Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-26
Vast Amount Of Vital Work
Accomplished During Con-
ferences With Department
Officials in Capital.
BALF0UR COMPLIMENTS
PRESIDENTS POLICIES
Foreign Minister Pays High
Tribute to Press of Coun-
try and Predicts That u. S,
Win Strike Hard Blows.
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Washington, May 25.--The British
war mission left American soil and
crossed into Canada today after six
weeks of conferences which have
reached into every phase of American
| life and are expected vitality to af-
feet the future of this country, if not
Of the world.
Confidence and sympathy born of
| personal contact of British and
American officials cannot be meas
ured in words. Uncertainty has been
! removed and an efficient co-opera-
ton made possible by an exact defi-
milton of the resources and needs of
the two nations Thus IL Is possi-
BILE for the United States to enter
into cooperation with the grand al
lance in the way most calculated TO
bring success.
There have been no formal agree
ments or binding treaties Foreign
Secretary Balfour said upon his ar
rival in the United States that this
country would not be asked nor ex-
pected to abandon its traditional
policies even to the extent of declar-
ing against separate peace.
Congress Must Act.
Much that has been tentatively
! agreed upon can not finally be put
into effect until legislation has been
passed by congress. The great benefit
Of the missions visit, however, has
been the decisive advice of men who
have actually been in the fire of this
war and who have made desirable
policies obvious by merely relating
their experiences
Great Britain and the United States
undoubtedly have been placed on a
closer basis of friendship than at any
time since the separation n century
and a quarter ago. The controver-
sizes during two and half years of
neutrality have dissolved in a fuller
understanding by American officials
of the difficulties of belligerency. Mr..
Balfour, who was in this country
longer than any previous foreign sec
retary had been away from London
since the Napoleonic wars, has seen
realized his life dream OF closer
sympathy between the two great
branches of the English speaking
people.
Much Tact Shown.
The British showed tact and a
consideration of American feeling
most gratifying to officials. Their
constant effort was to describe Eng
lands experience for whatever sug-
gestion IL might give this country.
The immediate diplomatic result
has been to lengthen the British view
from n near sighted absorption In the
immediate war needs to a broader
consideration Of world reconstruction
afterwards. Similarly the American
viewpoint has been fore-shortened
from absorption in the future to the
Immediate pressing emergency. Both
sides feel they have gained truer
perspective.
The British came virtually with
out thought Of an early peace, peace
terms, or the world reconstruction to
follow. Such subjects have been avoid
ed abroad because Of the greater
urgency of the military operations
and because Of the desire not to throw
the allies into discord by divergent
aims Americas interest, however,
quickened thought upon them.
The League OF Nations.
President Wilson'S plan for a league
of nations has been discussed infor- |
mally but not conclusively. One men,
ber or the mission said all the French |
and most of the British would leave |
the trenches tomorrow II they uid not
think this was the last war. Mr.. Bal
four, during his six weeks stay. stud
led the proposed world constitution
and will discuss 1t with the cabinet on
his return.
No definite diplomatic decisions are
known to have been made. Germany's |
plan for a great middle European en-
pire, embracing Germany, Austria
Hungary, Bulgaria. Turkey and Meso-
potamia in an iron-bound. miltarized
customs union hasbeen discussed and
attention directed to the necessity for
restoration Of Rumania, Ser,
bia and Montenegro as a counter to
this move.
Russians Not Antagonistic.
In this connection the new Russia's |
opposition to conquest or indemnity is
not considered antagonistic, as all the
changes proposed are on the basis of
or the return Of lost prov
Inces. Diplomatic negotiations are un-
der way to assure the Russians that
no scheme Of CONQUEST Ii contemplated |
and that all the establishments, such
As a free or an independent Bohemia,
The return Of Rumanians, Serbians
and Italians to their own flag. are
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