South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19
PRESIDENT TOATTEND
OPENING SESSION Of
PEACE CONFERENCE


WASHINGTON. Nov t9-Prest Wilson will attend the open
ing sessions OF the conference This announced tonight
regular session Of congress on Dec ,
The president expects Immediately the
opening Of the regular congress the purpose tax
ing part the discussion and settlement of the of the
treaty OF peace IT not likely that will he possible for him to
remain throughout the sessions of the formal peace conference but
disadvantages of discussion by cable determining the greater
outlines Of the final treaty about which he necessarily be
will sit as the representatives Of the United States throughout the
conference The names of the delegates will be presently an
STAY WILL BE INDEFINITE.
How long the president will remain abroad he himself probably
ference has not yet been announced but the general belief here
If such the the president will be absent from the coun
What plans the president NAV have for his trip other than
attend the opening the peace conference and to participate
The discussions among the representatives of the associated nations
will precede it. not been revealed undoubtedly
will be accompanied by Mrs Wilson and expected here tina
besides visiting Paris where the peace probably will be
held he will 90 to London and possibly to Brussels and Rome
Mir Wilson expected receive abroad reception such has
been accorded to but few men in public life He will be welcomed
not only as the president OF the United States and the commander
nche OF its and navy but also the champion of world
democracy.
visiting Europe the president will establish two preceden
He will be the first chief executive of the United States to par
of war in which this country participated and likewise he will be
the president North during his
Wilson said largely by representations
from Preme Lloyd George of Great Britain and CemenCeau of
cpes and terms of settlement encated by the president have
been accepted by both the associated nations and the central
powers the basis upon which peace reeSabhed
is understood for working out of the application of
these principles that his presence earnestly desired by the al
lied statesmen.
WILL SUPPLANT COL HOUSE
Since the president sail for France early MONTH it
that he will reach Paris several weeks before the
peace congress assemblies His purpose believed here to be to
participate the conference proceeding at Versailles the
preliminary to the meeting of the peace commissioners He thus
VIII have the opportunity to disc 1Tge IN person for the FIRST tune
the duties OF his membership me supreme war counc IN Whch
the general here the the supreme coun-
Gil which bring together the entente preme with the representa-
W will be these sessions that the general program which
govern the peace congress will be arranged.
The president will attend the opening sessions of the congress
which the broad principles of the treaty will be settled but he will
remain for the subsequent detailed discussions and settlements
soners he soon to to represent the United
BY carrying out this unusual program of having the conference
and the entente preme will be able soon after the commissioners
assemble to their countries and attend to important
Since the suggestion that president the peace con
ference made there has been much discussion here
as president The constitution itself is silent on the question and
generally the question regarded which the president him
The prevailing opinion MI already up
his mind this subject He does not to the conference
delegate and consequently it held that should he renquSh
his authority and functions of office he would be without
tor the United States in the discussions
AMPLE PRECEDENT CITED.
There ample precedent for the president to leave the terri
oral limits OF the United States res Harrison on one occasion
Mexico Pest Roosevelt and also Pes Taft visited the Panama
canal
functions of their office while the visits to the canal send
ing Instructions to Washington both by cable and wireless
S So bi Hal b nreSfi1t l nf anGrye or veto iegia
ton while absent the actual signature of the president
sursa Cnofs IhT % @ @ probable
upon within aI d Brande associate G i uce
omatciy become effective o. the supreme court ana Elhu
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