Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-22
WORLD STATESMAN AND
 STAFF RUSH T0 CONFER
 WITH J. S. WAR CHIEF 1
Britsher Says Throwing of FreedomLovng America Whole heartedy Into War Will Astound World; Hopes We'll Escape Mistakes Britain Made, and Praises Hoover and Gerards Great Neutral Work. Conferences To Last Week
(By Review Leased Wire.)

(By Review Leased Wire.)
 WASHINGTON, April 21-Foreig Minister Balfour and the other men bers of the commission sent to Amel ica by the government of Great Bri ain. are expected to arrive in Wasf ington at o'clock tomorrow afte: noon on a special train.
 There will be little ceremonial il the greeting of the visitors at the raj road station tomorrow. SecIetar! Lansing will be on the platform t receive MT. Balfour. Two troops O the Second Cavalry will escort NIT Balfour and his immediate party, aC companied by NIT. Lansing. to thu residence prepared for them.
 WITH THE BALFoUR PARTY,
 April 21.-Great Britain's high
 commissioners to the Information
 al War Council to begin in Wash
 ington next week, set foot on
 Amerian soil today and now are
 on their way to the capital.
 Arthur James Bafour, secre-
 tary Of state for foreign affairs of
 the mepire, formerly premier and
 often called the dean of the
 worlds elder statesmen, was the
 central figure of party that in-
 ciuded seome of Great Britain's
 most prominent men.
 U. s. WILL ASTOUND WORLD.
 With genial smile playing over
 his features, he consented to
 brief interview, warmly express
 ing his appreciation of all the
 United States has done as neu-
 tral in charitable and relief work
 in Belgium and in German prison
 camps, his qualification that Eng
 land and the United States now
 were allied for a common pur-
 pose and his conviction that this
 country in it's war efforts would
 sstound the world, particularly
 Germany.
 Object Is Germany's Doom.
 The object of the commission, MT Balfour said. was ito make eo-opera ton easy and effective between those who are striving with all their power to bring about lasting peace by the only means that can secure it. namely a successful war"
 Highly Honored.
 England's leading statesman. having evaded the German submarines and mines which sent Lord Kitchener tc his death, were received with the highest honOrs as guests of the Amer can people when they arrived at a place in America which cannot be A delegation of state, war and navy department officials vel comed the commission in the name of the government and set out witll them to the capital for what is ad the most vital conference ir American history.
 The formal welcome was extended by Third Assistant Secretary of State Long. through the pres to Mir. Balfour of a letter oi greeting from Secretary Lansing which the British statesman acknow Iedged with equal simplicity which British and American officials ming e altogether.
 A special train got under way for .he capital. guarded as almost nc other train ever has been guarded in his country.
 Plunge Into Conference.
 Almost immediately, when the train started. the large party broke up into groups of army. navy, and state de partment officials to begin at once the informal conversations which are expected to sketch out Americas part in the world fight against German autocracy. MT. Balfour and Secre tary Long. Lieut.. General Bridges who drew the first blood for England in August. 1914. and Major General Leonard Wood. and Rear Admiral dc Chair and Rear Admiral F. F. Fletch er soon were in deep conversation on the various phases of American parti cipation.
 Here In Spirit of Help.
 On a llsides it was reiterated that Inc British commissioners had come in a spirit of appreciation and that 1t was their hope the lessons they had learned in the war at such cost might be of service to this country in avoid ing similar mistakes.