided: First,
to continue the organization, already
begun. at London of an international
central bureau of freights; second, to
proceed in common, and with the
briefest delay, to seek practical means
to employ to apportion equitably
among the allied nations and charges
for maritime transportation and check
the rise in freight rates.
Brands Tribute to Soldiers.
At the conclusion of the last sitting
Premier BRAND thanked the dele
gates for the valuable aid which had
made his task as president an easy one
| The assembly. the premier said, was
| to be congratulated on the facility with
| which the different questions submit
| teed to it had been settled. Should
fresh problems arise requiring joint
deJiberation. the allied governments
could not find a better way of solving
them than by arranging another meet
ing.
The premier said he felt it his duty
in the name of the conference to send
a merited tribute of admiration to the
allied soldiers, who were fighting so
heroically for the triumph of liberty
and right. The conferees warmly gave
acquiescence to Premier Brands
words and expressed their absolute
confidence that victory would crown
the united efforts of the allied ma
tons.
The conferees separated themselves
into groups according to the questions
to be discussed, this process facilitate
ing the reaching of common under
standings.
The decisions of the conference have
the force of the decisions of the re-
spective governments, because each,
with the exception of Russia. was rep
resented by it's principal ministers and
generals.
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