South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-10
. Other Editor, Than Ours
BUSY DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
(WaShinpton Postl


one OF the most important departments of any gov
eminent is the department OF state. Just as its inn
portance increases during times Of war does its
volume OF work multiply. During the years before
/ America became actual party the there
constant expansion of the work Of the department
/ Although America neutral the departments prob
bellgerents in various countries was one
work. while the constantly arising problems Of
| neutrality. well those OF protecting American
erests abroad added TO the departments task that
IL became several times greater than days OF
With the entry Of the United States into the
OF the problems involving the defense Of her neutrality
etc disappeared. but they supplanted by
the problems OF coordination and cooperation between
this country and the allies
/ What America had could produce men supplies
and money had TO be determined and then fitted 10
the needs and requirements of the various fronts The
problems OF appOrtionment were tremendous. neces
stating negotiations of magnitude The situation
led sending this country various diplomatic
missions from England. France. Italy. Russia, Japan
Belgium and several other countries These missions
came with intricate probems-questions for diplomatic
cooperation and decision. OF financial arrangements.
of military and naval requirements, of general policy
/ These missions carried their negotiations with
the department Their military We're
brought ours their financial people
put into contact with the treasury department.
their economic and blockade taken to
the appropriate American authorities Arrangements Of
all speedily made The department of state
had directly 20 do with many Of the problems. such
those concerning supplies neutral countries
tiguous 90 Germany. and the department became
oerned even with technical military and naval prob
lens when military and naval activities assumed
political tnge The department is often the medium
transmission of views between this and other
tries purely military matters
The negotiations the time Of Americas
try into the war nave since been carried on with un
diminishing Vgor questions OF world importance
have after another arisen In addition dip
lomatc missions the department OF state received and
negotiated with special commercial missions from swift
zeriand Sweden. Denmark and Norway taking up with
them the very intricate problems OF Supplies ne
/ exch hanged. based part Of United States.
on determination TO permit nothing TO go to these
countries without fun guarantees against American
commodities reaching the enemy and. the part Of
the others their welfare and economic and
political and requirements The successful
duct OF these negotiations comprises Of the vital
/ aspects of the war
Under the direction of the secretary Of state the
special mission headed by col House TO
England and France. carrying toward completion
the begun by the cisl diplomatic wa
missions which came 10 this country resume Of
the report OF the house mission has already pub
hshed. showing that great things were accomplished
IN the direction or applying 10 the war situation Amer
ica's full strength-military. naval financial and
economic The discussions Europe led. those
which took place in this country, 10 a thorough and
complete understanding precisely W allies
needed country and exactly what this coun-
tr could furnish with the equally important decisions
as 10 when and how.
The visit Of the japanese mission TO this country
suited exchange of notes between the OF
state and Nscount lshh which removed Of frc-
ton between the countries
Under instructions from the department a mission
Russia under the leadership Of Elihu Root
Whatever may be the situation in that country now
there he doubt that that mission implanted seeds
in Russia which ultimately will fruit.
! When America entered the there not any
other the western hemisphere except Canada.
I nor In except Japan. the since
America entered Cuba Panama Brazil Guatema a.
I Liberia. Rica. Honduras China and Siam have
/ declared and Uruguay, Peru Bolivia Nicaragua,
Haiti and Domingo have relations with
Germany thus placing themselves the side the
United states In the Of the coun-
\ tries and China the 5~ample OF the United states
had potent influence. No pressure ght bear
on any nation Each decided FOR itself The depart
however. by the distribution presi-
dents speeches through the diplomatic and consular
services. and other undou btes do much
bring these countries 10 fun realizat what
was all about and thus partially responsible for
their coming in"
The series OF exposures which the department has
made beginning with the Zimmerman earIy in
the year followed 10y the IslXburg teegrans the
BerusJorn kilograms concerning CaillauN. and the
censorship regulations showing the
German press controlled undoubtedly serteC u
bring 10 attention OF Lstin-America well a. Ia
the world. precise character OF enemy with
consequent influence the policy OF many OF these
countries
= whole may said shat since Americas en-
try into her foreign relations for which the
state department is responsible. shown re-
PROGRESSION, And this in tn face Of enormous din
culues