The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-27
Lloyd George and Sir
Arthur BaIfour Make
Morning Call
PREMIER rs LATER
HOST At LUNCHEON
Members of All Parties
Meet President; Mrs.
Wilson Also Feted


Wilson's conference today with
British Statesmen are described
in American quarters as having
been satisfactory. The Presi-
dent spent more than three hours
before Premier Lloyd Georges
luncheon with the premier and
Foreign Secretary 5aIfour at
Buckingham palace, going over
the general aspects of the points
of his peace program.
The whole discussion was a
general one. Afterward the
President continued the discus
sions with the British statesmen
at the luncheon in Downing
street and later resumed them at
Buckingham palace. IL was
learned that great deal of prog
ress was made in making clear
some phases of the Presidents
points which are uppermost in
the minds of the British, prin-
cipaIly as regards the question
of British naval supremacy.
At the Buckingham palace be-
fore the luncheon, President
Wilson. the prime minister and
the foreign secretary met in one
of the rooms of the Presidents
suite before a cheerful, open fire,
with no secretaries or docu-
rnenta to lend any air of formal
ity to the discussion. IL was an
entirely informal conference in
tended to develop the most init
mate aspects of the situation.
The President did great deal
of the talking and it was said
afterwards that nothing develop
ed TO show that any substantial
b difference in principals or in fun
damentaIs existed. ...
The discussion ranged about
the freedom of the seas, and the
attendant proposition of the re-
duetion of arnaments.
London, Thursday, Dec. 26.-At thu
dinner at buckingham palace to
night, covers were Laid only fol
King George and Queen Mary anC
President and Mrs. Wilson. Aftei
Sinner the President had a talk alon'
with sias. king The. president had al
earnest talk with Queen Mothef Al
sxandra this afternoon.
) He was greatly pleased with thu
warmth of his reception in London
The Presidents conference witt
Premier Lloyd George and Foreig1
Secretary Balfour lasted until clos'
upon 1880 o'clock when the confer
ses left in separate motor cars 10
the premier's residence in DoWnint
street.
President Wilson was accompanies
by Sir Charles Gust, the Kings equer
~. His car proceeded at SLOW
oaee and he was heartily cheeret
along the route to the official resi-
ience of the premier.
1t was f:4O o'clock when the Pres
dent drove up to Number 10 Down
ng street. He was given an enthu.
statistic greeting from the croWa
street was thronged witt
Ia many people having waited. pa
,iently two hours for an apportunlLI
"a see and cheer the President.
OF the luncheon guests. including
Of all parties, tht
carl of IRjeading was the first to ar
i've. He was followed by formel
Premier Asquith, the MARQUIS lo
-rewe. John w. Davis, the American
ambassador, Earl CurZon and Wis,
,ount Bryce. The premier htmself
Who was detained at the conference
n lRuckingham palace, came mex
md after him Arthur Henderson the
abor leader, Andrew Bonar Law
of the eXchequer and VIII
lam Adamson, labor member or par
lament.
Premier Lloyd George and Secre-
.,.v- 9aIfoIIr. were cheered by the
,rowd. but it was evident that 1t was
PRESIDENT Wilson they We're Waltine
or. as soon as his car reached the
of the crowd in Whitehal
nd turned into Downing street, q
.raat cheer was raised. Through the
ane of-,people the car rapidly drew
In at No. 10, about q hundred yafds
N eTNownine street. Rear Admiral
srayson. who escorted the Presldent
tenned out and was followed by the
E.rantically cheering the CROWD
,,rped by the police right up 10 the
.ntI-ance of the house sWarmsb1g
hont the Presidents car. The croWu
,sied for a speech but the President
milling and waving his hand, dis-
.ppeared into the house.
1,ha entrance room was decordleu
yitb naIrns and red and white HOW
re @ Although it rained during the
! ao,.y,iT,p- the gray skies withhelo
heir contents during the Presidents
rive from the palace. :.
From the public buildings ~
whitehall and from the foreign or
icaa and Number 10 the stars ano
,fripes and the Union Jack waved
ogether.
random Dec. 27.-London morning
ewspapers, having suspended pup
cation since Tuesday for tne
,hTistrnas holiday. had to find space
odav for three days news, from tne
soIeu: Nevertheless. by far the largest
art If every paper is given over TO
resident Wilson'S visit. other news
eing severely condensed. Through,
1It the descriptive articles, as Wen
9 the editorials, qualification is ex-
resged over Mr.. wilson's presence
nd the peoples joyous welcome,
yI1ieI is declared to have been the
varnest tribute to a distinguished
isitor that London has ever known.
here is a strain of sympathetic
ersonal greeting running through
II the stories and the writer's regard
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