Show I One Aim One Olle Policy V. V ali E of the tile mo most t optimistic notes to come conic out o of th the 0 OXE V war in recent months i is found in the talc enthusiasm o of Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain in the or ion lion perfected at the 1 Versailles conference The British 11 i r is one of the lice big biggest men in the world eye Cyc knowing war in all its sternness and meeting it with a alc lc keen realization of the thc needs of the hour When he i is 1 l it augurs angur hell for fOL our future and when he grows we rc may well consider con that the fight that of ordination co-ordination or co-or is near stage here 1 the battle w will ll be he waged as if under one flag I Lloyd George Georgc is not afraid of or criticism he lie courts ilami it il boto to t the he popular ami 1111 holds himself in readiness to bow bo willy- willy If Jf his conduct of the war is not satisfactory to tc his people he lie signifies his willingness to step down lown not in the spirit o of injured vanity anity but in in n the spirit of or patriotic patri patriotic pa pa- tri tic desire to render the greatest possible service to tc his country The collapse of Russia and reverses re of Italy taught Llo Lloyd George the dangers langels of efforts to pres pre pre- s r e national lines intact in the war against Prussian Prussian- ism A storm of criticism greeted his first steps toward a union of nations that would woula fight as nS one power Villa Wilh a word of explanation h he cleared the skies and it naturally follows that the British people w will trust much lunch to his wis wisdom om in the more recent protest against changes in the organization One thing seems certain and that is that Lloyd George will never yield to a pressure pressure pres pres- sure S political or otherwise which he feels is adverse to I the tho future welfare of his nation The strength and power which is to come from co- co ordination co-ordination and cooperation oper co anon nHan is understood by all who have followed tho the events C of the thc world war It is significant to note that American thought dominates dominates dom dom- OID- OID the organization which bich comes out of bt the Versailles conference Llo Lloyd d George makes this plain to in his state- state to the tue house of commons He docs does not reveal the plan withholding ng everything e which might be considered o value to the enemy and signifying s a willingness willing to lo tor I r resign ign rather than betray his bis country by revealing re this information oh One thi thing 1 g is certain an and that is that the allies arc are welded together by this organization with assurances as as- that closer relations will be maintained ned for the remainder of the war war In short ordination co-ordination has been effected among the nations arrayed against the central powers The rhe thing that is difficult to understand is why this I American while efforts efforts ef ef- ordination co-ordination should have haye an nn tinge ro forts to ordinate co-ordinate our aims aim an and preparations at home ore are resisted If or co-or ordination co-ordination will make a more effective effective effee- effee tive ti war certainly certain it will make more effective preparations preparations preparations at home The question naturally arises arises are we wei i following one policy polie in the thc world and another in the J nation G n During the thc last few months efforts to coordinate coordinate co at nt home have ha been nate our aims and our preparations resisted There has been an apparent spirit of antagonism rather than operation co-operation between the thc cx- cx C and Congress notwithstanding the fact tb that t Congi Con- Con gi ess has held itself in ill readiness to give the President everything he asked up to the time Senator Stone act act- acting in lag ing as ns the spokesman of the administration ma made c polities politics politics pol pol- a special or order er of business Plainly ordination co-ordination the world has brought the forces 3 of nations closer r t l than n the lack of it has at home The Tho same degree of r efficiency must be sought at home bome and in the field |