Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-04-23

around the MacVeagh residence dur
ing the stay of Mr.. Balfour. Tents
for their use have been pitched near
the house. A police captain, who is
native OF England, will be in
charge of the police detail
Most of the members of Mr.. Bal
tours party left the house soon after
their arrival, some going for automobile
rides about the city. Others called at
the British embassy. They said Mr..
Balfour was tired and would rest as
much as possible until tomorrow.
With the Balfour party safely in
Washington, the state department has
permitted publication of the details of
the long trip which was surrounded
with secrecy and precautions never be-
fore equalled in this country.
The British commissioners stole Sec
reilly away from England, April II, on
fast cruiser protected in every pos
sible way from German submarines
and spies who might have got word to
lurking submarines. .fne voyage was
entirely uneventful, however, and the
party arrived at Halifax Friday.
Crossing to st. John, special train
took them to the little Canadian town
of McAdam, just across the interna =
tional bridge which Werner Horn. a
former German officer, attempted to
blow up. Saturday the party arrived
at the frontier town of Vanceboro,
where the American reception COM
mittee welcomed them to American
soil.
The various members of the commits
sios, including Mr.. Balfour himself, have
brought with them much of the at
mosphere of quiet suffering and pain
that has afflicted England during the
last two and half years.
Even in the few hours we have been
in the United States" Mr.. Balfour
said, I'VE have been struck with the
atmosphere of calm and peacefulness
which naturally prevails. We feel our
selves far removed here from the stress
and horrors that Germany has thrust
on Europe, much as some of our people
felt distant from France in the early
days of the war. The United States.
fortunately probably VII never expert
ence the human losses that France for
so long, and ourselves during the past
months, have experienced.
Nevertheless Mr.. Balfour added,
Il doubt if you can foresee what funda
mental changes war will bring into
your ordinary life. We in England look
back with amazement at the vital
changes during our past 80 months OF
mobilization and imagine that many OF
the changes we have gone through, SO
salutary even for themselves alone will
be repeated here"
Mr.. Ralfour, while unwilling to spec
ulate on what form American partici-
patton in the war might take said he
had no doubt that Americas efforts
would astonish the world, particularly
Germany. He indicated that it was his
opinion that if Germany had foreseen
boW fully the United States would en-
ter the struggle she would not have
precipitated war between the two
countries.
More and more, it has became evident
| that the commission, aside from any
technical aid it may render to thi.
country, has come over for a general
and broad understanding of the whole
American point of viey without as
yet having outlined a specific program
in its own mind.
1t is thought probable, therefore. thai
the direction the conferences are t.
take will be given largely by President
Wilson and Secretary Lansing.