Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-05-18
WHAT AMERICA PROMISES TO
THE COMMISSIONERS OF
IT'S ALLIES.
FIGHT UNTIL WAR is WON
Supplies Of Money, Material and Men
Use of Good Offices With Russia
Full Cooperation by Our Naval
Forces.
BY EDWARD 8. CLARK,

4A~AoC IA dO4lA&9S anu LAAN tatAAAAAAS -
Of the plenipotentiaries, if such they
be, from the lands of Britain and
France. Great things are to come out
of the conference for words are to be
translated into deeds and that quickly.
Balfour, Viviani and Joffre are no
| strangers in council. They have met
together before, but never, it is need
less to say, on American soil.
In a general, and in fact in SPECIFIC
way, it is known what subjects have
been taken under consideration by the
soldiers and the diplomats in confer
ence assembled. Already it is said
that the foreigners will carry home
with them the word Of the president
of the United States that the United
States will fight with its allies to the
end Of the destruction of the Prus-
sian autocracy.
This is, of course, the most grateful
word which the foreigners can hear,
for they know the vast resources OF
the United States in men and material
and IL they are assured that the I'M
limited resources and the heart of the
nation also, are to be drawn on to
keep full the well of inspiration to
| fight, the cup of satisfaction will be
brimful
Men to Follow the Money.
Money is always an interesting SUBJ
| ject, but to the foreigners just at pres
ent a more interesting one is men. 1t
| is believed In Washington that the
commissioners will go away with the
promise that men will follow the
money to Europe, the one for the
| trenches and the other for the treas
uries. 1t is believed also, and especial
| " in army circles, that the commits
| sionerS will give promise before they
leave, after determining whether the
| fulfllment of the promise will be agree
| able to this country, to send TO the
American training camps several scores
of officers of the British and French
| armies, some of them of field rank and
| others Of company rank, to advise with
| American officers on the methods of
| instructing our army recruits in mod
| ern warfare conditions.
1t is believed, therefore, that before
| many weeks have gone by there will
appear in the United States commits
| stoned officers Of foreign armies who,
| in an advisory capacity, but not as
| actual officers in command, will aid in
| the work of preparation of the army
that the United States is to put into
| the field
Washington officials have been lOath
| to discuss the trend of public events
! in Russia. There is a sharp fear in
| Washington that something hurtfuI to
| the cause of the allies, which means
! of course hurtful to the cause Of the
United States, possibly may happen in
| the land which once was the cars.
1t can be taken for granted that many
hours of conference of the foreign
| commissioners with American officials
| have been given over to means of aid
ing republican Russia to be a republic
| in fact with no danger Of yielding
merely for the sake of peace to the de-
| mands of Germany.
American Commission to Russia.
Before long commission will de-
part from the United States to confer
with the powers of Petrograd. This
commission will be wholly an AmerI-
can one, and 1t is understood that no
| influence will be brought to bear by
| the foreign commissioners to color the
| instructions which the Americans will
| be given. 1t is believed that repub-
| lican America can talk more directly
to republican Russia and with prob
| ably better results than even repub-
lican France.
Representatives of the navies Of
Great Britain and France are members
| of the visiting commission. The navy
as the first line Of defense, and Of
offense in the present war so far as
America is concerned must be given
first consideration. There are those
here who believe that the American
navy, Notwithstanding the fact that
our coast line is almost forbiddingly
long, will extend the field Of it's sea
operations in order to help in the work
on the other side of the water.
Summing up therefore the activities
of the commission of foreign states
men and soldiers with representatives
of the American government, it may be
said that there will be first prom
Use on Uncle Sans part to full partici-
patton in the war until the end; sec
ond promise to support in money, in
material and in men; a third promise of
the use of good offices with Russia,
and fourth promise of naval coop
Grafton, offensive and defensive, to the
full measure of endeavor possible for
our sailors.
They Want Troops Soon.
officers of the British service now
here were not in position to.
urge the American war depart
ment to order an expeditionary
force quickly across the seas. They
want this to be done, however. In
fact, military members of Great Brit
aims commission desire above all