The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-15
PLEDGES FROM i. S.
WHAT AMERICA PROMISES TO
TIE COMMISSIONERS OF
ITS ALLIES.
Supplies Of Money, Material ard Men
--Uss Of Good of',ess With Russia
Pun co-opeeation BY oVr Naval
Forcea
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

BY EDWARD Q. CLARK.
.Washington.--There Is something
less than divinity Of censorship to
hedge In the dolngs and the talkings
Of the plenipotentiaries, II such they
be, from the lands of Britain and
France. Great things are to come out
of the conference for words are to be
translated into deeds and that quickly.
Balfour, viviani and Joffre are no
strangers in council. They have met
together before, but never, II Is need
less to say, on American soil
In general, and in fact in specific
way, 1t Is known what subjects have
been taken under consideration by the
soldiers and the diplomats in confer
ence assembled Already 1t is said
that the foreigners will carry home
with them the word of the president
of the United States that the United
States will fight With It's allies to the
end of the destruction of the Prus-
sian autocracy.
This is, of course, the most grateful
word which the foreigners can hear,
for they know the vast resources of
! the United States in men and material
and If Ill are assured that the I'M
| limited resources, and the heart of the
| nation also, are to be drawn on to
| keep full the well of inspiration to
| fight the cup of satisfaction will be
brimful.
Men to Follow the Money.
| L., a, int n
| ject, but to the foreigners just at pres
| ent n more interesting one Is men. IL
Is believed In Washington that the
commissioners will go away with the
i promise that men will follow the
money to Europe, the one for the
trenches and the other for the treas
uries. 1t is believed also, and especial
ly in army circles, that the commits
sioners will give promise before they
leave, after determining whether the
|, fulfillment Of the promise will be agree
able to this country, to send to the
American training camps several scores
of officers of the British and French
armies, some Of them Of field rank and
others OF company rank. to advise with
|
instructing our army recruits In mod
ern warfare conditions.
1t Is believed. therefore, that before
many weeks have gone by there will
appear in the United States commits
stoned officers Of foreign armies who.
In an advisory capacity, but not as
actual officers In command, will aid In
the work Of preparation Of the army
that the United States IL to put into
the field.
Washington officials have been loath
to discuss the trend Of public events
in Russia. There Is q sharp fear In
Washington that something hurtful to
the cause Of the allies, which means
of course hurtful to the cause Of the
United States, possibly may happen In
the land which once was the cars.
1t can be taken for granted that many
hours of conference OF the foreign
commissioners with American officials
have been given over to means of aid
Ing republican Russia to be republic
} In fact with no danger Of yielding
merely for the sake of peace to the de,
mands Of Germany.
American Commission to Russia.
Before long a commission will de
part from the United States to confer
with the powers of Petrograd. This
commission will be wholly an Ameri
can one. and 1t Is understood that nc
influence will be brought to bear by
! the foreign commissioners to color the
instructions which the Americans vii
be given. 1t Is believed that repub
lican America can talk more directly
to republican Russia and with prob
ably better results than even repub
, llcan France.
Representatives OF the navies Of
| Great Britain and France are members
of the visiting commission. The nav,
ps the first line of defense, and Of
offense In the present war 80 far al
America IL concerned. must be giveI
: first consideration. There are thos'
here who believe that the American
our coast line Is almost forbiddlngl!
long. will extend the field Of Its SET
operations In order to help In the wOrl
on the other side of the water.
OF course In this naval matter mucl
depends upon what happens In the wa
!. tiers off our own coast within the mex
few weeks. II the Germans actual.
attempt TO carry on an extensive sub
marine warfare of our harbOrs, o
even In them, It may be that the opera
; lions Of the American navy cannot b.
extended until the day comes whel
we are ready to send great fleets o
merchantmen abroad and It become
an absolute necessity to Safeguard
them on their voyage.
Summing up therefore the activitie
of the commission Of foreign states
men and soldiers with representative
OF the American government, It may
| said TINT there will no n first nrou