The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-25
ORGANIZATION, ALLIED AND
DOMESTIC.

lng GeTManN can expect 10 VIII TIE
war. One is the creation of a SUI
preme war council with power to di
rect the strategy of the war. The
other is the organization of the human
and material resources OF the United
tates.
with the question of a supreme coun
The allied naaions are fumbling
Gil. The British public is apprehen-
sivs, fearing that ths granting of
large powers to council will tie the
hands of the British government or
Interfere with British military or
naval operations. No doubt the Amer
lean public will be apprehensive. also
when it comes face to face with the
proposition that an allied council shall
control the fate of the American ar
mics in Europe.
Apprehension or no apprehension,
the supreme council will he created
The allies will hang together or be
defeated separately. They must soca
take their choice.
There is no basis for the fear that
the allied governments will have their
hands tied by the supreme war coun-
ell. The governments will name the
delegates to the council. They are
creators. and they san uncreate. 1t
is idle to suppose that the war coun-
ell will take over all the powers OF
government. The council should ne
confined tsrictIy to the duty Of direct
ing the strategy Of the allied forces,
Commanders in the field and at sea
would till be the active directors OF
all battle tactics. But instead OF
fighting possibly at cross purposes,
they would fight in pursuance Of gen
eral plans looking to definite results.
4 supreme war council is 50 logi-
cal. SO necessary to success, and SO in
Dispensing a shield against disaster
hat it will surely come into existence,
II not Immediately, then later after
the allies have suffered and further
reverses.
As for our domestic organization
il is coming too. The tightening OF
the line is shown in the Presidents
regarding enemy aliens
This proclamation shauld DaTe been
issued in April, but It is better now
than ever. Enemy aliens should have
been excluded from the District Of
Columbia from the date OF the declara
ton OF war. They nave gained much
valuable information which is now
in the hands Of the German general
staff.
The Washington Post last April
urged the exclusion Of enemy aliens
from the District of Columbia. 1t now
suggests that the United States should
lose no time in declaring state o
war with Austria Hungary, to be fol-
lowed by the internment Of Austrian
and Hungarian enemies. The Post
further suggests that the government
exclude all enemy aliens from all the
ports and harbors in the United States
All aliens who become public charges
because Of this order should be III
srned and fed at the expense OF the
which can collect its bill
from Germany and Austria after the
war
The allies cannot win without the
financial and material help of the
United States, delivered most effect
lively. Italy must be included as an
ally. It is futile now to speak Of the
help that should have been given to
Italy last spring and summer, when
she pleaded for steel from Pensylva-
MIA and coal from Hampton Roads and
was denied The resources of this
country must be organized on war
basis. Men must get coal out OF the
roundin Immensely greater quantities
than at present, and the steel mills
must turn out more steel. The rail
roads are ishandled because of the
lack of q single directing brain. A
director of transportation must be
appointed. to be at the Presidents ell
bow and in close cooperation with the
Presidents other aids having charge