Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-11-16

result will be fuller cooperation and
consequently q much higher efficiency
and a more vigorous prosecution of
the war.
1.-THE United States, in the employ
ment of its man power and material
resources, desires to use them to the
greatest advantage against Germany.
1t has been no easy problem to deter
mine how they can be used most eff
fectively, since the Independent presen-
tations of requirements by the allied
governments have been more Or less
conflicting on account of each govern
ment's appreciation of its own wants,
which are naturally given greater i'm
pOrtance than the wants of other gov
ernments.
General Survey Important.
by a general survey of the whole
| situation and a free discussion of the
needs of all, the approaching con-
ference will undoubtedly be able to
| give the demands of the several gov
ernments their true perspective and
proper place in the general plans for
the conduct of the war.
Though the resources of this coun-
try are vast and though there Is every
| purpose to devote them all if need be
| to winning the war, they are not with
out limit. But even if they were great
er, they should all be used to the high
est advantage in attaining the supreme
object for which we are fighting. This
can only be done by a full and frank
the various belligerents.
ut is the earnest wish of this gov
| ernment to employ its military and
naval forces and its resources and
energy where they will give the great
est return in advancing the common
cause. The exchange of views which
will take place at the conference and
the conclusions which will be reached
will be of the highest value in prevent
ing waste of energy and in bringing
into harmony the activities of the ma
tons, which have been unavoidably
acting in a measure independently.
I'm looking forward to the assem-
bling of the conference it cannot be
too strongly emphasized that it is a
war conference and nothing else, de-
voted to devising ways and means
to intensity the efforts of the bel
ligerents against Germany by COM
plete cooperation under a general
plan, and thus bring the conflict to
a speedy and satisfactory conclusion"
House Is Real Envoy.
Colonel House is the actual repre-
sentative of the United States govern
ment on this commission; the others
are merely his cabinet of advisers.
He had been preparing for this mis-
sion for weeks before there was an
inkling that the president meant him
to represent the United States at the
conference, and it is understood that
he personally chose the delegates from
the various departments.
There is no time set for the ad-
journment of the war conference. The
very nature of the purposes that bring
the representatives of all the allies
together borbids period being put to
their labors.
In some form the congress will re-
main during the entire war, for until
Germany is beaten there will be the
necessity of cooperation that can only
be obtained by permanent board.
If there had been such a board in
existence, for it means the direction
of the war by central body in au
thority over all forces, Italy would
not be struggling for her life, it is de
clared. Such board would have We
toed the advance of General Cadorns
so far into Austria that the Teutens
could trap him, or if the strategy ap
peared sound, they would have ar
ranged for supplies and support that
would have protected him in the posi-
tiOns he won against the divisions Ger
many brought from the Russian anG
Roumanian fronts.
In short, such a board will make il
impossible for Germany to pursue sue
cessfully the NapoleOnic plan of meet
| ing her foes separately, and thus null
J lily the advantage they have in mum
bers and resources.