Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-05
ENGLAND CLOSE
TO MAXIMUM Of
EFFORT in WAR
Returning Australian and New
Zealand Statesmen Conf
dent Allies Viii Win

Englishmen believe the war win end
within the next 10 or II months, in
favor of the Entente Allies. Great
Britain Is one vast arsenal, turning
out big guns and big shells at rate
which is proving the decisive factor
and starting the Germans ION the
down-grade" The Entente Allies
have turned the corner" and are ap-
preaching the maximum Of effort both
in manufacturing munitions and sup
plying troops. England Is on the
whole friendly to the United States.
These are the opinions held by 10
delegates from the Australian senate
and house OF representatives and six
from New Zealand, who attended
the Imperial Conference or self-gov-
erning countries Of the British Em-
pire, held in London the latter part
of July. They are on the Canadian
Australasian steamer Makura stop
ping here Wednesday on their way
home.
Those from the two big countries
to the southwest include the Hon. d.
Watkins, representative, chairmaIl;
r. ]. Burchell. representative; Sena-
tor s. Barker, Hon. p. Mem. Glynn.
representative; A. J. Hampton, NJ. p,
representative; Senator Hon. J. II.
Heating, who remained In London;
Senator Hon. H. de L.argie. Represent
tative r. B. Orchard, A. C. Palmer. NJ.
p; C. ]. Parr. C. NJ. G.. M. p, chair
man of the New Zealand delegation;
Hon. ]. Thomas, NJ. p, and Represen-
tative Hon. d. Watkins.
All Visit War Fronts
All the delegates visited the French
and British fronts. the British Grand
Fleet In the North Sea, the munition
works OF Great Britain, the military
training camps, and everything else
of interest. They return satisfied
that the Entente Allies will win, and
that Great Britain has not reached
her maximum of effort.
"AlI the Allied countries views are
that we have turned the corner and
England is fast approaching the max.
imum of effort, both as concerns mu-
nitions and men, said Parr. They
believe that Germany is now on the
down grade, as Great Britain's tire.
mendous output Of heavy gnus and
shells from her new mdnitiOn works,
all over England. have turned the
scale. Where we had 35s machine
gunssa at the beginning of the war we
now have more than 5000. and Of
heavy guns there are now being turn.
ed out more every month than were
in use by the entire British army
when the war started"
New Zealanders Fight 1ravely
Parr added that the New Zealand
troops are fighting with the greatest
spirit and are getting plenty Of work
to do on the Somme.. They are now
10000 strong, he said. Parr added
that on the whole England feels
friendly to the United States, and
realizes the tremendous difficulties
President Wilson has had to contend
with in his administration.
End In Ten Months
/ Representative Glynn said he
thought the war would last at least
no months and possibly longer. but
that the Entente Allies wearing pow
er is tremendous. Chairman Watkins
said everyone Is optimistic over thu
situation and that England's output
of munitions and men Is constantly
increasing. Thomas said that the
war Is "a slow process, but can have
only one ending. =
The party went primarily to SCI
what is being done by the Entente
Allies. The members said Australia
| Is discussing now plans for her troops
when the war ends. These include
placing them in business positions
i giving those suitable for agriculture
tracts of land, and starting cripple'
lin small businesses for themselves.