Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-26
British Mission Also Sees U. S.
Officials in Preparation for
TomorroW's Session.
AMERICANS AND VISITORS
IN ACCORD ON PRINCIPLES
Minister Viviani, in Letter to Lon
don Envoy, Expresses Gratifca-
ton at Reception.

The British war mission, headed by
nary meetings today with various gov
eminent officials in preparation for the
British and French representatives.
which will begin tomorrow.
his entire staff at his Washington home
and resumed the work of compiling the
information the mission will present to
officials of the United States govern
ment and assigning members of the
staff to present such information at the
conferences.
The informal conferences of the last
few days with officials of this govern
ment have been fruitful. it was stated.
desired and the topics which this gov
ernment particularly desires to dis
cuss.
In Accord on Principles.
Mr.. Balfour, it was learned today,
went over the general program of the
joint conferences yesterday afternoon
when he called on Secretary McAdoo
of the Treasury. 1t was said that Mr..
Balfour came away from this confer
ence delighted with his reception, and
with the fact that he and the Secretary
had found themselves in accord on the
general principles to be discussed at
the conferences. Much of today was de-
voted by Mr.. Balfour to co-ordinating
the suggestions made by Secretary Nc
Adoo with the tentative plans brought
over by the British commission.
The actual detailed working out of
the broad principles outlined. will form
the major portion of the next ten days
work of the commission.
The foremost point of difference be-
tween the American and the allied gov
ernments relates to trade. both with the
enemy and with neutral governments.
There is a gap between the extreme
which this government believes justi-
fed under international law and the
practices of the allies. AS a result the
United States will pass as strict laws
as possible and allow the entente to
carry out other restrictions which they
have found necessary.
Luncheon at Embassy.
Mr.. Balfour took luncheon at the
Italian embassy and this afternoon
planned to go for a drive and visit
Secretary McAdoo again. He planned
to dine at the British embassy at 5
o'clock to receive the Chinese minister
on a call of courtesy.
Lieut. Gen. G. T. NJ. Bridges left
Washington today for New York, where
he will address the joint dinner of the
Associated Press and the American
Newspaper Publishers Association.
This speech will mark the first appear
ance of any member of the British
commission before a public gathering
in this country. Their previous public
utterances have been to groups of
newspaper men.
Rear Admiral Sir Dudley De Chair
will talk to newspaper men this after
noon, in the third of the series of in
terviews, at which former speakers
were Gen. Bridges and Minister Bal
four.
Mr. Balfour this morning received a
letter from Minister Viviani. head of
the French commission, in which the
former French premier expressed his
qualification at having a part in a
series of joint conferences with Mr..
Balfour He also expressed apprecia-
ton personally and in behalf of the
French delegation for the part the
British envoys had taken in welcoming
the French mission to Washington yes
terday.