New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-14
Plan.
ming Quick Use as
First Blow in War
Vote in the House
To Be Taken Today
British and French ENJOYS,
with Great Suites,
Due This Week
By STEVENSON H. EVANS

Washington, April 1S-The Admin.
istration now expects 10 have The
$1,000, 900 900 war loan authorized By
the tins the French and British mis-.
sions reach here TO take up the mc.
mentous plans which. il is hoped, will
lead to a quick ending Of the war
There is no disposition to delay the
legislative approval OF the greatest
bond issue ever put out by the United
States. The House spent the day In
discussing It. The vote will come to-
morrow. The Senate will begin co 81.
sideration OF the bill on Monday. Even
the Senators who oppose il say final
passage will not be put over more
than a day or two.
Every effort Is being made By the
Administration, even 20 the point %
taking Congressman into the conf
denee OF the State Department as to
conditions in Russia and as TO the
danger to America portending there,
in order 70 make certain and speedy
the enactment OF the law by virtue
of which the United States will strike
the first important blow.
But. despite the greatest possible
speed here. the foreign missions may
reacn our shores before that tremen-
dous suld Of money actually is avail
able.
Missions to Have Full Power
The British and French missions. a
is understood in the State Depart
ment, Will come clothed with plenary
powers. They will be prepared TO act
on the matters of largest policy. For
example, the decision as to how mucn
and when the money is to 20 to Rus.
sia will be decided. The Administrs-
tion, therefore, is intensely desirors
that the authorization for the bond
issue be made quickly. as il will no;
be possible TO act until the funds are
available.
A high government Official said to-
day that nobody in the United States,
with the possible exception Of the Brit
ish Ambassador, knows exactly when
the British mission. headed by Arthur
J. Balfour. and the French mission,
probably headed by Viyiani and Cen
eral Joffre, will land in the United
States. 1t is desired TO keep the in
formation from German submarines,
and the United States officials are glad
10 be in the dark.
Ii is known, however. that the mis-
sons will be here very soon, probably
rot later than Wednesday. Forty rooms
have been engaged at the Shorehsm
Hotel here. The size Of the hotel res
ervstions surprised many. IL was not
realized that the delegation would be
90 large.
Cooperation To Be Complete
With :he British and French naval
oficers now in Washington studying
with the American navy experts as TO
tho best means Of establishing an At
lantic patrol and meeting the submS-
rine menace and the coming confer
ence OF the leading statesmen OF all
three countries, it is assumed that CO.
opsration Of all the forces opposed to
Germany will be as effective as. IL Is
possible 10 make IT,
Supplementary 20 the conferences IN
Washington, il was announced to-day
that Rear Admiral Sims, Of the Amer
can navy, and members OF his stan
were in London conferring with on
GERS of the British navy.
An important phase OF the coming
discussion will deal with the number
OF submarines now being destroyed.
That is now British secret. One re-
port discussed by American officers hers
to-day was that the submarines wers
being sunk or captured at rate OF
better than one a day. Last month, IL
was said, fifty were put out OF com
bat. American authorities believe that
the Germans cannot manufacture tbs
submarines faster than two a week.