Evening journal., 1917-11-20
ALLIED NATIONS
Determined TO
Crush KAISER
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mind Of any allied soldier any Idea
that he is risking his life in further
ance OF the commercial or political in
terests Of any allied nation.
That President Wilson personally de-
sires such a declaration is admittedly
the best guarantee that both will be
forthcoming The American execu-
tive is at the moment in a position TO
secure The most friendly consideration
of his ideas. Allied diplomats state
frankly that President Wilson. by rea-
son Of Americas peculiar position and
vitality valuable resources. now holds
The balance of power among the al
lied leaders.
Washington has stated repeatedly
/ that American participation in the
/ inter-allied council viii be confined en-
1 tirely TO military measures
No deviation from this idea Is con-
/ templated, but the United Press is in
position to state that the President viii
/ reserve tie right TO determine what
constitutes military measures"
The announced military objective Of
Z all the allies, is the defeat of German
/ mlitarism and the shattering OF the
/ Hohenzollern menace to the peace of
the world Anything calculated to
/ further thgt objective will, It IS point
ed out. be classed by America as "a
military measure"
Evidence is already forthcoming that
more discomfort has been caused the
ruling class within Germany by VIII
sons appeal on June IA to the German
people over tle heads Of the Kaiser and
his handplcked government than by
any single military blow struck during
1917.
While no big result has yet been re-
corded from this political offensive,
there is evidence that This leaven Is
working
War leaders regard any move call
culated TO solidify and unite the alllcs
to define and concentrate their efforts
on common detectives eliminating priv
ate or selfish hopes OF Individual allied
belligrents as a military measure Along
the same line 10 has been urged as Of
no less necessity that greater consider
alton be given TO the needs Of advan-
tages OF fuller cooperation with some
Of the minor and less consolidated all
lies.
It Is admitted readily here that
America Is advaniageously planted TO
put through her program without in
consistency.
With Russia definitely out Of active
nghiing the United States alone Of all
the Allies is in a position to furnish
the man-powsr requisite TO continue the
war to a successful conclusion
American regulars are I'm France.
American volunteers are In khaki and iu
the navy, the selectlve army is in train
ing not to further individual aims. not
to make possible economic and COM
mercial leagues against Germany. but 20
uphold the inalienable rights Of Ameri-
can citizens on land and on sea as guar
anteed under International law and in
its highest sense. make the world safe
for democracy
It is pointed out that II America IS
10 furnished the full strength and de-
liver the fun blow Of which she Is
! capable, the mind Of everyone OF her
D. lighting men must be made absolutely
clear as 90 what she IS fighting for. Il
is p0iVed out that America has not
lbcen threatened She has been deuged
for three years with German prOpa-
ganda. Pa ,iflsm, some German and
some merely misguided, has had free
rein. A remuneration Of the allied
ca lse has been urged by the American
commissioners, and IN this they have
hearty support Of many Of the British
commissioners and others who have Wis
tied Washington within the past eight
months.
Lloyd George, in particular, has since
the first meeting shared the complete
confidence Of Colonel House and while
the imperialistic views OF Lord North
clife are generally well understood, the
energetic manner in which he is fight
/ ing for the inter-alied council. with all
that he must know 70 wiz entail, sug-
gests that the publisher-peer regards
the-war measure.
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