Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-16
HOUSE MISSION IS
BACK IN AMERICA
Every Object of Inter-Allied
War Conference at Paris
Attained.
U. S. INFLUENCE PARAMOUNT
Morale of British and French
Greatly Improved Since
Joined by Uncle Sam.

NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-"What the
{ American mission was sent TO accomp-
lish in the intor-allied war conference
In Paris has been successfully. and sat
isfactorily done" was the message
/ brought to the, American people by
! Colonel E. NJ. House. head of the mis-
! sion, who returned to the United States
! today with four of hts colleagues
The return of the party was void OF
ostentation. After advising the press
of the missions arrival. Colonel House
motored to his home, where he later
received newspaper men and an
nounced that the missions reports al,
ready had been dispatched by special
messenger to the state department at
Washington.
These reports. which included that
of Colonel House, will supplement
ed by the colonels personal report TO
President Wilson. He said he would
go to Washington Monday.
Americas Influence Paramount.
"In England and France the influ-
ence OF the United States is para
mount" said Colonel House. I'm both
countries the morale is splendid--the
best have observe on any of my three
trips abroad since the beginning of the
war"
on mean t0e VI tiit
Ing forces?" Colonel House was
asked.
NO, mean the morale of the men
lin uniform and the people as a whole"
he replied. Their determination to
win without thot OF the cost is ad-
mirable."
Work Quickly Accomplished.
Thru the elimination of speech
making and entertainments, both of
q public and private nature. Colonel
House said the inter-alled war con
ference accomplished its full purpose
Mt three situngs. At their termina
ton. he said the supreme war coun-
Gil, an outgrowth of the deliberations,
completed its work in four weeks time
two weeks being spent In London
and two weeks In Paris.
The prime ministers Of Great Brit
ian, France and~ Italy E.rd-' Colonel
House, together with their military
aides. were the only ones participating
in the supreme war council Thv
others who had taken part in the first
conference were assigned to mep-
bership on various committees Ald
thus every one had specific task to
accomplish. These committees dealt
with food. embargo. finance and other
subjects.
Everything Harmonious.
THE council brought things to n
focus-up to that time there was no
cooperation and things were not go-
Ing on very WE'LL" said the colonel.
Everything worked well, hard and
cordially"
IN reply to questions as to what the
council decided to do with reference
to various military matters. Colonel
House said the deliberations were con-
cerned primarily with the economic
situation. He declared what had been
decided upon with reference to this
situation would not mean the intro
duction Of any measures radically
different" from those now operative
in the United States.
Colonel House said he did not dis
cuss war aims while abroad. In his
estimation, he declared. one person,
opinion was as good az another's as
to what Russia might be expected
to do. Gathering of data in prepara-
ton for the eventual peace conference
was purely incidental and entirely