Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-20
END IF WAR DEPENDS IN VERSAILLES ] NS
Premier Lloyd George Praises Presidents Expansion Plan as Masterpiece; Stakes Ma ton On Council.
By Review Leased wirel

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-The British prime minister in statement before the house ol commons today on the decisions of the supreme war coun- ciI at Versailles. paid high tribute to the plan submittde by the American representative.
 If should read the document sub mitted by the Americans" said MT. Lloyd George, there would be no need to 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 council He was attended by Arthcr H. Frazier. secre- tary of the American embassy in Paris, who acted as a diplomatic oi- ficer to report tho proceedings.
 Policy of Allies
 The policy adopted by the supreme war council, Premier L1Oyd-GeOrge declared. was not thepOli cy of the British governmeL. alone but of all the great allied gov crnments in cOnce~s. There is absolutely no difference be tween our policy and the policy of France, Italy and America in this Ie- spect," he said.
 The premier's statement was made immediately upon the conclusion of the question in the house, when the army estimates were introduced This gave Mir Lloyd-George an opportunity to explain the changes in the chiaf of staff and the various important mst- ters decided upon at the Versailles conference
 RswIinson Named.
 The premier announced that General Sir Henry s. RyIner Rawlinson had been appointed to represent Great Britain on the supreme war council at Versailles.
 T hesita-e red for some time" said the premier in referring to the American representations, whether I should not read in the house of commons the very cogent document submitted by the American delegation It is one of the ablest documents ever submitted to a military conference. The only reason that did not read it to the house Is that it is mixed up with the plan of operations"
 Mr. LlOydGeOrge said the country was faced with terrible realities. He begged the house to have done with all controversies, adding that the gov ernment was entitled to know tonight whether the house. and the country wished it to proceed with the policy deliberately arrived at.
 Central Control Body.
 Anyone who examines closely the events of 1916 and 1917. said the premier. would e;nd plenty of argu nsent for some change in the machin- cry in order to effect a greater con centratiOn that had hitherto been achieved. In that direction the allied governments had decided that it was necessary to set mp some control body to coordinate the strategy of the al lies At the last conference at Yer saiIles it was decided to extend the powers of mat bTGy
 The general principle laid down It Versailles was agreed to whOle-heart- e1ly by eve-ybOdy." he said. There was no conflict as regard the policy. but only as to ,Le method of giving effect to it. There was agreemeR, to the policy; th-re was agreement that there must ne central authority to exercise supreme direction us iLal policy: ther was agreement th,t aP- thOrity must be 'nter-allied auth ,riI and there was complete agre -ni.- IL that that authority should have execu- tive .powe- The only question that arose was to hos hat central author