Show 96 HOLDS PIVOTAL POSITION WA whole campaign against tho the hinges on ac hop tio of america WHAT ALLIES EXPECT OF US I 1 look to this country for men money and supplies renewed activity in east hope of generals in west by ARTHUR 8 DRAPER in the now new york TYl buno london america now holds the pi position la in tho the war this fact net will become wore strikingly apparent in the next few months america today Is like a football play or cr the game late in tho the second half when tho the rival aval teams bat and tired tire aro stall struggling struggles desperately but aro are practically dead locked loc keil the european allies feel that they are near enough to the german goal for america to boot the ball overt over tile tho crossbar america floes does not yet appreciate ww how much dependence depend Nice tile the allies are placing on oil her nor tho the difficulties ahead the whole campaign of tile the grand allies will revolve around america and russia rut but tho the russian leaders today are frank to admit that for the present at least russia will follow the sympathetic ica lead a of to republican publican Ani america erica what allies expect F franco rance Is looking to america to give her assistance in ili the lino of battle and to support her italy looks for money serbia hopes to got get slavs from america to re enforce her battered army belgium asks little but will be devoutly grateful for anything ung ang inrid strong and confident la is overjoyed with what her new partner already has done america can and will soon become becom the dominating factor of tho the war sh she Is fresh her resources are unlimited she has a definite nite policy whether or not america wants the limelight it will bo be thrust upon her she can call become the leader of tile the world or tilo the scapegoat of the grand alliance it Is for herto her to choose but upon what she does in the next tow few months will depend hor her posit positron lon in the world tor for generations some weeks ago premier lloyd george appealed to america for ships ships ships now his appeal if lie ho dared speak frankly would be b for speed it ts Is all very well to talk of beating germany in 1918 or 1010 1019 but tt it leaves people cold the european statesmen know that the people will no longer be satisfied fled with anything but hurd hard facts within the central powers unrest has bas been bottled up for so BO long that flint it far becoming more daring and iven the prussian government lears revolution the lloyd george government lias has no smooth path ahead of it in every belligerent the same feeling exists that Is why it Is essential for america to make speed still determined to win I 1 must make it perfectly clear that there Is no weakening of the determine atlon of tile the allies no desire for pence peace gitil without out victory nut but there to Is a rent real dependence on america to assist in obtaining a n pence which in ili tho word of general smuts would establish s security in the future for all peoples large or small but that pence cannot bo be secured without tile the full and speedy co opera tion of Anic riva 41 1 I santo this not on my own authority but on that of men who know every detail of the situation as it exists today labor ireland liquor and food ore are only a few ot of tho the questions which tills this government must settle while at the lie same bamo time it continues its pressure on oil the enemy around the british pro premier inter Is 19 a group of men who are stern and un compromising BIllner curzon corson but they have reached n critical juncture and will make or break file government by their decisions in the next few weeks |