Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-18

MISSION ENDS
WORK in U. S.
Wealth, Resources and Man
Power of Allies and
a America United
LABoRs CONSTRUCTIVE
WASHINGTON, May is.

WASHINGTON, May is.
The work OF the Anglo-French missions
20 the United States is completed.
Arthur James Balfour and Secretary oil
State Lansing are in conference To-Day
drawing together the last threads OF the
warn which weaves together the wealth,
resources and man power OF the Allies ana
the United States in the greatest drive
against autocracy that the history OF the
world has recorded.
From the work Of the British and French
missions in the United States there mas
arisen a series OF agreements ana arrange
ments which make for the greatest alliance
of history.
THE ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Actual accomplishments Of the mission
are:
First. Financial power Of the United
states, in its entirety. has been thrown
AGAINST Germany. England has secured
loans Of S275OOO. 900 and France loans
Of 500, ,OOOO 900. Italy and Russia have
also been given loans Of SlOOOoO'OVV
each. Belgium got S45,000,0O0.
Second. Arrangements have been made
for a central purchasing commission Tor
the Allied Powers. Through this acom-
mission the Entente will get the beneht
m the same low prices on food, NUM-
tIons and supplies which would accrue to
the United states.
Third Naval forces OF the United
States are cooperating with the Allied
neet in wiping out the submarine menace
A fiotilla OF destroyers flying the stars
and Stripes is already somewhere In the
war zone doing patrol WORK, and other
naval expeditions from the American
shores are arranged for.
Fourth. Trade pacts have been made
which will prevent Germany from ob-
taininR food supplies from the United
States through neutral countries by
virtue Of these trade agreements all or
the exports Of the United States are
thrown into the vast pool Of the Allies
20 be equally shared among them
Fifth. Ten regiments Of United States
engineers are now being modified to be
sent TO France. These engineers will
take over the work OF keeping open all
lines OF communication and building up
the transportation system behind the lines
Sixth. British and French shipping
interests have surrendered their con-
tracts on American ship bottoms. Long
term contracts on American shipbuilding
plants held by Allied capitalists have
been Cancelled in favor Of the United
States Shipping Board, giving this body
a free hand TO divert the entire marine
construction OF this country to the con-
struction Of a vast fleet OF vessels to cope
with the submarine menace
Seventh All French and British ship
ping reserve has been released and the
control of shipping space has been placed
entirely in the hands of the United
States. In return the United States has
promised to speed up its program Of
standard steel and wooden ship construc-
tion.
Eighth-General cooperation between
tho war offices Of Great Britain, France
and the United States will give the United
States armies the benefit of the expert
advice OF the Allied war leaders at all
times. while the experiences of the En-
tente armies in the field will be a guild
ance to the American armies.
Ninth - Perhaps last, but not least,
there has been built the basis for after
the-war trade agreements. BY virtue of
this understanding 1t seems most prob
able that there will come n wide sweep
ing trade engagement which will allow
the Allies and the United States to meet
the economic war which Germany will
wage when peace has finally been de-
clared.
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Beyond these definite Accomplishment
there have been many agreements draw
which cannot be disclosed for military rea
sons Bonds OF friendship have been close
between England, France and the Unite
States through the workings OF the CON
missions, and there stretches out In the dis
tant future when peace again reigns.
period OF reconstruction, when the entr
world will be remade to conform to ne'
standards of liberty and democracy.
this vast rebuilding the United States wi
stand out foremost, working shoulder I
shoulder with the powers of the Entent
nations.
Russia, cropping for light in her new-foun
freedom, has not been neglected by tn
British and French missions. They hav
impressed upon the United States leader
the good which this great democracy ca
do TO aid the newborn democracy of Rus
sia When the Russian commission, heade
by Elihu Root. gets at work In Petrogra
It will be greatly enlightened by sugge'
tions made by the British and French mi
sions.
Belgium has also been a beneficiary
the visits TO America OF the British an
French. Protection OF this little countr
and reparation for the wrong done 1t hay
been urgently advised as one of the greG
reasons why the United States should dive
fits entire strength to the war against &c
many
Perhaps in all history there has been r
more monumental universal work accon
plished than that done by the Anglo FrenC
commissions. The work is done.