The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-26
BY EDWARD q. CLARK.

Washington.--W has been &C.
complished as q result OF the confer.
ences between the British and the
American ofiicials2 The answer
briefly might be Everything has been
accomplished" Money matters, ma.
terial matters and men matters have
been arranged to the joint satisfaction
OF Britishers and Americans and In
this joint partnership of satisfactory
agreements must be included the
French commissioners.
The only secrecy, so fur rs the coun-
try knows. which has been maintained
in connection with the visit of the
British mission concerns itself natural.
ly with army and navy projects. II
seems to be assured, however. that
the military members of the British
commission are convinced that Amer.
lea will enter into the war. after man
ner entirely to the liking OF the mill
tury authorities Of Great Britain and
France. l....... ...,
So far as naval matters are con-
cerned, 1t is pretty. well known that
| a plan of cooperation has been agreed
upon by American, French and Brit
ish sea experts. What this plan will
| prove to be the American people Will
know only when operations begin. 1t
| includes, Of course, first and foremost
n working plan to make further opera
tons Of the German submarines
abortive. .1l n
There Is feeling of confidence In
| official circles in Washington, which
| is so marked that the laity is affected
| by it, that plans for what may be
called grand strategy Mt sea have been
! formulated by the British, French and
American officers of high service.
The American people know oil about
the money arrangements which have
been made to the eminent satisfaction
and deep gratitude of the visiting com
missions, Money makes armies and
navies go just as surely as the proverb
assures us that 1t makes the mare go.
Must Hurry shipbuilding.
! The shipping problem Is still vex-
| ing one, not because the planning has
gone away, bat because Of the UNI
avoidable delay in getting the ships
built. The Americans have taken
over the German ships and this win
help to some extent, but some definite
scheme Of speeding up construction is
the one thing lacking to make the sit
uation what the visitors and the home
folk would like 1t 10 be.
The British and the French visitors
fulfilled to the outermost limit their
promise that they would give advice
advice were asked. 1t was asked. and
today the officials Of the state, war
navy, treasury, commerce and Labor
departments of the United States gov
eminent have before them all, the les
sons learned by England ;rd b,
France since the war started.
An Englishman said a day or tw,
ago: 1.-THE commission has been bru
tally frank in disclosing to the Amer
lean authorities the mistakes, blum
ders and almost criminal acts of stu
pidty which were made or commltte,
by British oficinldom during the frs
year of the present war;"
Already there are evidences In tn
. departments of the government tina
American soldier, sailor and laymal
officials are profiting by the plain Brit
: ish tale of the errors of omission an,
commission made by the British gov
eminent almost daily for months O
, the present conflict.
Given Invaluable information.
II the British visitors had accom-
plished nothing else by their confer
ences in this town than to prevent tn
United States from walking In tn
: path Of English procedure during tn
first stages of the war their missio
to this country would have been wort
while. AS II is, however, every branc
OF Uncle Sans military and nuvu
services and of his other department
of government have been put In pos
session of information on all war OF
: erations at the front and at hom'
The ordnance officers, the enginee
\ corps. and the artillery, infantry, Gu,
airy and aviation services alike HAY
profited by the visit of the BIRTHS
3 soldiers and civilians
: There has been seemingly perfeC
sympathy between the Frenchmen, tn
Englishmen and the Americans. TIL
work ia council .has gone on smooth
and with no friction. The British an
7, French have been most generous |
their efforts of assistance in men an
material. Their high hope is tha
American soldiers soon will appea
on the French front and no more Il
= day than yesterday is there seemingl
any reason to doubt that their hig
hope soon Is to be falfilled.