The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-20
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council Is admittedly the best qua
rantee that both will be Forthcoming
The American executive is at the
moment in a position to secure the
most friendly consideration of his
ideas. Allied diplomats state frankly
that President Wilson, by reason Of
Americas peculiar position and vital
ly valuable resources, now holds the
balance OF power among the allied
leaders.
Washington has stated repeatedly
that American participation in the in
ter-allied council will be confined en-
urely to military measures"
NO deviation from this idea is con
templated, but the United Press Is in
a position to state that the president
VIII reserve the right to determine
what constitutes military measures. y
The announced military objective OF
all the allies is the defeat Of German
m1litarism and the SCATTERING OF the
Hohenzollern menace Of the peace OF
! the world. Anything calculated to
further that objective will, it is pointed
cut, be classed by America as "a mill
itary measure" X
Evidence is already forthcoming
that more discomfort has been caused
the ruling class within Germany by
Wilson's appeal on June IA to the Ger
man people over the heads of the
kaiser and his hand picked govern
ment. than by any single military
blow struck during 1917
While no big result has yet been
recorded from this political offensive,
there is evidence that the leaven- is
working. The French, especially, have
been active in sowing the seeds Of
German republicanism on Teutonic
SOIL
War leaders regard any move cal
culated to solidify and unite the allies,
to define and concentrate their efforts
on common detectives, eliminating pri-
vate. or selfish hopes of individual al
lied belligerents as military measures.
Along the same line, it has been urg-
ed Of no less necessity, that greater
consideration be given to the needs Of
and advantages Of fuller cooperation
with some Of the minor and less con-
suited allies.
The United Press understands there
is good reason to believe the states
men among the entente powers are in
substantial agreement with President
Wilson's suggestion. Opposition, how
ever, may develop among certain
groups Of financiers, because no at
such a statement of essential princi-
pies as President Wilson desires, may
necessitate whiting down Of max
imum demands by various countries.
Statesmen who have been guiding the
war for more than three years are
quite. prepared to limit demands to
those essentials affecting all allies 1t
is known, however, that certain great
financial groups prefer
to run still further risks in the hope of
making good, financially and territor-
tally at the expense of the central !
powers.
1t Is admitted readily here that |
America is advantageously placed to
putt through her program without in |
consistency.
With Russia definitely out of active
fighting, the United States alone of |
all the allies is in position to furnish |
the man power requisite to continue
the war to a successful elimination.
American regulars are in France,
American volunteers are in khaki and |
the navy and the selective army is in
training-not to further individual |
aims Of individual European nations,
not to make possible economic and !
leagues against Germany, |
Eut to uphold the inalienable rights OF |
American citizens on land and on sea, |
as guaranteed under international law.
and in its highest sense, make the
world safe for democracy
1t is pointed out that If America is
TO furnish the full strength and deliver
the full blow of which she is capable,
the mind of every one of her fighting
men must be made absolutely clear
as to what he is fighting for. 1t is
pointed out that America has not been
invaded and has not been threatened. l.
She has been deluged for three years
With German propaganda. Pacifism,
some German and some merely mis-
guided, has had free rein. A re-conse
Grafton of the allied cause has been
Urged by the American commissioners
and in this they have had the hearty
support of many of the British com
and emmissaries who have
,isited America within the past eight
months 4
On every hand Colonel House and (
he American commission have been /,
,iven the most cordial reception ]
There can be little doubt but that
Lmong the foremost British and I
french leaders the proposal Of the
americans will receive endorseme nt.
in particular, has. since &
heir first meeting, shared the COM
'lete confidence of Colonel House and |
While the imperialistic views of Lord (
Sortncliffe are generally well under I
TODD, the energetic manner in which 6
lie is fighting for the inter-allied conn &
Ill, with all that he must know it will
ntail, suggests that the publisher re- {
'ards the proposal as most neces- :
airy win-the-war measure.
Conference is Held.
By Lowell Mellett, United Press
Staff Correspondent. 1
LONDON, Nov. 20.-In the same \
DOM and at the same table where
ne hundred and thirty-four years
go, England formally announced he. q
ecognition of American independ.
nee, notable assemblage of Amer q
can and British officials met today, $