The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-15
Gnternational News servicel

international News Service)
PARIS, Nov. 15.-The delegates of
the United States Republic today be-
gan their deliberations with the rep
resentatives Of the Allied Entente ma
tions at the great conference in Paris.
For this mission the president has
selected men thoroughly informed on
each problem vital to the winning of
the war. The army, the navy, fin
ance, war trade, shipping, foOd-each
has its representative on the mission
In addition to Colonel House. who has
been making a special study of the
problems of nationality and conflict
ing interests that will have to be set
tied in the final peace conference, the
American members of this war mis-
sion are:
Admiral w. S. Benson, chief of naval
operations.
General Tasker II. Bliss, chief of
staff, U. S. A.
Oscar T. Crosby, assistant secretary
of the treasury.
Vance c. Mccormick chairman of
the war trade board.
/ cambridge Colby, of the shipping
r board.
DR.. Alonzo e. Taylor, of the food
] administration.
/ Thomas N. Perkins, Of the priority
r board.
q Gordon Auchincloss. son-in-law of
Colonel House, secretary
a Foremost among the questions to
Il be under consideration, Immediately
Il the ENJOYS are met in the first ses-
t sion, will be the military and eco
nomic conditions in Russia and Italy
The Balkan situation, too, presents
some delicate points. Rumania pen
niless and in serious straits, is under
J strong enemy pressure to give up the
struggle, but she is needed for the
contemplated spring campaign in con-
junction with the Jugo-Slav legions
on the northeastern allied front
IA Hence plans for the rehabilitation OF
the conference.
y The question of Japanese and Chi
nese participation in the war on a
larger scale will be included in the
it mapping out of a general war plan
Before any such activity of MongOliar
= troops on the eastern front, however
= the Trans-Siberian railroad must be
Z. rebuilt-another proposition which, il
y is believed, will be relegated to United
States engineers.
The United States delegates viii
insist that a permanent organization
" shall be created to unity and direc
5 the efforts of the allies. 1t is not be
ID lieved they will demand any definit,
, form of organization, nor insist upor
any definite person to head it. Blu
the opinion here is that some per
IL manent joint commission will be nam
Y ed, and because of the part this coun
rs try is playing as the central banker
for the anti-Hun syndicate it is not i'm
1t possible that some American SHOULD
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1t is expected that this commission
v. will control the war in every phase
rs that it will give unity to military ant
naval policies that it will determine
as where supplies are needed and direc
them into their proper channels, ant
" that it will have authority sufficien
T. to end the present waste in shipping
N The administration is beginning t.
feel that its money is not being use'
for any single correlative purpOs
- which represents the best judgment o
u the allies, but for as many purposes a
b there are borrowers. 1t believes tina
some of these purposes are irreconcil
able with others. The recent event
in Italy and Russia are current eX
70 amples There was no one to sto
40 Italy from indulging in a reckless of
40 fensive, one that would never hav
p A''S
7c chaos that prevails over supplies. Tha
SC offensive has cost the United State
&c treasury a loan of 230,000,O00, anC
&c through the draw on England an
Sc France for many men and guns ha
&c probably checked plans that were de
&c veloping in regard to the wester
1c front; it has given prestige to Ger
Oc many through the imperial armies
Oc very successful offensive against tn
&c Italians All this has come from ou
lack of coordination in tactics an
organization.
The recent statement emanatin
n from Petrograd by the dictator, Kel
ensky, disgusted friends of the admin
istration here as much as the recer
catastrophe in Italy alarmed then
Despite the deep obligation of the Kel
- ensky government to the Unite
~ States, Kerensky suggests disunio
-. among the allies.
ns While opinion in Washington seem
30 to turn to the commission form of wa
on government for the allies and tn
~ United States London is harping
81 quite different tune-and that tur
~ is the demand for dictator, figur