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WILSON TO HEAD
II. SOLICITATION
Will Sail After Regular Con-
gress Session Opens.
MRS. WILSON ALSO GOING
The President is Going to VersaiIlee
to URGE the Formation Of a League
Of Nations to Guarantee Peace.

Washington, NOV. l9.-PreSident
Wilson will head this country : dele
cation to the peace conference
He expects TO sail for France With
In = day or TWO after December :, the
oppnilly of the regular session "1 con-
gress. This was announced at lhe
White House.
Mrs, Wilson will accompany the
president. and the entire delegation
-peace ENJOYS. secretaries, Slen"&-
raphers and The lile-wiil probably
sail ON one of the American battle
ships. possibly the PENNSYLVANIA.
The White House announces
"TII. president expects 10 sail for
France immediately after the OPEN
ing of the regular session of congress,
fer the purpose of taking part IN the
discussion and settlement of the mann
features of the treaty of peace. II Is
ne, likely that it will be possible Tor
him To remain throughout the sessions
of the formal peace conferences. "'lt
his presence at the outset is ne"HSSar!
i'll ,rler To ohviate the manifest diS-
advantages of the discussion by cable
II determining the greater outlines or
~ final treaty. about which he must
n .....;sarily he consulted. II" VIII. OF
course. he accompanied by delegates
who will sit as the representatives or
the United States throughout the con
ference.
The names of the delegates will
be presently announced"
The presidents announcement set
files TWO oucSttou< The frS' of 'h"sc
is the fact that The peace conference
will be an y nr". beginning IN De
! cembCr. the second is that it will be
held n Versailles
The president will appear before
congress- presumably on III" day its
regular session opens, IL explain more
infinitely the reasons why. N TINS
/ fine. il is imperative for him I" go
abroad. His reasons, his friends said.
will GO far toward r'ollifEing the feel
| inc in certain quarters Of the senate
| and the house that il unWiSe for him
/ to leave The country.
There are Two outstanding reasons
/ why the president regards his attend
/ ance is necessary at the peace confer
I ence He wants Ia preserve the unit
of counsel that brought victory to The
allies and America on the battlefield
and which characterized the SESSION
. of The supreme war council II Yer
( saille>. and he also wants to make
! secure the fouHda'., rs Of Il league al
nations. The latter is his plan fol-
world and laSrfn" peace. md he IS
/ So strongly convinced Of its efficacy
/ that he is going 10 Europe to put il
/ into concrete form.
The preSfden, will be absent from
/ the United States for three weeks. Il
/ month. or possibly 4 longer period
dependent. of course. on development
on the other side. 1t is his present
/ Intention Ia be mt Versailles for the
! or.u NJ of the conference and to gath
| er fram It's preliminary discussions
nj idea # what Will follow. Havin&
I Impr, S>c,i The conference with his
views and gathered information of it,
aims. he will return TO this country
| and at the same time be fortified Il
follow from Washington whatever de
tails OF differences may arise.
The White House is expecting al
avanlanche of invitations. The rresi
dents announcement makes no men
tion of ether allied nations, but h
may decide To visit Brussels, LOndoi
and Rome though ut present he does
not plan - - anywhere except to thu
Oeace confer ence.