ALLIES’ GREAT END.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 February 1918, Page 1

ALLIES’ GREAT END.

EACMJiwS J'Olv \ iC'iU.KY. i ebruarv 4. jil'Ul./'s i'uaiv,wuuvu( lit I'm is lias ■gamei-eu .iroili i..i exceptionally »vn source .some ol tlie details throwing light on tin; various aspects 01 .... . ..ei..e It a.’ UOIUU 11. .vUnougii tlie council met to discuss .i.c u .d>siK»i 01 closer military co-oraina-tion, tue result .ii tue uclioeratioua -u ..nit suili a body might and oiie.it to discuss all matters relating L., me war; for example, the question of munitions supply, tlie naval policy and the shipping and food problems.

it must not he forgotten that the roitn.i! is primarily a political and not a military, hotly. The only actual members of the Council are tin l Premiers of Franco, England Italy, and a member of the United States Government. ’

The Council lias at Versailles, a permanent staff, which maintains tho continuity of tile liasoti and work, and it is thus able to maintain direct personal contact between the heads of the Governments. This is really the basis of the idea behind the conception of the supreme War Council.

There is a body of permanent military representatives, each with their staff subordinate officers. These military representatives arrange and collate information supplied by the vari-

ous dejfar ijments, and suggest the broad lines on which this information may be utilised by tlie War Council. Besides military representatives each country has political and naval representatives at Versailles. Briefly the object of the war Council was to create unity. The policy of taking into account eeonmic and political problems, besides purely military and natal factors, was for one end, namely the gaining of a victory. General satisfaction is expressed; at the result of the Versailles Conferences. MV Glemeneeau, Premier of France ond Minister for War, who presided throughout tire sitting, in the course of an interview lie said:—“For four days we worked and argued. The last day was decisive. Even tlie most delicate points were settled .

“Petit Pnrisen” says that Lord Milner, one of the British representatives on the War Council, will remain in Paris for the purpose of conferring with M. Clemenceau, the French Premier. concerning food supplies.