The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-05
PEACE COMMISSIONERS
NAMED
The President Will Head the Mission
/ Composed of Lansing, House,
White and Bliss.

Composed Of Lansing, House,
/ White and Bliss.
Washington, Nov. eo.-The repre-
sentatives of the United States at the
peace, conference will be:
: President Wilson.
Robert Lansing. secretary of state.
Henry White, former ambassador
to France and Italy.
Il. NJ. House.
T. Cen. Tasker Fl. Bliss. representa-
tive of the American Army with the
lsupreme war council at Versailles
This announcement was made to-
night at the White House. In the
! absence of any official explanation it
was assumed that the President goes
as President of the United States,
and that Secretary Lansing, Mr..
White and Colonel House. and posi-
bly, also. General Bliss, will be dele
gates with ambassadorial rank.
It was recalled that the Presidents
announcement that he would 60 TO
France, FOR the purpose of taking
part in the discussion and settlement
of the main features of the treaty of
peace said that it was not likely
that he could remain throughout the
sessions of the peace conference and
that he would be accompanied by
delegates who will sit as the repre-
sentatives of the United States
throughout the conference"
The White House announcement
tonight follows:
"It was announced at the executive
offices tonight that tho representa-
tives of the United States at the
peac conference would be: The Pres
ident, himself, the Secretary of State,
the Hon. Henry White, recently am
bassador to France, Mr.. Edward M.
House and General Tasker H. Bliss.
H wsas- -cxpfained that It had not
been possible to announce these ap-
pointments before because the num-
ber of representatives each of the
chief belligcrents was to send had un-
til a day or two ago been under dis
cussion."
The only surprise in the White
House announcement was the selec-
ton of Gen. Tasker Fl. Bliss. former
chief-of-staff of the army and now
the representative of the American
War Department in the Supreme
war NOuncli OF the AlncS.
For several days it had been gen.
orally understood that the only Re-
publican on the delegation would be
Mr.. White whose friends have been
aware that the President had his
name under serious consideration.
That Secretary Lansing and Colonel
House would be the other members
has long been unofficially admitted.
Although nothing further was Off
cially made public than the brief an
from the White House
it is concluded from this that the
delegations from the chief belligerent
powers are To be uniform in numbers
and to consist of five members.
Henry White. long in diplomatic
service, was the American ambassa-
dor to France in President Roose-
,clts administration. His diplomatic
service began in 1873, when he served
.or two years as. secretary to the
American legation at Vienna. Hc
vas transferred to London in 1884 as
second secretary of the American fe-
cation and in 1886 he was made sec
.etary to the legation there. being re-
:alled, by President Cleveland in
1909. He returned to London as Sec
.etary to the embassy i'll 1907 and re-
NAMED until 1905.
During his career he also served
he government III special diplomatic
capacities, representing the United
States at the international confer
,nces, in London 1873 for the aboli-
ion of sugar bounties.
He was delegate from the United
States to the international conference
III agriculture at Rome in 1905, and
llso was the American delegate to
he international conference on Mo-
ocean affairs at n,;gcciras. From
March, 1905, to March, 1907, Mr..
White was the American ambassador
0 Italy, leaving that important post
O become the ambassador to France,
where he remained until December,
900. In 1910 he was chairman Of the
american delegation to the fourth
conference at Buenos-
Aires. Mr.. White has palatial home
n. Washington where he has spent
1uch of his time for the last eight
ears. 1t was his home which was
lrned over to Marshal Joffre and the
'rench mission which came to the
United States Immediately after
lmerica entered the war.
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