New-York tribune., 1918-12-20

q brief conference in Paris and then
proceed to Monte Carlo for a few days
rest.
The President will be welcomed
whenever he arrives, but the date now
roposed-Decembe 26--has hand caps
so far as the public and the officials
are concerned December 2G is n hol-
day and is known as "Boxing Day. an
occasion peculiar to England. All who
have country homes and live in Lon
don, from the King downward spend
that day in the country. Business in
London customarily is at standstill.
Labor Would Receive Wilson
The change IN the Presidents ar
rangement is held to explain the has
tening of the formal reception Of Am
hossador Davis by King George to day.
This was done so the ambassador could
be properly accredited IN readiness for
he form ltes in connection with the
Pres dents visit.
Premier Lloyd George had hurried
conferences tonight with Sir Eric Ged-
des, First Lord Of the Admiralty, and
Other ministers.
There is undisl uised confusion in
American centres here as the result
of the c, ahge in President Wilson's
plans l., gard.ng his coming TO London,
anxiously awaiting al official notice
of the Presidents earIy coming which
was not to be had up to noon to day.
With nothing more definite than the
Britis official announcement of last
night to work upon, the naval repre-
,entatives are making endeavors TO
reach American naval headquarters in
Paris to learn what hey can concern
ing the Presidents trip.
In the absence of such notification,
it is reca led that the President is re-
ported to have ceased to consider him
self an officia guest o France when the
ofticia reception ceremonies ended. 1t
is also pointed out hat the American
naval authorities abroad were not mott
fed that the President was coming to
Europe until he was almost here and
that the p ans of the navy to es-
cort him were in realty unofficial
1t was suggested in American centres
to-day that the President mig come
to England in q French or British ves-
sci, slthoueh there is nothing availa-
bic at the British Admiralty to show
that uch plans are contemplated a.
present
Plenty of Unit. d States Escorts
Al of the American bait eships that
We're in Eu pean waters hive sailed
for ONE, pat there are plenty of
fAlutliCdi O'StJOyCtE lGI ne tSCOIl vi
any We. Sc Naar no the President
Tie reception of the President IN
London will not b participated in by
he American army to any extent, ac-
cordine 20 ind cations Major General
John Biddle comman er of the Amer-
can forces in Eng ard is still here, but
most of the troops ar homeward bound
or are preparing fsol the trip =.
nj ooN tbn# tbo g
coming to England. have been express
e the ope they would have the en-
tire honor of Supp|vinr whatever mill
arv forces were required for the pro-
lection of the President and for his
guards Of honor and for any occas on
whom the presence of troops might be
desired
The British Labor party has invited
President Wilson to attend q national
catherine Of British labor in the Presi-
dents honor whom he visits London
recording to "The Daily telegraph" ="
It IS hoped that the President will ac-
cert the invitation.
An address of welcome. signed by
the officers of tie National Free
Church Council has been forwarded to
Pres dent Wi son. The address says
that in the name of the National Coun-
ci Of Evangelical Free Churches the
- 6'iN'' 'NS'lS W cNViTSS DIOl DAiIu
esteem to you personally and cur ap-
probation of the nob'e services rem
oercd during the stress Of war to the
cause OF humanity and civi'ization"
"The Times" predicts that tie Presi
dents come will be as hearty ant
as prolonged as that given him ir
Paris. 1t declares that the new ar
rangement is satisfactory
The change in the plans came as 6
great SlrOriSp tO tho po,rSnoporc Il
did everywhere, and their inability tt
learn anything beyond the officially
authorized statements was indicated By
Tho Daily Express" as follows:
Everything was left in al indefinite
, state at late hour Wednesday nigh
IN the hope that there would be more
definite Information to-day regarding
| the Presidents desires and intentions. ,
"He Means Business"
MANCHESTER, Dec l9.-ln com
mrenting editorially upon Presiden
Wilson'S visit to London, now in i'm
mediate prospect, "The Guardian" to
day regards it as signifyilg that tht
president means business" which the
ielsurely arrangements previously con
=. templated hardly seemed to imply
IT is unnecessary to speculate,
: continues the newspaper, "upon tn,
~ANSNo VI tiiiS SuuQcu CldilE
of plan, but obviously the circum
stances of the moment are not sucl
as to brook delay.
THE news from Germany shows tha
two things are essential if order is tt
be kept and q stable government main
tanned - the population must be fee
and the industries started by the re
turning soldiers and muntors workers
thrown out of mployment-and ye
we hear of nothing effective bein{
done"
THE Guardian" refers to the impos
sibility of an indefinite stay by Pres
dent Wilson, who had come with def
mite principles and policy, it says
which the Allies had formally AM
definitely accepted, but the Presiden
could not have been long in Paris, i
adds, without discovering what it calls
the strange discrepancies between
this professed acceptance and the sec
tional and purely nationalistic de-
mands rut forward by various coun
tries, not excluding our own"
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