Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-18
IIA[LSWAR' J
aIlVSTOWnSON
most Secrets of En-
Policy Revealed by
resident's 8 Advisor
(rorE OF OPTIMISM
WAsHINaroN. Dec. Is.

*tt N WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.
~ innermost secrets OF the war.
1Gv0lving momentous questions on
Mouge the fate Of all of the nations
~ were uncovered here today.
Immediate results admittedly will
~ Gonsrai Tightening up in all mat
e American participation. The
~ object will be naval and mill
1&anges Of policy which will be
@16lhg. Additional emphasis also
1 p0t on the swim -the-war-at-any
d0buAn here in the United States.
- Immediately after dinner last
until well into the early morning
~ H. lights burned full blast In
1oult wilson's study In the White
-. Cioeeted only with Colonel r.
uouso. the President received a COM
nl1&A report on the doings of the Ameri-
}&n u1ission abroad, both for hours last
nlr&t and again today Secrets which
0otoG not be put on paper were revealed
"A opld. Sharp language that left little
~ tAe imagination.
"A Xpades'' were called spades" by the
IN, whose powers of observation are
IND to none. Ghastly mistakes of
n1ny. which have been taken advantage
"a ~ Germany were explained But
ronwh his entire report, Il was later
6nfned from an unimpeachable source.
@4n Z note OF extreme optimism Con-
MG1utiAl documents were displayed and
3xp1ained. showing exactly what IL
&rnnHpiring behind the Teutonic from
Here. Even the general plan which the
Iofthcoming peace offer OF the Kaiser
viii follow was revealed.
Il 0ERAfAN POWER CRUMBLING
= The fruits of the work of the secret
Xervice Of the Allies and OF the United
Utn1eo were produced to balance the ef-
3oet of the admitted mistakes OF mill
'>ary and naval men and Entente states
<nen. The result was satisfying. The
4orman military power was shown TO be
&rumblinw-slowly. 1t is true-out none
~ less crumbling, and that in every
'bart Of the empire. The disaffection IN
3t1irkey and Bulgaria Is extreme. and
mo President was told just what has
'6een done toward forcing separate
2oa6o by these countries and what can
9b&Gxpected within the next six months.
The conference between the President
ana his closest personal advisor ana
cotnsellor was resumed immediately
after breakfast today. For hours the
entire situation was canvassed. colpnel
Houpo Is understood to have emphasized
fo the President his conviction that
&fero 10 no real weakness anywhere IN
has been done to meet the Russian sit
uation.
N In this connection II il understood
that Colonel House explained the steps
that he has taken 20 prevent the En-
tente driving the present Russian gov
erumental control into the camp OF the
enemy. He Is understood to have COM
pelled the Allies to reconsider de-
ciston whereby they were TO withdraw
an Of their diplomatic and consular rep
lteontation from Russia when the Boil
rhbviki took over control in Petrograd.
This action made the best of an ugly
situation and prevented an immediate
poace which would have released Tor
6ervica on the western front all of the
Auotro- Hungarian and German prisoners
]}eho ere held in Russia. Now even
IA rA tho Bolsheviki do make peace.
1X - understood that an agreement Will
~ reached which will prevent any of
thoeo men taking any active part in the