Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-22
UNCLE SAM BEING PUSHED INTO THE FRONT BY ALLIES

NCLE SAM BEING PUSHED INTO THE FRONT BY ALLIES
America is fast paying the penalty Of being the last
great power to enter actively the war against German in
on the Of practically all the allies to e Uncle
Sam do it, For time this disposition related chiefly to
the chief provider Of ammunition Later the United
States was treated as the ana for all
The two movements now sweeping over the allied camps
are the pushing Of Uncle Samuel into foremost ranks and
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Lord Northcfe, who Britans stormy petrol of this
asco upon the British public and overthrown the Asquth
favor of Lloyd George has just returned to
England from this country laden with important
" Northclfes most important message so far we
concerned the warning to Britain that America will not
European politics He while have had the tragedies
of Serbia Roumana and Montenegro he certain there will
be tragedy Of the United States He adds From count
less conversations with leading Americans know that unless
there swift improvement in methods here the United
States will rightly take into its hands the entire
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to us the slow made in our tor
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Of active participation in the conflict Northce shows
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other side of the Atlantis We instantly put into operation
making short work Of sedton mongers" The gist Of
Northces message that the United States has become
the we ali
ments might tickle vanity Unfortunately leadership in
BURDENS duties and Problems have seen the
Of Britain and other allies standing back while Serbia and
situation in italy
We plainly that true unity will be Of the
war conference in Paris The way fortunately has been
pared part by the declaration of Lloyd George in
mediate action in Italy pending the counseng of the United
States and other allies with reference to important and
criticised in the British press for his frankness we'll
his willingness to make British interests subordinate to the
Sentiments way that overshadow all feeling of
sentiment toward the British premier.
BY the time the American representatives in Paris
ready to make demands for great council other
method of securing unity action well as harmony of
tardy British public partial degree for the acceptance of
this DIFFERENTIATION on their part.
France will be RELUCTANT to subordinate its own
to the welfare of the allied whole the politicians
ernments for the presentation of unbroken national
front against the German enemy Those interests
to the common end of beating Germany
AS we have already intimated in these columns the
respect We have sdetraced partisan politics degree
that would at time have been deemed impossible True
still have few LaFolettes and Stones and Gronna bu
they disappearing With Roosevelt and Taft and Hughes
and other party leaders all calling for loyal support of the
Wilson administration in this though it be
clusvely democratic administration, all the Entente ae
must be res by a naona solidarity the face
America will be handicapped by no partisan politics such
as overthrowing governments in Britain France
Italy The attitude of military and naval leadership since
entered the has been to defer to the expert
of the British and French authorities will be entirely
in line with that policy to insist at the coming conference tia
the best brains of all the countries at against Ger
many be united in single organization to dominate al
allied effort This attitude reflected forcby at the stat
department in Washington when questions as to Colone
Houses powers in the conference replied to with
iteration of Secretary Lansngs statement that the confer
ence is "a conference
It intmated that Colonel House and the other Ameri
representatives will be expected to with all thei
every possible plan that will lead to the more
full of the struggle considered that the
vital step in the direction the submission of the individual
ambitions of all the allies to the good
The United States it pointed out already has set tn
example in this respect the the economic conduct
the has been handled The embargo against sup
plies to the neutra has cost and daily costing the Unte
States millions of dollars in the loss of trade and in the fall
ing of rates of exchange in favor of the neutral countries
That factor not considered when the duty o
stopping supplies from going to the enemy in Germany
elsewhere became manifest We made the sacrifice at