Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-02
NO ENTA ANGLING ALLIANCES.
Britain and France Trust Implicitly
Amcric,l's Honor.


understanding Of America attitude
in the war---unreserved cooperation
in the fight Of democracy against the
German military menace without en-
tangling political alliances--was ex-
pressed by I'ofeign Minister Balfour,
head OF the British War Commission,
I'm a statement to-day to newspaper
correspondents.
The foreign minister's statement
was officially said to have been made
rs Il result Of his conferences during
the past few days with President Will
son and Secretary Lansing. 1t was
generally regarded as disp6sing final
ly Of suggestions in some quarters
that the United States might be asked
to sign Il treaty not to make a sepa-
rate peace.
1t was an eventful day for the Brit
ish missioners, marked by a
hearty welcome to Frances illustri-
Gus War Commission and the deliv-
cry to Ambassador Spring-Rice of
Americas first loan to the allies
$20O,0O0,00O.
Mr.. Balfour lunchcd to-day with
tho Italian ambassador, spent part OF
the afternoon at the Treasury De-
partmcnt with Secretary McAdoo and
was entertained at dinner at the Brit
ish embassy, where a reception at
hn s,,1f, =; nj
high American officials followed.
The foreign minister received the
newspaper men during the day at the
residence where he is entertained as
the guest OF the nation
Bnlf0ur'S Statement.
When the newspaper corresponds
cnts had been presented Mr.. Balfour
said:
Gentlemen. | am very much OBJ
ligcd to YOU for coming here to-day
and giving me the opportunity Of cx-
pressing to you personally, and
through you to the great American
public, how very deeply we. who be-
long to this mission sent from Bri-
tain, value the kindness, the enthu-
siasm. the warmth Of welcome
which we have received in this Capt.
tai City of the United States. All our
hearts are gratified and touched per-
sonally. We are even more deeply
touched by it as being the outward
and visible manifestation Of sympa-
thetic emotion in carrying out and
responding to Il great call, which is
the real security for our success.
mo man who has the opportunity
which | have enjoyed in the last few
days. or seeing, hearing and talking
to leading members of your State can
for one moment doubt the full de-
termination OF the American people
to throw themselves into the great
est conflict which has ever heen
waged in this world
Only by Experience.
II do not suppose that it is possi-
bic for you--I am sure it would not
be possible for me were | in your
place-to realize in detail, in con-
crete detail, all that that war means
to those who have been engaged in it
for now two years and half. That
is feeling which comes. and can
only come, by actual experience. We
on the other side Of the Atlantic
have been living in an atmosph here Of
war since August. 1914. and you can
not move about the streets. you can
not go about your daily business,
even if your affairs be disassociated
with the war itself, without having
evidences Of the war brought to your
notice every moment.
The Lights at Night.
Il arrived here on Sunday after
noon and went out in the evening af-
ter dark. and I was struck by a
somewhat unusual feeling which at
the first moment did not ana,yZe,
and suddenly it came upon me that
this was the first time for two years
and half or more in which | had
seen a properl. lighted street. There
Is not 4 street in London, there is
not a street in any city Of the Uni
ted Kingdom in which after dark the
whole community is not wraprr in
a gloom exceeding that which mus
have existed before the invention Of
gas or electric lighting.
''But that is a small matter, and I
only mention it because it happened
TO strike me as one Of my earliest
experiences in this city.