The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-02-24
Decisions Of InCaIcuIabIe In
p0rtanCe Arrived at During
Rome Conference.
Big DRIVES ON ALL FRONTS
More Vigorous War to Be Waved in
observation-disclosures Quantities
of Guns and Munitions Ready
on Western Front.
BY c. r. BERTELlI.

P9riS.-Althou-h they issued pub
lie statement after their conference il
Paris last March. the war chiefs @
the entente powers remained complete
! ~ silent following their Rome confer
"ncr The other day. But | have learne,
on indiSputable authority that deci
SionN Of incalcuIable importance wer,
! arrived at.
The principal subjects DISGUISE,
! were:
The Salonik expedition.
The relation between each nation.
resources and its effective contribu
| ton to the war, bearing particularly
upon (H) electives; % munitions
Co finance
Preparation of 0ffcnSiveS on all
fronts for the coming spring.
While for obvious reasons | am not
permitted to give details of the de-
ciSinnS arrived at. | am able To state
that as regards the Macedonian front
the entente powers have at last been
united by the French leaders and that
ut the chosen moment the offensive
Will be delivered from the SalOniki
base with an energy and force hither-
10 cOnspicuouSIy lacking.
AT last Premier BRAND. backed by
General Sarrail, the commander of the
entente forces in INTERCHANGEABLE is
tremendously enthusiastic about the
possibilities To be expected from his
sphere of the hOStlitieS-haS brought
England and Italy into line. The gov
ernments of both these countries. act
ing on the advice of their military
counsclorS, have barely disguised their
indifference 10 the SalOniki campaign.
but since the Rome conference that
feeling has been replaced by a united
determination To wage mere vigorous
war in Macedonia. where of course,
both countries will increase their effec-
tiveS.
Have No illusions.
The after war problems which the
Rome conferecS discussed were prin-
cipally economic and social. None of
the entente statesmen has any illu-
SlonS as 10 the question of monetary
for war expenditure and /
damage to be obtained from Germany. /
No one nation could possibly bear the |
burden of Slj0.OOO. 100000. which the |
war will have cost in actual eXpendi- |
lure for armies and navipS between
August, 1914, and the fall Of 1917, to
say nothing of the billions Of dollars
worth of property destroyed
The entente leaders were therefore
AGED with the necessity of establish
ny plan that will not utterly crush
ne present generation under an ap-
FALLING overburden of taxation. and
It the same time that will provide
nouSh credit To enable each nation
" meet its obligations.
The principle has been adopted Of
'oStpOning II final settlement of war
"btS To 100 years hence. In this WAY
his generation, which has paid the
wful blood price of the war, will not
addition be reduced to utter pow
rty. Generations still unborn will re-
eve heavy legacy of war bills as !
a" price of national liberty and for 4,
le privilege of living under the inSti- !,
ltlonS of their own country, however
mall the country be.
European taxation will remain mod
rat" for some years. until the revival ;,
trade is complete, then will begin
be applied gradually rising scale
taxation, until. some fifty wears "
'nc". the statesmen Of the day will
expected To begin the liquidation :.
the war liabilities in real earnest. II
nus may default be avoided. 4 pros d
'E"uS Europe. not the stricken and -
oaninG Europe Of today, will be I"
okc3 to t" honor all bills and keen :
e financial credit of the entente ma ~
DnS uu>taincd
Will Work in Harmony. y
IL this respect il is planned 10 have II
ancc. England, Italy and Russia
ri in harmony. the richer helpin.,
. poorer from generation To gen 7,
alton. This plan in itself forcSbad- in
: n postwar quadrurle alliance of .,
more intimate and binding nature ~
IN has ever characterized other al J.,
noes i'll the worlds history: and if q,
purpose is to be fully fulfilled. its ~
ration is expected to be at least 100 i,
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