The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-30
WILSON SELECTS
PEACE DELEGATES
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Status Is Uncertain.
In the absence of any official ex4
PLANTATION 1t was assumed that the
president goes as President of the
United States and that Secretary
Lansing, Mr.. White and Colonel
House and possibly also General
Bliss, will be delegates with the am
baSsador.
1t was recalled that the Presi-
dents announcement that he go TO
France "For the purpose Of taking
part in the discussion and settlement
of the main features of the treaty Of
peace" said that 1t was not likely
that he could remain throughout the
sessions OF the peace conference and
that he would be accompanied by
delegates who win sit as the repre-
sentatives of the United States
throughout the conference"
Bliss Only Surprise
White House officials would add
nothing to the formal statement, and
no one protesting to be in the con-
fidence OF the President would talk.
There was only one surprise in the
statement-the appearance Of the
name of General Bliss as one OF the
REPRESENTATIVES. 1t had been taken
for granted that the general military
representative OF the the United
States on the supreme war council,
would take part in the discussions at
Versailles, but the general idea had
been he would be attached to the
delegation in a military capacity
Just as Admiral Benson probably
will be present as spokesman for the
navy in the great naval problems to
be solved. ..,
Only yesterday callers at the
White House gained the distinct i'm
preston that there would be but
three accredited delegates of full
rank. 1t was suggested that the
name of General Bliss probably was
added at the last moment upon re-
ceipt Of information that the allied
powers would include a military man
among their representatives.
Premiers viii Attend
The premiers Of Great Britain
France and Italy are to attend the
peace conference as representatives.
of their governments. but like the
President may not remain through
out the conferences. The general
here is that present
plans are to have the conference
first agree to the broad principles of
the treaty and leave the working out
of details to further sittings.
This would enable the President
and the entente premiers speedily
to return to the capitals of their res
pective countries so as to give their
personal attention to affairs of state.
Secretary Lansing, who heads the
delegation proper, became secretary
of state in June, 1915, when William
Jennings Bryan resigned rather than
sign a note to Germany in the Luz
sitana case which he thought might
lead to war. During the three and
half years that have followed Mr..
Lansing has conducted many diff
cult negotiations for the country as
a, neutral and as a belligerent, and
his name appears on all the histo-
rio documents telling the story Of
Americas entry into the war as we'll
as those of answering Germany's
peace pleas, which preceded the
downfall Of the central alliance. At
the time OF his appointment he was
counsellor of the state department,
after career as an international
lawyer which had established his
reputation as fone of the foremost
on this subject.
~lE White Long a Diplomat .
Mr.. White, the Republican of the
is a diplomat Of long ex-
perience, who began as secretary. Of
the American legation in Vienna in
1884. He served as secretary of en-
ed the United States at several
great international gatherings and in
1905 was appointed ambassador to
Italy by President Roosevelt. Two
years later he was made ambassador
to France. His last public, service
was in 1910, when President Taft
sent him to Chile as special ambas-
sador of the United States for the
celebration Of the centenary of Chill /
can independence.
House, Wilson's Adviser
Colonel House has never held pub
ic Office, but as President Wilson's
personal friend and adviser he is
credited generally as having played
greater part in the present admins !
rration than any other man except
he President himself. He has been .
called into consultation at every !.
crisis, and after going to Europe in
1915 and 1915, as the Presidents per-
sonal representative to European !
countries he was commissioned to
gather and organize data to be used /
whenever the time for a peace con-
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Europe when it became apparent |
hat Germany was crumbling, and he
vas in France to speak for the Pres
dent in conference with the heads of |
he allied governments when the i
erms of armistice and the basis for
peace discussion were determined.
General Bliss, who formerly was
3hief of staff Of the army, went to
Europe last December with an
American mission and later was
assigned as an Amer
can military representative on the