The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
All-Powerful Central Beard
May Be Formed If Colonel
House Has His Way
POLITICAL OBSTACLES
TO BE BRUSHED ASIDE
Individual Ambitions of the
Nations to Be Set Aside for
the Common Good-Domi-
mating Single Figure Lacking

Washington, Nov. 15.-The United
States will stand stifiy for unity of
action of the allies through plan to
be evolved at the coming Paris con-
ference, 1t was learned In official cir
cles today.
The attitude reflected by admins
tration officials today, when compared
with the sttftude struck In Paris ana
London, leads to the belief that the
United States may appear an the
urgent champion OF far more com
prehensive plan for unity than yet has
been suggested.
IL Is an open secret here that al
ufnistration officials were surprised at
the plan aimed at by the conferences
as revealed by Lloyd George In the
house OF commons yesterday. They
are SURPRISED that It did not include
more definite 'and more wieldy
scheme for the control OF the war in
all its phases. II had been hoped
here, and 1t is still hoped. that such a
plan viii be the ultimate outcome OF
the Paris meeting.
/ 1t is recognized here that domestic
; politics in England well as In
France may prevent the adpinistra-
tions Of those countries from standing
at the present time for the surrender
of their individual powers to the COM
mon end OF beating Germany. The
90 limited States wit; re hsFfttcap ped by
no such consideration at home, II is
pointed out here. The attitude OF our
military and naval leaders here. since
We entered the war, has been to defer
to the superior experience or the brit
fsh and French authorities. II VIII be
entirely In line with that policy TO In
sist at the coming conference that the
E,ur ms .aF al ftssa
war against Germany now be united
i'm single organism dominating all
allied effort.
This attitude was reflected forcibly
at thu state department today whs.1
questions as To Colonel Houses powers
In the conference were replied TO with
a reiteration OF Secretary Lansing s
statement that the conference Is a
war confer ence."
1t was animated that, Colonel Hops
and the her American represents
lives Will be expected TO urge with all
thet. power every possible step that
viii lead 10 the more successful pros
ecution Of the struggle.
1t is considered here the. the most
vital step In this direction Is the sub
mission Of individual ambitions OF all
the allies to the common good The
United States. II is pointes out, already
has set the example in this respect In
the way the economic conduct of the
war has beer handled hero, The en-
barge against supplies to the neutrals
a..s cost and Is daily costing the Unit ed
states millions of dollars In the loss al
trade and In the falling of the rates OF
exchange IN f.lwor of the neutral ceun'
tries
II /. frankly admitted that there ii
at present NJ great individual leader
either In the political or the military
field, to whom the hope of the entente
can be entrusted. Lacking such Z
figure, Il is again predicted here tina
the limited states will demard the crea
ton of an a,l-powerfui inter-alliet
board.
While II IL recognized that nesthe
J, England nor France will go Into con
, ference ready to propose snch plan
. ~ is confidently believed taat. once tn
[ delegates ars seated about the table
there will come from the United State
/ confidential information OF nature s.
{ startling and 50 convincing that non
/ Of the allies will be able TO stand GU
rrainst the demand for action.