El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-08
ALL|ESPLAN FOR
GREAT OFFENSIVE
Will Be Delivered From the
Saloniki Base With IRE
mendous Force.
BY c. F. BERTELLI.

Paris. France. Jan. IS (by maiD.-
Although they issued a public state
ment after their conference in Paris
last March the war chiefs of the en-
tente powers remained completely
silent following their Rome confer
ence the other day. But have learned
on indisputable authority that decis-
ions Of incalcuIable importance were
arrived at
The principal subjects discussed
were:
The Saloniki expedition.
The relation between each Iatiou's
resources and its effective contribution
10 the war. bearing particularly upon
ca electives, ,bD munitions; tc) IL
nance.
Preparation Of offensive on all
fronts for the coming spring
While for obvious reasons am not
permitted to give details Of the de-
ciSiOns arrived AT. / am able 10 state
that as regards the Macedonian front
the entente powers have at last been
united by the French leaders and that
at the chosen moment the offensive
viii be delivered from the SalOn1kl
base with an energy and force hither-
to conspicuousiy lacking.
The after war problems which the
Rome conferees discussed were prin-
cipaliy economic and social. None OF
the entente statesmen have any il
lusions as to the question of monetary
compensation for war expenditure and
damage to be obtained from Germany
Postpone War Debts 100 Years
The principle has been adopted Of
pOSrpOninE a final settlement of war
debts 10 100 years hence. In this way
this generation. which has paid the
awful blood price Of the war. will not
in addition be reduced to utter pow
erty- Generations still unborn will
receive a heavy legacy Of war bills as
the price of national liberty and for
the privilege of living under the insti-
tutions OF their own country, however
small the country be
European taxation viii remain mod
crate for some years, until the revival
IN trade is complete
In this respect 1t is planned 10 have
France, England. Italy and Russia
work in harmony. the richer helping
the poorer from generation to genera
ton This plan in itself foreshadOws
post war quadruple alliance of a
more intimate and binding nature than
has ever characterized other alliances
in the worlds history: and II its pur-
pose is to be fully fulfilled, its dura-
ton is expected TO be at least 100
Rome at the time Of the con-
ference, tells me that entente states
men do not expect the German gov
eminent TO make a serious effort TO
meet the country's financial liabilities
toward its own people
If, as expected, Germany wipes off
her liabilities and begins again with
a clean sheet. she viii obviously be in
q position Of economic superiority 10
the entente countries while the latter
are struggling to divise ways and
means of meeting their indebtedness
VIII BE Labor Famine.
Social problems Will be no less grave
OF all the entente countries. France
viii have suffered most heavily IN men
in relation 70 her population by the
time the war is over. BY the end OF
cdpacitated may reach 100000. and
England. Italy and Russia will suffer
after the same rate. At the same time.
Germany'S losses viii be found to be
superior. both relatively and absolute
". to those Of any other country in
the war.
This means that IN every town and
village labor viii be scarce Emigra-
tion viii he brought to a standstilT for
at least this generation, and perhaps
for the next. The United States will
thus be directly affected, while II is
certain that the development of Canada
viii be set back for half a century
Plan Simultaneous Blows.
The greatest and most pressing
dealt with by the Rome con-
ference was. Of course, that Of the
organization Of huge united offensive
strokes on the main fronts this year.
The moment for delivering these
blows viii be decided up
on by the commanders in chief. but II
is no secret that by next April the mil
lions Of men and women working in
factories viii have produced
sufficiently enormous quantities Of
guns and shells for the beginning of q
continuous offensive that viii break
beyond repair the belt of iron laid by