Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-09
DIRECTION or CAMPAIGN
ON BRANDS SHOULDERS
fraii Little Nun Emcrses as Most
furpoSeful Statesman Among
Allied Powers.
HIS STRENGTH FuILr ADMITTED
'ournc! 10 Rome Expected to Bring
ihout ttaliuu Co-Opcrntion. Which
May Gain Final Victory Before
Mex, Winter.
Ivy G.. r. BI;urt:LLI.

TANKS. l'cbruav: S.--Tnc most in :
"oriant diplomatic development IN the
;tiiics camp since the beginning Of ihc
new wear is Premier .\ri$iidc BRAND =
departure Tor Italy to-rorrcw. I'll .
iratl little man. whose marvellous per
SnasiHc clouucncc cal ciln the storm
lost scene in til" thanhcr OF Deputies
IN 1 two-n:inutc speech. now energies
""initeiN as Tn" most purroseful
statesman among Ill the governments
SppoScd TO the central ycnpircs
ifcnier Asquith may possess Il keen
perception of EuropcS condition af-
ter IN" war and Il deeper sense oc the
need OF Drcr0rin: tho way for it's
regeneration. Premier Salandra may
be 4 political stratcgiSt of higher
order. but Briand Is the most do,ni-
mating personality OF the moment and
ne Is The only man in the French Rri-
! '!sh ana italian governments who has
shown strong powers OF initiative.
DIRECTION OF WAR
IN HANDS OF BRAND
'hc British and Italian governments
nave tacit!y admitted his asceudancy
III thiS respect with the consequence
; mat the political direction OF the war
| the allies vii! wage this year has fall
en- definitely into BRANDS hands.
N'one II" insisted that the allies
should remain NJ Salonilli. II, boJ 10
overcome intense opposition TO mat
poiicE, not only in France itself but
also from the british government
which was influenced by Lord Kitchen.
report and ny the total absence
Italy. 'p ''oi''
A. hriand won out and France, Eng
laHu anu Italy now admit he was right
ana that Egypt and the road TO the
in,;,,. can hest he protected from Sa-
ioniki It is now seen. too. that he
priil'anilv upset the kaiscr's nI,r 70
sei@e ~" port OF Salonilli ANA usa !,
'or formidable submarine base.
:! is III pursuance OF his Salouiki
io,,,a mat A. BRAND goes to Italy
,"-,no'few lie Will confer with tba
Italian government; at Rome. ana then
Win the Kin" and tho general stotf
AT the front. The best-infor,ned paris
opinion Is that he will return with
80. ""n ":Hn'te assurances OF the
, most useful cooperation Italy can piy.
in striking tho foe from Salonilti nnx,
spring ieN'
Atthomsh the an,iwar party. headed
nH r'o!itti. is stu fairly strong in
Italy. the country Is in q mood fn
greater sacrifices. now thar the con.
uest OF Serbia Montenegro and Moth
| ern Nlbania by her enemies demand,
mat Italy throw all her resources into
INC war in order to win complete con-
crn and western shores
ltaiy's co-opera ton at Saloniki. says
tho Matin. will certainly mean that
italy will get bigger compensation
'''a! was originally looked for. This
means italian control OF Albania.
NJ. BRAND embarks for the accom-
piishment for his greatest diplomatic
triumph with degree Of prestige far
superior TO that of any other European
statesman. Ills persistent struggle to
get the allies to act as one, both mill
tarily and automatically, and his con-
tlnual battles in the chamber with the
Parish pump politicians OF France. have
aged him notably. The bushy, coal
black hair OF Frances quondam. red
hot Socialist is hecked with gray. but
, his temper remains unruned
The quiet pcrsuasiveness OF his COL
den voice has lost none OF Ia force
and charm. The man who broke the
great French railway strike with one
blow, who placed Poincare in the presi-
Dental chair. and who has demonstr:it-
ed TO the allies the need Of acting
unitedly. is expected to win Italy this
week-a triumph which may result, in
the allies gaining final victory he
fore next winter.