Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-09
AMERICA TO CHANGE
|. ALLIES WAR PLANS
At PARIS CONCLAVE
Headed by Colonel House,
Foremost Naval and Military
StrategiStS and Statesmen
of Nation, Ready for Meeting

LONDON, Nov. S.-The special Amer
lean commission to the allied conference
arrived IN London last midnight. 1t is
headed by Colonel E. VI. House as special
commissioner with the honorary rank OF
special ambassador.
| American participation in the Paris in
teralIied conference. beginning November
Is, means a complete change in the
method of war direction, officials here
were convinced today.
That a central war board to sit in
France, hub of the allied war zone, will
spring from the conference is confidently
believed.
Besides future war moves on the west
ern front, the conference will also con-
slider the situation in Italy, Russia and
Greece and will receive from the Amer
lean delegates full information regarding
this country's resources. Some state
ment of allied war aims may be formu-
lated to combat the German peace move
ment.
President Wilson favors immediate
and greater Capitalization of the war ad-
ADMINISTRATION. Confused interests arising
from lack of proper coordination have
added months TO the war
| e., CHANGE is NECESSARY.
Americas hands-off policy with re-
gard TO European politics and selfish de-
!mands of the various allies have added
to unfortunate conditions and delays.
Grim necessity, however, has forced
change and America in the future, while
not bound by any alliance with her CO.
belligerents, will work in closer unison
toward a more rapid overthrow of Ger
man world militarism. Americas part
! in the general program will be clearly
Idefined at the conference, so this govern
ment can swing its full power into the
most direct lines. Vagueness in the
minds of allied leaders concerning the
degree of Americas preparations VIII be
cleared up.
ITALY AND RUSSIA IN NEED.
The aid of the United States will be
sought particularly by Italy and Rus
STA. Plans for a counter offensive to
drive the Teutons from italian soil will
: he laid American aid in this direction
VIII axain bring to the fore the anom-
atv n Austria and the United States
with no declaration of war lighting each
other The Russian situation VIII be
thoroughly probed at the conference. AL
lied aid in money and supplies, recon-
struction Of Russia's transport and plans
for a resumption of the Slavs' military
activity at the earliest possible date will
be discussed.
! Greece threatened with a Teuton in
yaston and declining to mobilize fully
until the allies pledge all necessary aid,
will receive attention in the conference.
The United States, still on friendly
terms with Bulgaria, may be asked to
aid Greece attack the Bulgar line in
Macedonia in an attempt to cut the Ber-
iifn-Constantinople railroad. This is an
other of the delicate questions confront
ing Colonel House, head of the Ameri-
can delegation.
PLEASANT VOYAGE.
we had a pleasant and uneventful
voyage" Colonel House told the Asso-
/ ciated Press. The weather was fair.
There were no submarines. 1t was the
best vacation I have had in two years"
The commissioners were met by Am
bassador Page. Vice Admiral Sims, COM
mander Of the American destroyer
/ squadron, and Foreign Secretary Bal
/ four There were twenty-seven persons
/ in the party. including Admiral Ben
/ son. General Bliss. Vance Mccormick.
| chairman of the war trades board; Oscar
T. Crosby. assistant secretary OF the
treasury; cambridge Colby, of the Uni
/ ted State shipping board; DR.. A. E.
Taylor. representing the food control
/ Ter, and Paul Cravath. Mrs. House and
two women who are acting in secretorial
capacities, are in the party. Colonel and
Mrs House were driven to the residence
of the Duke of Roxburghe where they
will stay while in London.
The members of the mission arose
late this morning. much refreshed after
their first comfortable nights sleep in
many days. The first thing they did
was to 20 into conference with Colonel
House presiding. The meeting lasted an
hour. Colonel House outlined a tenta-
tive program for the next few days
calling for a series of conferences with
British officials.
Each member of the mission will dis
cuss his particular work with British
officials in charge of similar activities
in England.
Admiral Benson had an early call to
make on Admiral Jellicoe, first sea lord
and General Bliss expected to visit the
war office during the day.
| II am impatient to see with my own
/ eyes the great effort England is max
ing toward solving the shipping prob
lem" said Mr.. Colby, land with this
end in view will pay an early VISIT
/ to the great shipyards America is
now fully awake to the Importance of
/ tonnage 1 nthis war and is carrying
/ out a program of unparalleled magni-
/ tude Shipbuilding now takes priority
over all other work in our country
] Some of the members of the mission
are planning an early visit 10 france
WARMLY GREETED.
! When the train bering the mission
! reached London the big metropolitan
4 station was almost deserted but a long
/ line of waiting automobiles attracted
the attention of the train hands and
/ few suburbanites who gathered about the
platform and speculated as to the iden-
/ tity of the distinguished looking par
| ty. with it's great piles of new American
| baggage.
Mr. Page and Mr.. Balfour were on the
scene early and while waiting walked
up and down the platform for ten min
utes. chatting about the war. Colonel
House and Admiral Benson, the first
to alight, were greeted heartily by Mr..
Ralfour. who met them on his recent
! visit to America.
Colonel House, appearing to be in
good health. greeted the American cor
/ respondents, two of whom he rendered,
| having known them in Washington.
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