The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-12
AMERICAS PART
IN WAR COUNCIL
IS IMPORTANT.
Garvin Counts On Our Open
Minds and Vigor to
Stiffen Allies

+ London, NOV. IL. IL GarV1n, WITT
ing In The Observer on THE New
War-A Stern Emergency says:
by the Italian disaster and the
Russian anarchy the confidence oI
both the Central Empires is revival
lied. They believe that they have
won the war and that no power on
earth can make them lose it. Work
ing prisoners and soil as they do, thelr
man power and food power were en-
| larged by all their eastern campaigns,
while our ostriches Of the extreme
western breed thrust their heads in
! the sand and protested that they saw
nothing, and have been increased
again by the advance and the hauls
| in Venet1a.
| That advance may not go much
further, but the present facts and the
| Central Empires must be faced. The
last six months have given them a
fresh lease Of fighting life.
| What follows from this is that If
the Allies, reinforced in their turn by
the impulsion and decision of, the
American temperament, are to mean
/ business for the next year, they must
increase. the scale of all their prepar-s
| atoms, speed the pace, settle their
counsels and concentrate control.
'"They can win the war thoroughly
! il mentally and morally they are
| worth that result. They cannot win
| it if the stolid routine relative re-
sourcelessness of this year are mere
1y to be. repeated in the next; in any
| case their maritime and economic
veto over Germany will be held in
reserve.
but If the Allies want that kind
and measure of success on land which
| are indfspensab BILE to the overthrow Of
| continental militarism and to the flu
ture peace anc safety Of the world,
| their last chance to reorganize the
conduct of the war is now.
This is already recognized by the
Allies.
.HThe establishment in Paris Of a
! standing Joint Council. charged with
| higher military control, as an event
of capital Importance. Its constitu-
| ton involves large changes. Three
famous soldiers are to represent
France, Italy and England, and to
them an American colleague will
doubtless be added.
ssIt has become clear that nothing
| would serve but the establishment of
a paramount war board, directing ths
strategy of the Allies from Paris as
/ Hindenburg and Ludendorf can di-
rect that of the Central Powers from
4 Berlin.
sarfat Lloyd George would go to
italy, determined to realize this qufn-
Essential purpose, we could not
/ doubt He has fought a long and
brave, though often thankless, strug-
lyle for a more central control, a mora
varied and timely initiative and for
final coordination of arms and pol
i lev. If this is brought about by the
events ia italy, that gain will be
! worth over and over again the price
that has been paid.
4 s'These main purposes will now be
powerfully championed by the Presi-
dent of the United States. The most
i encouraging statement in a very mix
ed week was the responsible an
nouneement in Washington that
President Wilson was strongly in fa-
vor of a supreme joint war board of
the Allies sitting permanently in Paris.
II sSinee it was made known that the
forth coming conference in that CAPT.
tai would be the most nomentous yet
| held, every day has increased the ur-
gency of it's deliberations. It was ar.
ranged before the breaking of the
Isenzo front had actually forced the
necessity of revising the general
scheme. Weeks ago we expressed
the view that American participation
in that conference would lend effect
ua1 authority and drastic vtgor to
their conclusions That hope is con-
1rned by the arrival in London last
week of Colonel House at the head
of a large suite, including eminent
naval and military leaders. with the
foremost representatives of Americas
colossal industrial and economic or
ganizatien for war:
This is by far the most important
American commission that ever cross
ed seas, and we cannot doubt that it
| will help the Allies to stronger,
clearer, and more resourceful de-
cisians on matters for which Ameri-
can blood and money will have to pay.
/ AmaI1caus have less faded brain cells,