Arizona republican., 1918-02-20
WILSON PLAN
 ADOPTED FOR
 WAR COUNCIL
Premier Lloyd George Says
 America Presented Case
 With Irresistible Power and Logic' to Council
Republican A. p. Leased WireI


 LONDON, Feb. 19.-The British prime minister in a statement before the house of commons today on the de- cisions of the supreme war council at Versailles, paid high tribute to the plan submitted by the American representa- tives.
 If I should read the document sub- mitted by the Ame:icans,'' said MT. Lloyd George, there would be no need make this speech. The case is pre- sented with irresistible power and logic"
 General Tasker H. Bliss, the Ameri- can chief of staff. represented the United States at the war council He was attended by Arthur H. Frazier, secretary of the American embassy in Paris, who acted as a diplomatic of ficer to report the proceedings.
 The policy adopted by the supreme war council, Premier Lloyd George de- clared, was not the policy of the Brit lsh government alone, but of all the great allied governments in concert. There is absolutely no difference be- tween our policy and the policy of France, Italy and America in this re- spect,' he said.
 The premiers statement was made immediately upon the conclusion of the question in the house, when the army estimates were introduced This gave MT. Lloyd George an opportunity to explain the changes in the chief of staff ana the various important matters de- ciueo upon at the Versailles conference.
 Policy Not Personality He was loudly cheered when he said ne hoped that whatever he said today I would be treated as a question of pol icy and not of personality If there shouid be any delay or apparent hesi- tatlon Tn the announcement of any de- clslons of the government it was not 1 because there was any doubt in the mind of the administration with regard 10 thelr policy, but because they were extremely anxious that the decision. when announced, should be free from any element of personality.
 The government had been auxious to relaln the services of General Sir Will liam Robertson as chief of staff so long as that was compatible witt, the l poilcy on which they had decided in common with the allied governments after prolonged consultation at Yer sailies, and it was a matter of deeD re- sret that 1t was found impossible to retaln the services of so distinguished a soldier.
 The premier explained that General hobertson had been offered the posi- ton as the British representative at versailles or the post which he has held as chief of staff under the limitations Iixed by the war council. He had de- | clined to accept either.
 First Met Separately With respect to the extension of the powers of the supreme war council said the premier. several proposals hao been put forward and carefully ex- amlned. Finally, at the suggestion of | fell [
 the representatives of. the various gov ernments met separately and later sub mltted the proposal of each of the gov ernments. As a remarkable fact, these proposals were virtually identical, and with a few minor changes, the decision Of the war council was reached with complete unanimity
 The general result of this is that the crisis which a few aays ago seemed the most serious the Lloyd George government has encountered. cannot be estimated in the absence of any test vote by the house of commons. It was noticeable to those who heard MT. Lloyd Georges crucial speeches in the mousse that the cheering which greeted ms entrance was comparativeIy sub dued and that the applause which fol- lowed his speech was a cold demon- stratlon beside others or it's kind
 Anyone who' examines closely the events Of 1916 and 1917, said the pre- mler, would find plenty of argument Tor some change in the machinery in order to effect greater concentration than had hitherto been achieved. In that direction the allied governments mad decided that it was necessary to set up some control body to co-ordi- nate the strategy of the allies. At the last conference at Versailles it was de- clded to extend the powers of that ? body