Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-15
NO CLASH: IN ARMS
AMONG THE ALLIES
Main Purposes Of War Council
Not Affected by Formation
of General Staff.
OPPOSITION is EXPLAINED

Neither the resignation in the French
cabinet. nor the evident purpose Of
former Premier Asquith to attack
David Lloyd George for his speech in
Paris Monday. are in any way to be
construed as denoting a crisis in the
internal situation OF these countries.
nor between the two nations. in the
opinion of entente diplomats in Wash
ington today.
AS in every readjustment Of national
policy. such as the big questions in
yolyed in the creation Of the inter-
allied war council, there is bound to be
opposition and criticism. it was stated.
and the only wonder Is that TINS mas
not been more pronounced.
| Military men have been fearful that
civilians might be placed In positions
| to pass upon strategic problems. IT was
said, and this was one cause OF ms
| day of Premier Painleve. 1t was pointed
out, made clear that the object of the
! council is not to direct military opera
lions, but merely to define general war
allies. 1t was said that the formation
of an interallied general staff. such as
has been proposed by some mliilary
men of the allied armies. does not con-
! fict with the scope of the counciis pur-
[ poses.
Attacks Were Expected.
/ Attacks upon any plan for further
correlation Of the allies prosecution OF
the war was to be expected. 1t was SAID
from opposition parties In all coun-
| tries.
Much recent comment of the radical.
| pacifst and dissenting press OF various
countries has been devoted to the sup
| posed conflict of war aims among me
allies which. it has been stated, must pc
/ adjusted as a preliminary to the Paris
conference (Which is not to be confused
with the interallied war councill.
But three parties to this his f con nitsd
States, it Is held. are absolutely IN
| agreement upon their war aims, pur-
poses and ends, which look only to the
most vigorous prosecution OF the war
upon Germany, and bear not, at all upon
| any desire for acquisition or territory
| or postwar advantages
| There has been conflict between the
| Italian aims and those of the Jugo-
Slavs, much of which has been sub
| merged in the recognition OF the COM
mon cause made necessary by the al
/ lied rally to the defense of Italy
| against the German-Austrian drive.
No Cause for Discouragement.
| Even should the worst happen in
Italy, which is not expected. and even
should the worst happen in Russia,
which, many hold. happened months
ago so far as her further participation
| in tho war is concerned, the success
for the allies demands united, vigorous
and common action on the part OF Eng
| land, France and the United States. but
| the situation holds no cause LOT us
| couragenent.
| with the United States in the war.
| with her full vast resources OF man
power and industrial enterprises; with
/, England now reaching the maximum
F.! of efficiency. after period described
| by Britishers themselves as one of
| '.muddling through; with France
| of her own soil. and with Germany and
other central powers weakened by
three years of fighting, the outlook OF
the Hohenzollerns is much darker tha9
Britain and France poorly prepared
to sustain the initial impact Of the
| German military machine.
1t is only because you have Just en-
/ tered the war that you become dis
| couraged." was the way one common
/ tator put the situation.
| IF YOU had been in the war In the
| early days, with everything against
YOU and no time to prepare, seemingly.
| to meet this result of thirty years
careful preparation. you would not feel
as you do now at times.
| Allies in War to Win.
| This does not mean that there is any
belief on either side OF the Atlantic
that the allies face any easier task
than heretofore. In fact. It is admitted
! that more resources OF men: energy
and supplies are needed TO de1eat Ger
templated. But. assuming that this
maximum effort will be expended,
there is no authoritative opinion among
the allies that does not express the
conviction that the allies are in the |
war to win.
General belief on the Russian situa-
ton today. founded on the meager and
| conflicting reports, is that in the ma
| ture Of things the bolsheviki revolution
| is bound to disintegrate. After 1t does
so, it is predicted. Russia will have had
an example Of the danger OF the radical
preachments, which will leave her more
united than she has been since the |
overthrow of the car. 1t also is point |
| ed out in connection with the Russian |
situation. that had the car remained In !!
power Russia long ago would have been |
| fighting on the side of Germany, or |
would at least have been out Of the |
war and to all intents and purposes
would have been the ally of Germany.
/ Italian reports grow more favorable. |
A dispatch from Rome today states: |
Further direct information from the |
front confirms 1talys magnificent re- |
Sistance and success in the Gallia and |
Asiago regions against extremely vio- |
y, lent enemy attacks preceded by twelve |
! hours of incessant bombardment." |
Treacherous Ruse Revealed.
| In view of the statement of the Sec |
rotary OF W ar ABOUT tHe eHOTlS u ScT-
| many to undermine the morale of Italy !!
before she began military operations |
against her. one paragraph OF an ital- |
/! ian dispatch received here today is con- |
| sidered especially significant:
! IAN investigation has brought to light |
/ the .mcst treacherous ruse resorted ito |
| by the enemy in order to undermine the |
morale of our soldiers Immediately before |
the inauguration Of the present offensive |
on October 20 the enemy succeeded in |
struggling through our lines and caused |
| to be distributed in specified sectors |
| thousands of copies Of II Giornalo d'Italia |
and II Corriere della Sera, in which were |
| reported tumults and rebellions in Naples. |
Florence. Sicily and Puglie, with hun |
| dreds of people killed in Tuscany by |
English soldiers firing upon women and |
children; also describing French cavalry |
riding over bodies Of agitators. 1t was |
| also established that in certain sections |
Bulgarians and Croats. wearing italian |
uniforms, penetrated among our troops.
favored by thick mists and the ability to |
speak italian perfectly. ordered our SOL |
diers by telephone conversations to aban- |
don important defensive positions. thereby |
causing great confusion and anxiety" |