The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-04-26
u. 6. IN WAR To
END SAYS WILSON
BALFouR TOLD AMERICA WILL
BRING KAISER TO TERMS.
TO EMPLOY ALL RESOURCES
Government Concentrating All Efforts
to Provide Most Effective, Aid
Possible for Allies--Warm We'll
come to Visitors.


Washington, April 24.-From the
lips of President Wilson himself Ar
thur j. Balfour, British secretary for
foreign affairs, learned the grim pur-
pose of the American government and
people to employ all their resources to
bring the imperial German government
to terms.
The president made 1t clear to Mr..
Balfour during the three-quarters of
an hour conference at the White
House, in which Secretary Lansing
participated, that the United States
fully realizes the greatness of the task
it has assumed.
The executive departments and the
council of national defense are con-
centrating their efforts to provide the
most effective aid possible for the
allies.
Visitors to Give Advice.
with these several departments the
experts accompanying Mr.. Balfour
Will hold daily conferences, supplying
all the Information cleaned by the
allies from Nhard experience and adj
wishing them as to The things which
first must be furnished by this coun-
try TO those actually fighting our bat
ties.
Mr. Balfour is laying stress upon
these prime necessities:
I. Shipping.
>. Food and other supplies.
3. Money.
4. Naval and military cooperation.
The British secretary did not mini
nize the effects of the U-boat war,
no remedy for which yet has been de-
viSed.
More Ships Essential.
1t is absolutely essential for allied
success in the war that enough veg
sells should be put afoat to convey to
England, France, Italy and Russia
tile supplies they must have.
A conference has been arranged
with Major General Cocktails, who
has been placed in charge OF ship con.
struction.
AS a result of his investigation Gen
eral Goethals has dissipatcd one
dream upon which nOnexperts have
been building. He has discovered
that 1t is impossible to hope for salts
factory results from wooden boats.
General GOethals has been inuuir-
ing carefully into the matter of steel
supply.
Credit to Russia Likely.
There is reason to believe that some
money will be furnished by the
United States to the duma govern
ment of Russia. An official report
received from Petrograd asserts that
Russia is no more apt to make sepa-
rate peace with Germany than is the
United States.
In view of this statement, the pres
ident and cabinet are prepared to adj
vance money and credit to Russia.
Lord Cunliffe, former governor of
the Bank of England. was i'm confer
ence with Secretary MeAiloo and the
federal reserve board, discussing the
llotation of $j,000O0O.OG0 Of bonds
and the effect upon financial condi-
tons. There also arose the question
of the distribution of the $1,000, 900
600, which is to be loaned to the al
lies.
Great Britain does not need money,
but is exceedingly anxious that the
ilotatiOn shall occur in such fashion
that the value of her bonds will not
be deprecated.
The Days Conferences.
Here, in brief, are the conferences
which took place:
The president and Secretary Ian
sing with Mr.. Balfour.
The secretary of the treasury with
Lord Cunliffe.
The secretary of war and Major
General Scott with Major General
Bridges and his staff.
The secretary of the navy and Rear
Admiral Benson with Admiral de Chair
and his staff
In administration circles ii is de-
clared troops may be sent, but before
orders to this effect are issued the
men will be thoroughly trained and
equipped.
BaIfour Guest at Dinner.
Great Britain's war commissioners
spent the day in the American capital
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