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Show WAR AIMS NOT TO BEREVIEWED Coming Allied Conference to Discuss Only Ways and I Means of War. BRITISH DAILY EXPENSE j America Giving Great Financial Finan-cial Aid to the Entente Nations. WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. Andrew Bonar Law's declaration In the houso of commons that war aims will not ho discussed at the coming allied conference confer-ence and that only questions pertinent perti-nent to the prosecution of the war will be taken up, agrees with the understanding under-standing of the United States government. govern-ment. A definition and co-ordination of military effort is the chief object, made more than timely by results of tho Austro-German drive into Italy. One predominant question concerns food and supplies, whether for soldiers sol-diers or civilians and how to get them to the right place In the quickest possible pos-sible time. War's Effect on Politics. The effect of tho war on the politics of the world are to have no place In the deliberations and the present political situation in any country will be consideroa only In the light of military mili-tary necessity. Thus the internal conditions con-ditions of Russia and Italy and the measure of men and food and munitions muni-tions to be given these countries will bo taken up as military problems. The chancellor said tho expenditures expendi-tures of the army and navy exceeded I the budget estimate by 500,000 pounds! daily. Enormous Dally Expense. The average daily expenditure since f lie lnol Km.Uai 1. 1 nninnnn, nit mat uuucl u&a ut'KU 0,U16,UUU pounds, or 1,223,000 pounds above the budget estimate. The chancellor said as far as he could judge the position In the second half of tho year would not be quite as favorable as in the first half, partly on account of tho increased in-creased pay for the navy and army. America Aiding Allies. The increase in tho vote of credit for the war office, he explained, was dut in part to larger forces maintained abroad to the forward movement of tho troops in France and to other causes including munitions transport. If the war ended aB tho allies meant It should, Mr. Bonar Law added, the financial burden would bo one which could be borne. The chancellor Baid the German relchstag had passed votes of credit which amounted to 4,700,000,000 pounds, exclusive of advances to allies. There were indications, he said, that Germany would be hopelessly bankrupt bank-rupt at the end of tho war. Tho 'alllos could better bear tho financial burden than Germany and it would not bo lack, of money that would prevent them from winning. Mr. Bonar Law Informed the house that 74,500,000 poundB had been expended ex-pended on war material and food that would be receivable. Millions had been advanced to the dominions for supplies and for payments to their troops in England. In all, 179,000,000 opunds would be receivable. "I am glad to be able to take this opportunity of saying how much reason not only the British but all the allied governments have for appreciating the very generous way in which the United States government has come to thoir assistance in financing purchases in America," said the chancellor. "It is an open secret that until America came into tho war the method of financing our purchases there and the question of exchange were not only eeiioua problems, but, in my opinion, almost Insoluble problems. "Tho fact that America has given generous assistance at times when she was incurring expenditure at a heavier heav-ier rate than any of the allies I believe lit my'duty publicly to acknowledge." oo- |