Arizona republican., 1917-11-08
AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVES, TO ALLIED WAR CONFERENCE HAVE LANDED IN ENGLAND
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-An Ameri- can mission landed in England today on the eve of the opening of the first great war conference in which the United States will participate. Colonel Edward M. House, President Wilson's personal friend and adviser, is the off cially designated representative Of the United States He is accompanied by a staff representing every war agsncy in the United States including Admiral Benson, chief of naval operations, and General Bliss, chief of staff of the army.
 Announcement by Secretary Lansing tonight of the arrival of the party lat a British port released American newspapers from a pledge of silence as to the personnel of the mission and it, movements. The departure of this group of the most distinguished men in the governments war councils was carefully guarded secret until they were safely through the submarine zone. Even many army and navy of ficialS were not aware that their chiefs had sailed
 The date and place of the conference has not been made public, though the understanding here is that the sessions are about to begin. In statement ac- companying his announcement, Secre- tary Lansing emphasized the fact that | this gathering is to be a War confer ence and nothing else charged with mapping out plan of campaign against Germany to bring the con 1 flict to speedy and satisfactory end ] There have been many indications | that the conference was called at the | request of the United States
 In selecting its representatives the 1 United States has provided in advance against becoming involved in any dis | cussion of peace terms or political l questions. There is no diplomatic rep resentative with the mission. The bus | mess at this time of every member of 1 Colonel Houses staff is war making l and there can be no discussion of any matters not having to do directly with i the prosecution of the war.
 The situation pictured by the secre- 1 tary shows that the real purpose of 1 the conference is to create in effect a great general staff to coordinate and 1 direct the energies of the cu-belli- i Serents. It will be the duty of the con ferees to deal with military strategy in 1 such sweeping terms that entire ma tions will be but units of operation in the great game The whole fighting force of -fourthsFof the world is to be welded into one mighty War l making machine.
 At the council table there will be re- ceived and weighed, side by side, the needs of all the powers to be aided The resources of each will be reviewed | and a perfected plan of action adopted upon which can be based the delivery of American supplies of men. money or food at the points where they will
 be most effective.
 The men who compose the Ameli- 1 can mission are regarded by the gov l ernment as eminently fitted for their part in the task. as each has been | personally associated with the develop
 ment of some phase Of the vast mobili- zation of the nations resources that
 has been going on since the United States entered the war. Admiral Ben
 son has personally supervised and di- rected the expansion of the navy
 There have been indications that the
 Washington government was anxious
 to know what might be possible in tho
 way of greater naval activity against
 the Germans. Admiral Benson has the
 consensus of American naval opinior as to the couse deemed wise No hin
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