Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-27 | Page 2 | Financial Aid for France Probable

FINANCIAL AID FOR FRANCE PROBABLE Secretary Lansing Talks With House Leaders on International Situation. WASHINGTON. March Representatives Represent-atives Flood, Harrison and Ragsdale, members of the house foreign affairs committee, discussed the International situation with Secretary Uanslng. During the conference Secretary Lan-slnr Lan-slnr indicated that one plan to aid the allies is to help France finance the war and that another involves the sending of a militarv force to the French front. It was said "the president had not finally determined de-termined what to recommend in his mes-sae mes-sae to congress. Secretary Lansing made It clear that the plan which probably will be urged most will be an authorization by congress con-gress of a large bond issue whose proceeds pro-ceeds would be devoted to purchase of French bonds. What amount of bonds, whether a billion dollars more or less. Secretary Lansing suggested, was a matter mat-ter within the province of Secretary Mc-Adoo. Mc-Adoo. The legislative programme which Secre-tarv Secre-tarv Ionising indicated he would favor includes a declaration that a state of war exists: enactment of the bill which passed the senate last session but failed in the house to punish espionage and unneutral acts and an appropriation of possibly S'jiie.Oeo for employment of secret service agents-