Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-11
NATION is NOT BOUND
TO ALLIES BY ARMY
AGREEMENTS
WAS NOT DISCUSSED

PcsAL THAT U. S. STICK WITH
ALLIES WAS NOT ADVANCED IN
CONFERENCE WITH BALFouR
AND VlVIANi.
Washington. May 1.-THE United
States is bound by no agreement not
to make Q separate peace with Ger
many 1t will not make peace, how
ever, until Germany is vanquished and
peace comes to all the entente allies
This was the announcements today
of Secretary of State Lansing. Asked
ii the nation had been pledged to make
no separate peace'ln the state depart.
ment conferences with arthur James
Baltour head CT the British mission,
and ex-Premier Viyiani, of the French
mission, Secretary Lansing said.
The question Of an agreement on
this subject never was raised in the
conferences"
The United States is bound by no
agreement whatever" said the, Sec
ictary of State. You may feel as
sured however, that until worldwide
peace is restored the United States
viii entertain no suggestions of peace
from Germany no matter what terms
they offer"
Russ Have Three Governments?
Washington May 1l.--Three separ.
ate governments exist in Russia and
owing to lack of authority and soli-
darity in Petrograd there Is real dan.
ger OF Russians negotiating separate
peace with Germany. These facts
wore revealed today by a Japanese
diplomat who has reached the United
4 States from Petroerad.
In spite Of the attempts to minim-
\ ize the dangers Of the Russian situa.
4 tion, he said, the entente governments
are growing increasingly uneasy over
1t. The differences between the pro-
visional government and the council
of workingmen and soldier delegates
are so wide that there is little pros
pect of compromise. 1t was the coun-
Gil that compelled the provisional
government to abandon its scheme for
monarchy in favor of republic.
Washington, May livery indi.
cation today pXinted to much hard
lighting in Congress, particularly in
the Senate, before The eonscripton
! bill, agreed to yesterday in confer
cnce, IS finally enacted into law
Much dissatisfaction prevails in The
Senate over the action of the con-
ferees in striking out the amendment
authorizing acceptance of Col Roose-
/ yelt's offer TO raise division for
4 overseas service. Senators who sup
1 ported the amendment were organ
/ ling vigorous attack today to re-
iect the conference agreement and
acad the whole question back to tie
conlerces again, with Instructions 70
hold out for the Roosevelt an,aA].
mCnt
Senator Chamberlain, chairman
the Senate conGerees, declared that
giving away on The Roosevelt amend.
mont appeared to be the only possible
means CT breaking the deadlock be-
tween the House aud Senate over the
cCnscription bill
What we need first Of all is an
army" said Senator Chamberlain
We had reached hopeless intpasse
in conference and |, for one, was un
willing to hold up this important bill
LONGER on account of the Roosevelt
amendment, much as would have
liked to have seen it retained
The responsibility for delay in
putting the measure into operation Is
again before the two houses of Con
sress. 1t is no longer in The hands
Of the oonlerees 1t is up to the llolse
and the Senate to decide whether
they want TO risk further delays by
rejecting the conference report and
insisting upcn their amendments We
occurred what / believed WAS the best
agreemen possible under the circum
ctancCs."
The conference rcpor will be taken
up drst in the House. Il is expected
that little opposition VIII ccntront i
there
In edition 10 the displeasure Of
certain senator's over the fate of the
3 Roosevelt amendment there ia also
/. considerable unrest IN the upper body
over the compromise ON the ago limit
81 to 20 years inclusive and over
. the striking out OF the Dali amend
d ment providino a patrol for protection
. OF American lives and property along
the Mexican border during the war
reriod
China Vo.es Against Waf.
pokn, May 1.-THE war part waa
I defeated in tho test vote In the chm
! ese house OF representatives, The