Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-04
WAR COOPERATION
|. REPORTED BY HOUSE
MISSION MEMBERS
Agreement Is Reached With
England on Anti-Slbmarine
Warfare and Tonnage Is
Provided for u. S, Troops

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.-American
troops are to be rushed to Europe in as
large and as constant stream as is
humanity possible; the allied nations
will SO arrange their shipping as to pro-
vide the necessary transport; the mer-
chant shipbuilding program must be
rushed; there is to be closer co-opera-
ton OF ali the co-belligerents to present
a single and united front to German au-
tocracy; the part of the United States
has been clearly defined and arrange
ments made to carry it out.
These are. the principal results. as
they affect America, of the recent inter-
allied war council in Paris, announced
today for the first time by the state de-
partment
These recOmm endations made by the
American delegates, OF whom Colonel z.
NJ House, President Wilson's personal
representative was the head, are the re-
suit Of the great council of heads Of all
the co-belligerents.
Through the new lnter-allied organ
ization for co-ordinating shipping re-
sources. arrangements have been made
to devote the greatest amount OF ton
mage possible for the transportation of
American troops
A definite plan was formed for. more
active utilization of American naval
forces and an agreement was made with
the British TO effect certain plans for
anti-submarine warfare
The contribution of the United States
TO a pooling of war resources was agreed
upon. The arrangement guarantees full
equipment of every kind will be avail
able to American forces sent to Europe
during 1918
Takes Part in Council
Arrangements were made to have the
United States participate in military de-
liberation of a supreme war council las
a step toward efficient and centralized
unity of control OF military operations. =
Plans also were worked out
whereby, in order to permit the United
States to visualize the problem of food
control AZ home, Great Britain, France
and Italy agreed to put in legaliZed and
compulsory control of foodstuffs i'm their
countries.
The extent OF the military effort to
be aimed at by the United states was
clearly determined and an allied advisory
board was created to advise each ma
ton on allotments of ships so as TO
permit the American military effort to
be realized.
The principal recommendations of the
American delegation headed by Colonel
r. NJ. House, as President WILSON'S per-
sonal representative, arc:
THAT the United States exert all
their influence to secure the entire uni
ty of effort, military. naval and econ
omic. between themselves and the coun-
tries associated with them in the war
Co-ordina;:on Is Urged
..Inasmuch as the successful termina-
ton of the war by the United States
and the allies can be greatly FASTENED
nv the extension of the United States
shipping program, that the government
and the people of the United States bend
every effort toward accomplishing this
result by a systematic coordination of
resources of men and materials.
THAT the fighting forces of the
United States be despatched to Europe
with the least possible delay, incident
TO training and equipment
The Following statement by the de-
partment of state made public today in
connection with the recommendations:
~ review of the report filed with the
departnent of state by Colonel House,
the head of the special war mission
which visited Great Britain and France
i'm November shows that it succeeded
i'm it's purpose of reaching definite
working plan for the prosecution of the
war through corporations of the gov
ernments represented at the conferences
held in Paris in the various fields of
activity, and through marshailing the
resources of the nations at war with
the central powers and co-ordinating
their uses under a common authority
thus avoiding the waste and uncertain
" that arise from independent action"
The results of the conferences, as
shown in the report, are most crafty
ing to this government, first because
they indicate that the conferees were in
spired by the desire to be.mutually help
full and second. because the agreements
which were reached, when in full opera
ton. will greatly increase the effective
ness OF the efforts now being put forth
by the United States and the allies in
the conflict against Germany and Aus
tria-Hungary.
"A summary of the results accom-
plished at their conferences and oG the
recommendations made by the American
mission will indicate the value of the
work done and the practical methods
which were considered by the confer
ences and which are recommended in tn
report
The summary Of results accomplish
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