Evening journal., 1917-12-03
ALLIED COUNCIL DEFERS
RESTATEMENT OF WAR AIMS
Bv the Tniied Press

BY the United Press.
PARIS, Dec. 3.-The allies councils
have decided 10 postpone temporarily
the re-statement OF war aims suggest
ed by America.
Influences back Of the decision
which became known today. after the
FIRST highly successful meeting Of the
supreme war council, were not speci-
fed.
II was believed, however. that for
the immediate present, tho delegates 10
both the inter-allled and the supreme
war council meetings decided that a
close knit plan OF "war business"
should be decided on, leaving 20 future
meetings Of the war council the details
Of other correlated subject.
Ambassador Maklakoff, whom Koren-
sky appointed envoy 10 Paris and who
sat with the inter-allied council as RUS
slas unofficial representative although
disavowed by the Bolsheyikl, urged the
allied statesmen to make such re-state-
ment Of war aims Colonel House as
previous United states dispatches have
reported, has suppressed on all leaders
President Wilson's view that joint,
frank and full statement Of exactly what
/ the Allies are ilghhng 10
military measure Of supreme import
lance House Joined with Maklakon in
this request for such q 're-statement.
British representatives, Il was under
stood were passively acqulescont.
But their council meetings were held
10 first of all "yvar business" gatherings
and the urgent necessity OF the day
adiudged TO be that Of closer and imme'
dlate actual war direction. Presumabl,
IL was for this reason that the war
aims discussion was postponed.
The frst fruit OF this "buslness-lik,
policy" developed today. The supreme
war council decided upon an imme'
dlate Standardization Of war IN the air
The varied types Of aeroplanes In us'
bv the allies are 10 be reduced 20
certain specified approved and tested
series OF models. These are TO b'
standardized. Germany has just th'
same sort OF a plan in her air service
one OF these new types will be ar
American model. provided the tests
prove the fitness Of the American
machines.
Standardization OF the allies forces
In the Dir Is expected enormously 4
Increase the ouput Of aeroplanes-no
only in America but In other allie'
countries. as well as facilitate repair
and the resupplying OF parts.
Thus. II a national cash reglsie
plant becomes a fabricator Of aero
planes and parts. II could instantly nj
rush orders from anywhere on an
front
IL was Colonel House, according y
: members OF the two councils who de
vised tho plan Of business-like dispatc
Of problems before the Pan-allie'
I House discovered in advance OF tn
I meetings that there were numerou
! major and minor participants who WEI
primed and ready with speeches.
l. House believed fast working, quicl
/ lv deciding board should appear In U
y war council and the inter-allied mee
II ing. lie wanted 20 model its sessi'
along the model of a board Of directo
Of an American business corporate,
We consulted Premier Ilemence
pointed that after one single spec
really meant Just as much OF address
which could reasonably be expect
os 10 last several days.
Clemcnccau got the idea al once.
address concludes with the tersc phr,
N LETS work" The councils did
A In three days political and militia
~ leaders arranged a new business a
n ganizsiion. Today most of them hi
/, departed for home. There was not
single speech. fest or a banquet durir
the time the leaders were meeting.
y was business from the word go.
4 Except for the Standardization
aeroplanes It was not made known e
day what decision had been reached b
=, the meetings. The Italian and Russia
situation. Il was certain. played an I'm
poriant part In the discussions.
Colonel House announced today j
, would remain in Paris for few day