The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05
NO DOUBT EXISTS AS
TO THE FINAL ACTION,
But They Want Official Ex-
preston Before Making
ANY Comment

LONDON, April 4 (11:10 p. m.)-.
| The British nation tonight is awaiting;
with the same breathless impatience
as the American people the decision:
of congress, whose proceedings are
fully reported in the English press.
This is not because any doubt exist15
here as 10 what the result Of the vote
| in the American congress Will be, but
because the nation is anxious to have
! Il formal official expression OF It's
i entiments Of satisfaction at Amer
!icas entry into the struggle, on the
side Of the allies, cross the Atlantic
from parliament. which will adjourn
tomorrow for the Easter recess. and
there is a general desire that congress
arrive at its decision in time to allow
this 10 be done before the house Of
commons rises.
Pending the decision OF congress,
1.-The ministers and responsible of1cia!s
lin London hesitate to make any public
Ieypresson of their ideas and senu.
Iments on American cooperation with
the allies. The present mood OF the
British public is perplexed. on Inc
one hand they have daily evidence
from the western front OF the splendio
success of the allies continuing ad-
vance; on the other hand, the war Of
ltice is constantly insisting upon the
urgency of providing more men ior Inc
front, and the ministers are imposing
increasing food restrictions, warning
1.-The country that still greater sacrlnces
than any yet endured will be needed. :;
There were two instances OF tnls
TODAY. General Robertson, chief OF the
! Imperial staff II army headquarters
declared that the Germans are now
stronger by million men than at any
time before and that the struggle Will
entail heavy sacrifices and greater de-
termination.
God Granted Aid.
Winston Spencer Churchill, in the
ihouse of commons in the course OF a.
discussion of the air service, referred
Ito Americas entry into the war al
"God-granted aid to struggling chris
!tendom" and declared that but for. THIS
aid NO prudent man could have said
that the issue of the war was settleo.
| Never since the victory OF the Marne.
lhad the position been more serious,
iadded Mr.. Churchill, and even Wltn
America in the struggle. most op-4
pressiye sitaution lay before the ma
; tion and the most vehement enor!s
were needed The most terrible
!
, it would only be by the highest WIS
dom, utmost daring and truest com.
radeship that the Allies should come
safely through. ~
Faced by the gloomy predictions, the
peoplc, who 4 few weeks ago were in-t
clined to belittle any practical assist
| ance the United States could render.
even If she came into the war, have now
! a tendency to go to the other extreme
| and hope for everything from American
! corporation. While It is recognised
that the greatest aid possible IN the Inn
mediate future would be from the Amer
! ican navy and in the realm OF finance
and supplies. keen curiosity Is displayed
las to the line of cooperation which the
new ally will take. al
Prolonged ConfersnceA-
The American ambassador. Walter II
| Page, had another prolonged conference
with Mr. Balfour. secretary OF foreign
at AIRS, today, and the American naval
attache was in close communication
with admiralty officials on the naval
| cooperation. All reports Of American
/ war preparations were read with eager.
ness and satisfaction.
| An interesting phase Of the 6ftuAdon
is tho renewed peace talk and although
Premier Lloyd George. questioned In tho
i house Of commons today about these
rumors, said he was not aware OF any
! peace terms being suggested by the con-
! tral governments there is q general be-
| lief that the reports from Vienna and
inspired German papers Of renewed
that the conference Of the two emper-
ors and high officials OF the central
empires at German headquarters is
| likely to have a striking sequel which
would not he unconnected with tho
entry Of the United States into the war.