New Britain herald., 1917-05-07
London to Tell MI
 Supplies Are Wand and Washington \ \
 M Send Them Act '
SUPER-C R-CO-OPERATIG
 PLANNED FOR FIlTl

PLANNED FOR FIJI Eight Sub-Committces OpcA 8
 Week Of Conference in lArlc
 Conflicting Needs of Allies M
 Strengthened Out - Expcsltt
 Force Fron, This Country G
 crcd-BaIfour Received in sI
 Court. M
 Washington, May 1.-Two war commissions sitting contiHaX -one in London and the other appeared today as one of actual steps to co-ordinate the
 full resources the United atat4a
 into the war. The comniiS1g London, with representatives
 the allied nations, including thA ed States, would receive and
 upon the apportionment of seaz traffic. The commission here | then charge itself with gsttin1 supplies to the seaboard. sitJ
 direct purchase or throughs
 agencies. " sggs
 While the inroads of the subz menace continue it is absoluteiy essary to conserve every sllip 4l most needed freight and thss] way that this can be done n &{ the allies submit their ilecdS central body in London whi0 have power to give priority N < most pressing. Isa .SB K At the same time the comnaii this country. knowing exact much W&6 wanted; would hu3 ciohsly itA keep the rallca4 S
 open tothe sea boz . o IF ffies haY ronfused tafefr own stfVx to . ceftain extent in this cOuOgj both c@Mpetitive buying and bysS gestinga the railroads and terln1 with supplies for which there, WAD solutely no tonnage available. sss ss
 The plan now being worked N sprang from the general racct!iSS trade questions at Secretary Land office last week. It has not been cided upon as yet and may und, modification. SfsIls ' With the great bulk of the ds work distributed among variouS. committees, British Foretgr Aflu( Ba1four now Is awaiting reports. V day he was officially received 9k supreme court.
 Later the new Belgian minisfAi the United States paid a visit tx Balfour. {, Samuel Gompers, proel@ of the American Federation of L,Na called with the British labor leafl who have just arrived in this cos(l upon his invitation. sa
 Eight Committees in Scssiusl
 The third week of the visit OjkI British mission began today conferences of eight sub-comn,fS among which the various uuGS31 of Americas participation In tho against Germany have been Alt51
 During the week some Of tliA mittees probably ' will report hSe the main conferees who, m turn make announcement Of deS1i reached. As soon as conferences z veloped it became evident that questions are extremely coyup3f3 in their various relations to oj questions and that the most dimI of the work consists in harmonii the various conflicting needs. vpt stance. the sending of an AmGri expeditionary force, desired by b French and British missions. invS| not only military considerations \ also the question of whsthar 9i wise to divert the ,tonnaxe neco for troop transportation from present work of carrying foo& s munitions. Likewise, 1t is ssga to restrict exports to the naaf1 most vital to the allies.l
 Every day the British mission shows an increasing centtali of power and a more marketl c of the government from II ne1 q war basis. Much probosod legislation has been inspirited 2 England's experience under nir1 circumstances and American offlc are taking advantage of < evexy n ute of the stay of the Bfitishera develope Americas central war gantzation. It is along this line new bodies such as a muniti board. a railroad executive, . ( tralized Intelligence office and an port supervision board have been will be formed.
 NORWEGIAN SHIFTS SUNK.