Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-23
BRITISH LORDS
IN WASHINGTON
BaIfour Expresses Apprecia-
tion for Charity of America
To European Sufferers

Breat Britain's high commissioners
to the international war council to be-
gin in Washington this week have
arrived in Washington.
eaIfour as Central Figure
Arthur James Balfour, secretary of
state of foreign affairs OF the empire,
former premier and often called dean
of the worlds elder statesmen. was
the center figure of a party that in
cluded some of Great Britain's most
prominent men. With a genial smile
playing over his features, he con-
sented to brief interview, warmly
expressing his appreciation of all the
United States has done as a neutral
in charitable and relief work in Bel
gium, and in German prison camps,
his qualification. that England and
the United States now were allied for
common purpose and his conyic-
ton that this country in its war ef.
forts would astound the world. par
ticularly Germany.
Lasting Peace Is Sought
The object of the commission. Mr..
Balfour said, was ito make cooper
alton easy and effective between those
who are striving with all their power
to bring about a lasting peace by the
only means that can secure it, namely
a successful war.
Your president in a most out and
vivid phrase" Mr.. Balfour added, has
proclaimed that the world must be
made safe for democracy. That self
governing communities are not to be
treated as negligible simply because
they are small; that the ruthless DOM
ination of one unscupulous power i'm
perils the future civilization and the
liberties OF mankind are true princi.
pies of ethics which the bitter ex-
perience of war Is burning into the
souls of all.freedom loving peoples"
Avoid German Submarines
England's leading statesmen having
safely evaded the German submarines
and mines which sent Lord Kitchener
to his death, were received with the
highest honor as guests OF the AuIeri.
can people when they arrived at
place IN America which cannot be
named a delegation of state, war
ani navy department officials vel.
.omtd the commission in the name
of the government and set out with
them TO the capital for what IL ad.
mittedly the most vital conference in
American history.
Received With Simplicity
The commission was received with
the utmost simplicity and cordiality
and with every recognition of the fact
that Great Britain had given of her
best. II is said. indeed, that no for
eign minister has left England for
the length Of time that Mr.. Balfour
will be away since the congress of
Vienna, n century ago.
The formal welcome was extended
by Third Assistant Secretary of State
Breckenridge Long, through the pre-.
sentation to- Mr.. Balfour of letter
of greeting from Secretary Lansing,
which the British statesman acknowl
edged with equal simplicity while
British and American officers mingled
together.
Track Carefully Guarded
A special train of FIVE cars which
had been waiting with steam up, and
crew aboard for FIVE days at once
got under way for the capital guarded
as almost no other train ever has
been guarded in this country. Double
protection had been afforded at all
bridges and tunnels and every mile of
track has been gone over within the
last ls hours TO guard against pos.
siblc fanatic. No detail OF any sort
whatsoever which could betray the
place OF arrival or route of travel
was allowed TO escape