PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 37, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. LVIII. NO. 18,100.
DIPLOMATS DIPPER
AS TO PEACE VIEW
Method of Procedure at
Conference Discussed.
U; S. STANDS FOR IDEALS
America Urges League of Na
tions Before Settlements.
OLD VIENNA PLAN OPPOSED
Rival Schools of Diplomacy Kach
Advocating Ideas Prior to Be
ginning of Peace Discussions.
PARIS. Nov. 26. (By the Associated
Press.) A league of nations is likely
to figure before the peaco conference
at an early stage of the proceedings. In
stead of being relegated to the close,
after the territorial aspirations of the
various powers are settled.
Two distinct viewpoints now have de
veloped on this subject.
The American view is that the corn
ins congress will not be like the
Vienna congress, which devoted Itself
principally to arranging what each
power should receive as a result of
the Napoleonic upheaval. According to
the American view the present war was
based on certain high ideals and was
not a struggle for territorial gains.
Ideals Deeaied First.
Ideals should come before territorial
aspirations in the deliberations of the
congress, it is held, and these Ideals
having been first defined, should there
after be the main guide in national as
pirations.
One of the chief of these ideals, it is
pointed out. was to prevent future war
fare, and a league of nations has been
generally and officially accepted as the
most practical organization for ac
complishing that Ideal. It is, therefore.
held that this should be one of the first
subjects considered and should set a
standard of Ideals for other subjects
following.
It can be stated this American view
of procedure has found warm sup
porters in England and France, though
there also Is another viewpoint which
clings to the old procedure under the
Vienna congress, whereby Individual
aspirations for territory should have
first consideration.
Early Peace la freed.
Those urging that territorial ques
tions should come first say it is highly
desirable to sign a peace treaty em
bodying the essential details at the
earliest possible moment, so as to
terminate the official war period under
which troops are held for the dura
tion of the war, and railroads, tele
graphs and other public utilities are
similarly affected, until peace is de
clared.
According to this view an early peace
agreement on essentials would release
the armies, including the American
troops holding -the occupied regions.
Having secured an early agreement
on territorial and other practical de
tails, it is suggested the larger general
questions, like a league of nations,
could come up later for extended dis
cussion either by the peace congress
or a separate international congress to
formulate the working details of the
league.
Two Views Contrasted.
This view Is chiefly held by those
favoring the old Vienna congress pro
cedure of individual claims first, while
the American viewpoint Is distinctly
favorable to establishing Ideals first
as the guiding principle of the con
gress.
The appointment of the Brazilian
delegates. Nilo Pecan ha. the Foreign
Minister, and Ruy Barbosa, Ambassador
to Argentina, is leading to a discus
sion as to what extent the South Amer
ican countries will support a league of
nations and the effect of the league
on the Monroe Doctrine. It is the gen
eral understanding that South American
republics have the same favorable at
titude toward a league as the allies.
Whether a league of nations, in
which Europe would be largely repre
sented, would extend its authority to
the western hemisphere. Including
South. Central and North America. Is
not clear, but the prevailing view is
that its authority would be universal.
Monroe Doetrine Involved.
It is said this could not be a sub
stitution of the league's authority for
' the Monroe Doctrine in South American
affairs, but rather an extension of the
Monroe Doctrine, whereby joint Inter
national action would supplement and
reinforce the Monroe Doctrine.
PARIS. Nov. 26. (By the Associated
Press ) When the American delegates
and their staffs of specialists arrive In
Paris for the peace congress they will
find a complete chancellory organized
for them. This is being arranged under
the direction of Joseph C Grewi for
mer counselor of the American Em
bassy In Vienna, who came to France
with Colonel House.
Divisions of Internal law. geography.
economics, personnel and Intelligence
already have been organized and when
the staffs arrive every man will have
his place In divisions ready to func
tion. Complete Mass Obtained.
The divisions of international law
and of geography probably will be the
most important1 branches bearing di
rectly on the work of the peace con
gress. The geography section '111 be
concerned with the boundaries of new
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TOWBOAT PRONTO IS
RAMMED AND SUNK
TWO MEN" AND WOMAN" OX TCG
HAVE NARROW ESCAPE.
Tug Is Struck "by West View, an
8800-Ton Schooner III-1-atea
Crart Valued at $25,000.
The Port of Portland towboat Pronto
was accidentally rammed 'on the star
board side and sunk at the municipal
terminal pier dock No. 1 tt 8:55 o'clock
last night by the West View, an 8800
ton steel schooner, which had Just ar
rived at the dock and was preparing
i take berth aft of the French vessel
General Serret. moored to the municipal
pier. The Pronto is valued at iza.uuu.
She was rammed amidships.
The French steel schooner Nancy was
monrrd with two other French steel
schooners, the General Serret and Del-
fort, just north of the Pronto, ana
when the West View swng around
after she had rammed the Pronto she
crashed into the side of the Nancy. The
Nancv's mooring chains were swept
away and the side of the vessel was
caved in, but it is said she Is not tak
ing water. The Nancy is loaded ana
ready to leave port. The damage to
the Nancy was estimated at several
thousand dollars.
The collision occurred at 8:50 and the
essel sank in five minutes. The Pron
to was moored at the south end of the
terminal pier at the time of the col
lision. In turning around the West
View came too close to the dock andi
before her engines could be reversed
she rammed the Pronto. Only the top
of the smokestack Is visible above the
water. An outgoing tide and the strong
current in the river was said to have
been responsible for the accident.
Two men and one woman aboard the
tugboat had narrow escapes, accord
ing to A. H. Steuer, watchman at the
Terminal pier, who rescued the trio.
The Pronto had listed heavily to
starboard when Steuer heard cries in
the hold. He shoved a plank over to
the top of the pilot 'house, and Mrs.
Joseph Lawlor, cook aboard the tow
vessel, climbed the plank to safety.
Ben Robbins, a deckhand, and the fire
man also managed to clear the vessel
Just efore she sank. Captain Pease,
Jr.. is the master of the tugboat
Pronto.
The General Serret. Delfort and
Nancy were all constructed at the
Foundation shipyard.
GOTHAM POLICE ON GUARD
Precaution Taken to Prevent At
tack on Socialists.
. NEW YORKl Nov. 26. Police reserve
from three Inspection districts were
ordered out tonight to prevent a clash
between soldiers and sailors and Social
ists attending a meeting of Interna
tionalists in East Fifty-Eighth street.
The demonstration of soldiers, sail
ors and Marines against the red fUg at
the Socialist meeting at Madison
Square Garden last night was charac
terized as "rowdyism" today by Police
Commissioner Wright.
"If men in uniform would mind their
own business and act in an orderly
manner," said the commissioner, "the
police department can handle, the rest.
The police can handle citizens, but they
do not like to have sailors or soldiers
interfere. They don't like to- do any
thing to a man in uniform."
The commissioner added that he un
derstood the Socialists were going to
discard the red flag for a blue one.
CAMP TAYLOR CONVERTED
Government Authorizes Use as Civil
ian Training Camp.
CHICAGO Nov. 26. A step toward
universal training has been taken by
the Government, according to Wharton
Clay, executive secretary of the Mili
tary Training Camps Association, with
the authorization today of Camp Zach
ary Taylor, near Louisville, Ky.. as a
training camp for civilians.
Mr. Clay announced tonight he re
ceived a dispatch from Charles B. Pike,
chairman of the Chicago branch of the
association, who is in Washington, de
daring the Government had authorized
the use of Camp Zachary Taylor as a
training camp for civilians.
The camp, which will be under com
mand of Captain F. L. Beals, .U. S. A.,
will start January 6 and a limited num
ber of civilians will be enrolled for two
weeks' training.
DEMOBILIZING UNDER WAY
Army Physicians at Camp Lewis to
Examine 230 Men Dally.
CAMP LEWIS, Tacoma. Wash., Nov.
26. All members of the permanent
personnel, including non-commissioned
officers, represented in the eight bat
talions of the 166th depot brigade
scheduled for demobilization appeared
before Army physicians at the muster
ing office here fpday and received their
Physical examinations preparatory to
discharge.
These men were In addition to ap
proximately 800 enlisted men who had
volunteered in the regular Army for
the period of the emergency together
with National Guardsmen in the serv
ice by federalization. These examina
tions will continue at the rate of 250
a day.
BAKER ASKSF0R FUND
Transportation May Be Furnished
Discharged War Workers.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 26. Secretary
Baker expects soon to submit to Con
gress a request that an appropriation
be made to relieve war workers who
will be released when reorganisation
of the War Department to a peace basis
begins.
Thousands of employes will be dis
missed then, and Mr. Baker plans to
ask that each be given transportation
home.
1DUSTRIAL CRISIS I
GREATLY FEARED
Cancellation of Contracts
Vigorously Protested.
TELEGRAMS ARE' SENT EAST
Fleet Corporation and Defense
. . . Council Warned. .
DISASTER SAID TO IMPEND
Thousands of Laborers Thrown Out
of Employment May Consti
tute Grave Menace.
Telegrams from men prominent in
National, state and industrial affairs
are pouring into Washington and Phil
adelphia in protest against the suspen
slon of work on wood steamers under
contract, as ordered Monday by the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, and their
tone Is that the step, following on the
heels of the stopping of work in spruce
production, the closing down of mills
and other effects, will bring about an
industrial crisis in this territory.
The Chamber of Commerce and State
Council of Defense, with the Rotary
Club, Oregon Shipbuilders' Association
and others, telegraphed to National of
ficials last night, even President Wil
ron being importuned to take steps to
forestall carrying into effect at once
the step, which has ' assumed such
alarming aspects.
Governor Withycombe to Act.
It is understood that Governor
Withycombe will take action today to
place ' the situation squarely before
President Wilson, from his standpoint,
and the apprehension he feeds for the
welfare of state interests, with such a
number of men already thrown out of
employment, through stopping war
work, and the army of shipbuilders that
will be idle In the near future. All
yards are already beginning to curtail
theV 'strength, the managements real
izing that as rapidly as -a hull is
launched there will be nior to take
its place. With every hull floated,
probably 200 men will be out of work.
and as there are more' than a score of
plants in the Oregon District, it is
feared the discharges will assume most
disastrous proportions.
Telegram Seat Department of Laber.
H. W. Corbett, president of the Cham
ber of Commerce, sent the following
telegram last night to William B. Wil
son, Secretary of the Department of
Labor: ., ...
We beg to preaent for your .consideration
a moat serious situation which has develooed
In Oregon and Washington. The Emergency
r ieet corporation baa undertaken to cancel
all contracts for 'wooden vessels where con
struction has not already commenced, not-
wiinstanaing tne reel that material la as
sembled and sub-contracted, and notwith
standing contracts contain no provision
for cancellation. . In view of the fact that
we are Just emerging from war which
was fought to sustain the sanctity of obli
gations, it is inconceivable that our Govern.
ment will conscloualy sanction such arbitrary
exercise of power. Furthermore, as you
know, spruce production for aircraft in this
territory has recently been 'suspended and
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Daily Casualty Report.
WASHINGTON Nov. 26. Today's
casualty reports total 2801 names,
of which 969 were killed in action, 213
died of wounds, nine in accidents, 496
of disease, 160 are wounded severely,
293 degree undetermined, 278 slightly
wounded and 383 missing in action.
Following is the tabulated summary:
Deatha Rep. Today. Total.
Killed in action-. 16.090 969 1T.05D
U at -ma .' . 306
Died of wounds 6.589 213
Died of disease 7,939 496
Died of accident .' 1,552 8
396
6.802
8.433
1.561
Wounded ..43.416
Missing and prisoners... 8,341
160
934
43.576
9.4U5
. Total - casualties ......88,523 2801 89,324
Owing to the great length of this list
the names of those wounded slightly
and in an undetermined degree, except
those from Oregon. Washington and
Idaho, are omitted.
The following casualties are reported by
the Commanding General of the American
Expeditionary Forces:
, , . OKEGON.
Killed in action
Funk, Calvin T. (Sgt.). London, Oregon.
Deetz, Edwin II. (Cpl.), Aurora, Oregon.
Smith, Edwin, Timber, Or.
Pyrits, John 4L, Gardener, Or.
Hansen, Hani J. s.. Laglers, Or.
Iverson. Melvin S., Silvcrton. Or.
Jacobson, Edward, North Bend, Or.
Mprln, Edward, Baker, Or.
Died of wounds
Carhart, Gustav Q(Sgt.), St Johns, Or.
Uno, Albert, Portland, Oregon.
Died of accident
Cronquist, Arthur John (Sgt.), Hillsdale, Or.
Died of dispute
Brown, Charles A. (Cpl.), Athena, Oregon.
Wounded slightly
White, Solon T. (Corp.), Friend, Or.
Fenn, Leland T., Kyssa, Or.
Missing: in action
Krumlauf, Asa G., Garibaldi, Or.
Thornley, Charles, Brookall, Od.
Satterneld. William L. Sill. Junction City, Or.
Wounded, undetermined (previously re
ported misaing-)
Dow. William, Astoria, Or.
Keturned to duty (previously reported
missing)
Perkins, Garrett, Gateway, Or.
WASHINGTON.
Killed in action
Stanton, Edwin H. (Sgt.). Riggs. Wash.
Krentz, Ernest R. (Sgt.), Seattle, Wash.
Larsen, F. M. (Corp.), Port Madison, Wash.
Rockafellow, Budford (Cpl.), Wlnlock, Wash.
Hennessey, Martin F., Tacoma, Wash. '
Oaks, Willi E., Colville. Wash.
Chlsm, Charles S.. Cheha.Ua, Wash.
Miller. William, Seattle.
Stearns, Peter, Seattle.
Halverson, Oscar, Hooper, Wash.
Millsap, Earl, Asotin, Wash.
Gerhauser, Carl F., Fairfield, Wash.
Oliver Matthew L... Seattle. Wash.
Vestergaard. Magnus, Seattle, Wash.
Died of wounds -
Jacobson, Henry A. (Corp.) Alpha, Wash,
Wounded seventy
Jargensen, Carl J., Seattle, Wash.
Wounded, degree undetermined-
Winston, A., Seattle, Wash. (With Canadi
ans).
Meacham. Burton W., Tacoma, Wash.
nooBOed mignviy
Bemp. Otior A.r A'1'yn.'WasK"
Missies; in action-
Anderson, William, Poulsbo, Wash.
Gust, George, Seattle.
Swensen, John, Seattle, Wash.
Kussman, Nick, Altoona. Wash.
Wounded, undetermined (previously re
ported missing)
Eustratlo, Theododltus,' Tacoma, Wash.
Smith. Earl, Seattle, Wash.
Wounded slightly (previously reported
missing)
Embree, Lester W.-. Sunnyside, Wash.
Keturned to duty (previously reported
mlBSing)
Petteys. F. E., Seattle, Wash.
Prisoners ,
Larrabee, E. P. (Lieut.), Bellfagham, Wash.
at Llmburg.
IDAHO.
Killed In action
Murdock. Lindsay Victor, Idaho.
Meeker, Francis, Melba, Idaho.
Anderson, Broor, Mullan, Idaho.
Worthington, Robert C, Jerome, Idaho.
Pauerson. Lee R.. Wilder, Idaho.
Lien, Martin O., Kendrick, Idaho.
Mead. Joseph P., Clarksfork, Idaho. -
Died of wounds
Olsen. Wolf C. Ionia, Idaho. ,
Died of accident
JCas. Peter A., Kendrick, Idaho.
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MAN TO MAN.
W:
IS
Food Is Declared Vital to
German Democracy.
FAMINE ALONE IS FEARED
Bolshevism May Reign
Starvation Prevails.
if
AMERICA TOLD OF NEED
Menace to Establishment of Perma
nent Government Seen by
Socialist Leader.
BY ARNO DOSCH-FLEUROT.
(Copright, 191S, by . the Press Publishing
Co.) (The New York World.) (Published
by Arrangement)
BERLIN, via Copenhagen. Nov. 26.
(Special Cable.)--"Our National Assem
bly will probably be called in Febru
ary," Phillip Scheidemann, leader of the
majority group of Socialists and former
Minister of Finance and Colonies, said
to me today. "We would call it much
sooner if it were technically possible,
for the'longer the delay the greater the
danger to democracy.
"As soon as an exact date can be fixed
we shall name it, so that the whole
world may understand and appreciate
our determination and our sincere pur
pose to establish a democracy in Ger
many and give all our people a chance
in the government; but because the en
tire people must have a vote we shall
need several weeks to register voters
and to construct the election machinery.
That is why we cannot fix a date at
this time."
America la Skeptical.
Scheidemann spoke with special earn
estness, afl my questions to him had
been designed to draw from him a posi
tive and unequivocal expression.
"The entire world, especially Amer
ica," I said, "is skeptical regarding
your power to assemble a constitu
tional' congress ' 4nd " make Germany
really democratic. We see your gov
ernment based upon soldiers' and work
men's councils, representing only a por
tion of the people. We know dangers
of manipulation of class bodies In the
establishment of a democracy, having
seen the soldiers' and workmen's coun
cils In Russia drive out a constitutional
assembly. So we need to be convinced
by actual demonstration that the pres
ent German government is sincere in
its purpose to convene a national as
sembly." Scheidemann had received me almost
immediately when I presented myself.
He showed he understood our misgiv
ings by saying:
Famine Is) Feared.
"Our present government has stated
and repeated our intention to call a
constitutional assembly as quickly as
possible. I can understand why the
rest of the world ehould doubt our abil
ity to carry out -the plan, but only a
national catastrophe, such as famine,
can ' prevent it. Ninety-five per cent
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SC MI
PLEADING FQRAID
SCHOOL TAX LEVY IS
DEFEATED BY VOTERS
TEACHERS' SALARY RISE LOST
BY ABOUT 450 VOTES.
Failure of Measure Attributed to
Indifferent Attitude of Persons
Interested in Election.
Portland school teachers receiving
less than $3000 salary annually will not
receive an increase in pay.
The measure proposed by the Port
land Board of Education to obtain
$230,000 to make the advence possible
was defeated by a majority of 428
votes at the election yesterday.
Of the 4174 votes cast, 1873 were in
favor of the proposed increase and 2301
were against it. The measure carried
in but 18 of the 62 precincts.
School authorities were greatly sur
prised and disappointed .over the out
come of the election. They declare fail
ure of the measure was due largely to
the teachers' attitude that it is below
their dignity to solicit attention to the
election or to take any action which
might savor of politics or electioneering-Members
of the Board of Education
are determined that in some way the
100 Portland teachers receiving the
minimum salary of $800 a year shall
receive an increase. About $20,000 will
be necessary to advance the salaries of
these teachers to $1000 annually, and
as yet no plan has been devised by the
board to"tbtain it.
GOVERNOR PLANS WELCOME
Move Started to Transport Oregon
Soldiers as One Unit.
SALEM, Or., Nov. 26. (Special). To
bring all of the Oregon boys overseas
home as a unit so that the greatest
celebration and welcome in the history
of the state may be accorded them, is
the purpose of Governor Withycombe in
writing to Secretary of War Baker to
day asking if the homecoming cannot
be arranged in that manner.
At the present time the boys are scat
tered in various sectors of the lines in
France and Belgium, but the executive
believes arrangements could be made
so that they could be transported home
as a unit, particularly the 162d Regi
ment, if it was found the plan could
not apply to the drafted men as well.
The Governor is anxious to see '
wonderful welcome, celeoration ac
corded them at Portland.
SOLDIERS AWAIT BLANKS
Spruce Division Demobilization Held
, Up Temporarily.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.,
Nov. 26. (Special.) Soldiers stationed
at this post are marking time awaiting
the beginning of the demobilization of
the Spruce Production Division. Of
ficial announcement that demobilization
would begin as quickly as necessary
blanks were received from Washington
was made today In the Straight Grain,
the post paper.
It is generally believed that the
blanks will be on hand to allow, the
demobilization to begin Saturday or
Monday. During the watchful waiting
the men are finding time heavy on their
hands, f
"HOLD INSURANCE" SLOGAN
Soldiers and Sailors to Know Rights
and Privileges.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 27. With "Hold
on to Uncle Sam's insurance," as a slo
gan, a nation-wide campaign to induce
soldiers and sailors to retain their gov
ernment insurance after they return
to civil life was inaugurated today by
Secretary McAdoo.
"Every soldier and sailor will have
explained to him before he is dis
charged the rights ar.d privileges held
under the war risk Insurance act."
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 43
degrees; minimum, 37 degrees.
TODAY'S Showers, followed by fair weath
er; moderate northwesterly winds.
War.
Official casualty list, rage 1.
Foreign.
British study how to extradite Kaiser. Page 2.
Schiedemann, Socialist leader, pleads with
America to feed Germany. Page 1.
British disturbed by views of Wilson on free
dom of seas. Page 4.
Allied diplomats differ as to peace settle
ments. Page 1.
Peru and Chile adjust difficulties. Page 3.
National.
War works many changes in Army. Page 3.
Four tons of German propaganda material
seized. Page 12.
Power of General Semenoff wanes. Page 2.
Domestic.
Editors, back from tour, decry loss of lives.
Page 1.
Flight to Washington abandoned when bi
plane falls. Page 5.
Mrs. Wilson orders elaborate outfit of clothes
lor European trip, fage z.
Tons of Hun propaganda held. Page 12.
Pacific Northwest.
Phone service must be bettered, says Oregon
Commission. Page 10.
Sports.
Hcilig Theater secured for boxing smoker.
Page 14.
Diets wants coaching position with. Pacific
Coast college. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Government places contracts for December
flour. Page 19.
Short flurry gives Chicago corn market
sharp lift. Page 19.
Wall Street stpeks recover with easier
money market. Page 19.
Fortland and Vicinity.
Labor unions favor strike to aid Mooney.
Page 4.
Speaker claims are branded as untrue.
Page 11.
Bride begins story before grand jury in
Twombley murder case. Page 6.
Worcester block damaged by fire. Page 20.
Need of continual food saving told at con
ferencer Page 13.
Northwest lumber industry hard hit. Page 12.
Max Houser offers $10.00 for Oregon High
way Memorial. Page S.
Cessation of shipbuilding declared to consti
tute grave industrial menace. Page 1.
Churches to give thanks for victory. Page 14.
School tax defeated by voters. Page 1.
Weather report, data and forecast, fags IS, 1
HASTY MOVEMENT
OF TROOPS COSTLY
Editors, Back From Tour,
Decry Loss of Lives.
BRITISH NATION IS FRIENDLY
Visit to Battlefronts Finds the
Americans in Action.
IRISH QUESTION IN TANGLE
Newspapermen Are Dined by Roy
alty, Inspect Grand Flot, and
Are Given Every Courtesy.
BY EDGAR B. PIPER. '
(Editorial Correspondii.ee to The Oregonlan.)
NEW JORKNov. 26. (Special.)
The 12 American editors who went to
England, Scotland, Ireli..d and Franco
to see the war returned today minus
two of their number, who had been
obliged to make other plans. They left
New York on September 25 on t" j
steamship Orontes, in a convoy of 12
vessels, and after a rather heroic ex
perience due to storm and to sickness
among the troops and crew, arrived in
Liverpool on October 7.
Twenty or more American Holders
had died on the Orontes of iii.luenn
and pneumonia, and had been buried a!
sea.
Hasty Transportation Contly.
They were victims of faulty and
hasty methods of embarkation, which
pertjaitted overcrow.ding under unsani
tary conditions in a measure not ex
cusable, and which was evidently due
to an ambitious desire on the part of
certain American military authorities
to make a record in the number of
troops sent to the war in the least pos
sible time without due regard for con
sequences. When the full story of the dispatch r
the soldiers is toll it will doubtless bo '
found that there was unnecessary sac
rifice of the lives of many young Amer
icans in the pell-mell rush across the
ocean.
Otranto Sinks In Storm.
If fewer had been sent on at least
some of the ships, more of them would
have arrived in good health, and the
results would have been more satisfac
tory. The Otranto, flagship of the
squadron, went down, in a violent storm
off the Irish coast, with the loss of
500 or more soldiers.
The editors were taken to London.
where they were entertained in rather
sumptuous fashion, and were given an
opportunity to meet statesmen, poli
ticians, writers, editors, soldiers and
other men and women of importance,
including the King and Queen.
British Nation Friendly.
The most vivid impression that sur
vives of these first crowded days and
nights in the British capital is thut
there was a universal and frankly ex
pressed desire to get along better'with
the American Nation, and the Ameri
can people.
There was some talking of a League
of "English-speaking nations; but if
such a compact was ever really con
templated in England, it must have
been obvious from the attitude of tho ;
visiting journalists and of the other
Americans that the tradition of no en
tangling alliances with any European
country still has a healthy survival in
America.
It was frequently said, however, thnt
nothing now was urged, or was re
garded as practical but a common un
derstanding to remove by peaceful
means all subjects of national differ
ence, and to promote by educational
and other propaganda a more wide
spread appreciation of the common
ideals and common aims of all English
speaking peoples.
Grand Fleet Inspection.
If England and America could know
each other better, everything else could
and would take care of itself. Theru
the situation rests, so far as the editors
are concerned.
The journey to Scotland and through
Northern England lasted nearly n
week. There was a visit to the grand
fleet in the P'irth of Forth at noeyth,
near Edinburgh. When one recalls
what was thus exhibited of the naval
power of Great Britain, he does not
wonder that the Germans came out of
their safe refuge at Kiel and Heligo
land, and surrendered without risking
an encounter. It could only have hail
one result.
America's Power Is Felt.
That is what preparedness docs in
war. Without the British Navy ami
British mercantile fleet, an allied vic
tory would not have been possible.
However, the British Navy alone did
not win the jar. So much is conceded
even in England. Without America,
the war would surely have been lost.
That much Is occasionally conceded in
England.
Public receptions were held for the
editors by the respective corporations
of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Carlisle.
There was a wonderful day on the
Clyde River with an inspection of ship
building and of aeroplane, cannon, mu
nitions and other establishments near
Glasgow. Here was seen for the first
time the vast extent to which women
were employed in war work. Without
the women, everywhere, with their
adaptability, utility and willing patri
otism, tho war would not have been
won.
The party was taken to France on
(Concluded on 1'uge 2, Column 3)
c