The Detroit times., 1917-11-20


the balance OF power among tn'
Allied Leaders.
Washington has stated repeatedly
that American participation IN ths
fnter-Allied council will be conhheu
entirely 10 military measures
No deviation from this idea Is con
te,nplated. but the United Press y
An poeftlon 10 state that the presi'
dcnt VIII reserve the right 10 deter
mine what constitutes military
measures"
Tbe announced military objective
Of All the Allies is the defeat OF
German mllitarism and The shatlei'
ing OF the Hohenzollern menace 70
The peace OF the world, Any lnins
calculated 20 further that oolectiNs
viii. II Is pointed out, be ciassec oy
America as "a military measure
Evidence ls already forthcoming
that more discomfort has been cau@'
"a the ruling class within Germany
bv wilson's appeal on June IA 10
The German people over the BEADS
az the kaiser and bis hand-pie kea
government than by any single mlil'
tarv blow struck during 1871
While no big result has yet been
recorded from this political onen-
stve. there ls evidence that the leAF-
cn IS working. The French espe
cialIy have been active In so" he
the seeds Of German republicanlsm
on Teutonic soil.
var leaders regard any move cal
cnlated 20 solidlfy and unite the
Allies 20 define and concentrate
thelr efforts on common ObIecufes,
eliminating private or seinsh hopes
of Individual allied belhEerents, a.
military measures Along the same
line il has been urged as OF no less
necessity. that greater consideration
be given 20 the needs OF and aa-
vantages OF fuller cooperation Wlth'
SOME OF the minor and less consult
ed allies.
The United Press understands
there Is good reason 70 believe the
statesmen among the entente pow
ers are ia substantial agreement
with President wilson's suggestion
OPPOSITION, however, may develop
among certain groups OF financiersi
because no attempt IS made 10 CON
ceal the fact that such statement
~ essential principles rs President
wilson desires, NAV necessitAte
whiting down OF maximum de-
rpands by various countries. The
statesmen who have been guiding
the war for more than three years
are quite prepared 20 limit demands
IN those essentials affecting an
allies. II IS known, however, that
certain great international financial
groups prefer 70 run still further
risks in the hope OF making good,
nnaneially and territorially, at the
expense or the central powers.
n Is admitted readily here that
America IS advantageously placed
20 put through her program without
inconsistency. With Russia definite
" out OF active fighting. the United
States alone OF all the Allies IS in
position TO furnish the man.power
requisite 10 continue the war 10
successful elimination
American regulars are IN France.
American volunteers are in KHAKI
and In the navy. and the selective
,fkvtce army Is IN tratning--not TO
Afth<r individual aims Of individual
I5uroAean nations, not 20 make pos
sifie economic and commercial
leagues against Germany. but 10 up
hold the inalIena bic rights OF Amer
lean citizens on land and on sea,
as guaranteed under International
law and in its highest sense. make
the world safe for democracy.
II is pointed out that il America
is 10 furnish the full strength and
deliver the full blow OF which she
IS capable. the mind OF every one
OF her fighting men must be made
absolutely clear as 10 what he Is
fighting for II Is pointed out that
America has not been invaded and
has not been threatened. She has
been deluged for three years with
German propaganda Pacifsm, some
German and some merely misguid-
ed, has had free rein A re-conse-
Grafton OF the Allied cause has been
urged by the American commission
ers and in this they have had the
hearty support OF many Of the Brit
iah commissioners and emissaries
who have visited America within
the past eight months.
On every hand Colonel House and
the American commission have been
given the most cordial reception
There can be little doubt but that
among the first British and French
leaders the proposal OF the Ameri-
cans will receive endorsement.
LIoydGeorge in particular has since
their first meeting, shared the com
plete confidence OF Colonel House
and while the imperialistic views of
Lord Northcliffe are generally well
understood, the energetic manner In
which he is fighting for the inter
Allied council, with all that be must
know II will entail, suggests that the
puhlisher-peer regards ths proposal
as a most necessary win the war
measure.
In the same room and az the same
table where one hundred and thirty
four years afo England formally an
nounced her recognition OF Ameri.
can Independence a notable assem-
blage OF American and British OIL
cials met today planning the worlds
independence.
The American mission, headed by
Col. +. NJ. House. represented the
United States today. Their British
contreres included Prime Minister
Lloyd George. Lord Miner. Sir I'd.
ward Carson. General SHUTS. Lord
Curzon, Lord Chief Justice Reading
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Andrew Bonar Law. The occasion