Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-24
Crowds Cheer Briton.

Balfour was quite extraordinary. 1t
laster tire quarters of an hour and
while surrounded by all the Formally
which might be expected at such an
occasion the president and the British
minister talked freely and at length.
After the formal greetings the pres
ident and Mr. Balfour entered the
Blue room with Secretary lansing and
remained in earnst conversation more
than half hour.
Mr.. Balfour and Secretary Lansing,
accompanied by Assistant Secretary
Phillips and Mr. Gibson went to the
capitol to met Vice President Mar
shall As the party was leaving the
white house grounds wild west show
parade was passing with a steam cal!
/ Hope screeching God Save the King"
and the "Marseilaise." Somebody in
the crowd proposed three cheers for
Mr. Balfour and the crowd roared a
willing response while the British min
lister smiled and bowed.
Other members OF the commission
also had their own calls to pay - Ma
jor General Bridges on Secretary Bak-
err: Sir Dudley De Chair on Secretary
Daniels and Lord Cunliffe, governor of
the Bank of England on Secretary Nc.
Adoo. Tomorrow evening there will be
reception by Secretary Lansing at
the Pan-American building for the not
ed visitors, preceded by dinners of cab
met members to their special guests.
Honors For Visitors.
Tomorrow the visitors will be enter
tanned with all the honor the nation
| can show to guests Of such high rank,
on a mission Of such tremendous sig
nificance and then will come series
Of official conferences for the exchange
Of counsel on Americas part in the
! world war;
Washington's welcome to the British
party on their arrival yesterday after
noon was quiet, In harmony with the
serious nature Of their mission, but
warm and enthusiastic. There were no
bands, but American flags. British
union jacks and French tri-colors flut-
tered from thousands Of residences and
mastheads as Mr.. Balfour and his party
accompanied by Secretary Lansing and
other high American officials. were
driven from the union station through
the green avenues of Washington to
their temporary residence. Two troops
Of cavalry escorted them and thous-
ands of persons lined the streets and
cheered.
| All afternoon stream Of motorists
and promenaders. drawn out partly by
the perfect spring day, filed past the
mansion occupied by Mr. Balfour and
most Of the automobiles flew flags Of
the United States and Great Britain.
Subjects For Discussion.
Here is list Of the subjects to be
discussed by the British commission
with President Wilson and subordinate
officials:
| Shipping; naval cooperation: food
supplies; finance: military coopera-
ton; blockade; blacklist; mail censor.
ship; policy toward neutral states;
Monroe doctrine; Eventualities with
reference to Russia; peace.
American Policies To Rule.
Formal recognition Of distinctiyely
American policies will result from the
conferences.
The administration confidently ex-
poets that by the time the conferences
close the allies, In return for the
hearty financial, economic and naval
and military support this nation will
! give them, will agree to announce their
entire sympathy with and purpose to
| fight for the extension Of democracy:
to respect the doctrine of nationality:
to aid in the movement to establish
a league of world peace: and to declare
their acceptance Of and respect for the
| Monroe doctrine.
Wilson's War Aims.
II is said President Wilson intends
to offer voluntarily his assurances that
the United States will make no separ-
ate peace with Germany.
The president will state to Mr.. Bal
four that the United States intends to
| fight until it achieves these three oh.
jects:
The recognition of the rights of
| Americans on the high seas.
The destruction Of the Prussian
autocracy, deemed menace to demo
cratic government and the permanent
peace of the world
The security Of the United States
and other American republics from at.
tack by the German government and
( from the plots of imperial aggrandize-
ment engineered by Berlin.