The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26
BRITISH VISITORS HERE FOR MOST IMPORTANT
CONFERENCE IN HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
Some 0fEmpre's Most Prominent Men, Headed BY Foreign
Minister Arthur BafOur Arrive To Take Part In War CO
Gil To Convene In Washington As Soon As Frances Repre-
sentatVes ArrjVe---POrt OF Arrival Kept Secret.
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With the Balfour Party-Great Brit
aims high commits sdoners to the inter
national war council to begin in Wash
ington this week set foot on American
soil and made their way to the capd-
tai.
Arthur James Balfour, secretary of
state for foreign affairs OF the empire,
formerly premier and often called the
dean of the worlds elder statesmen,
was the central figure of . party that
included some of Great Britain's most
prominent men. With genial smile
playing over his features, he consent
ed to a brief interview, warmly ex-
pressing his appreciation OF all the
United States has done as neutral in
charitable and relief work in Belgium
and German prison camps, his gratifi-
cation that England and the United
States now were allied for a common
purpose, and his conviction that this
country in it's war efforts would as
found the world particularly Germany.
The object OF the commission, Mr..
BaIfour said, was to make co-Opera-
ton easy and effective between those
who are striving with all their power
to bring about lasting peace by the
only means that can secure it, namely,
a successful war.
"Your president, in most apt and
vivid phrase" Mr. Balfour added,
has proclaimed that the world must
be made safe for democracy. That
self-governing communities are not to
be treated as negligible simply because
they are small, that the ruthless DOM
ination OF one INSCRIPTIONS power i'm
peri1s the future of civilization and the
liberties Of mankind are truth of pol1t-
ical ethics which the bitter experience
Of war is burning into the souls OF all
freedom-loving peoples"
Received With Honors.
England's leading statesmen, hav-
ing safely evaded the German subma-
rines and mines which sent Lord Kitch-
ener to his death, were received with
the highest honors as guests of the
American people when they arrived at
a place in America which cannot be
named. A delegation of state, war
and navy department officials well
coined the commission in the name OF
the Government, and set out with them
to the capital for what is admittedly
the most vital conference in American
history.
The commission was received with
the utmost simplicity and cordia1ity,
and with every recognition Of the fact
that Great Britain had given Of her
very best It is said. indeed, that no
foreign minister has left England for
the length of time that Mr.. Balfour
will be away since the Congress Of
Vienna century ago.
The formaa welcome was extended
by Third Assistant Secretary of State
Breckenridge Long. through the pre-
of greeting from Secretary Lansing,
which the British statesmen acknow1-
edged with equal simplicity while Brit
ish and American officials mingled to-
gether.
A special train of five cars, which
had been waiting with steam up and
crew aboard for five days, at once got
under way for the capital, guarded as
almost no other train ever has been
guarded in this country. Double pro-
lection had been afforded at all tun-
nels and bridges, and every mile of
the track had been gone over within
the previous "a hours to guard against
possible fanatic No detail Of any
sort whatsoever which could betray
the place of arrival or route Of travel
was allowed to escape
Break Into Groups.
Almost Immediately when the train
started, the large party broke up into
groups, OF army, navy and state de-
partment officials to begin at once the
Informal conversations which are ex-
pected to sketch out Americas part in
the world-fight against German autoc-
lacy Mr.. Balfour and Secretary Long.
Lieut.. Cen n Bridges, who drew the
first blood for England in august. 1914
and Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood and