Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-20
wilson TO
Be CUES 7
OF KING IN
ENGLAND
British Officials Making Plans
Tentatively to Receive
President Immediately
After Christmas.

Lo"don, Dec. 19.-President Will
son will probably be the guest of the
king at Buckingham palace during
his visit to England. This official an
nouncement was made tonight.
The British government still was
without information this evening re-
garding the exact date on which
President Wilson will visit London.
The officials, however, are making
tentative arrangements to geet him
Immediately after Christmas as that
IS the time suggested by Mr.. Wilson
for coming to this country.
King George has canceled-the
arrangements which provided that
he should go to Saftlringham
palace for Christmas and he will re-
main in London instead to well
come President Wilson.
There is undisguised confusion
in American centers here as to the
result of the change in President
Wilson's plans regarding his coming
to London and the most directly
interested are anxiously awaiting an
official notice of the presidents
early coming which was not to be
had up to noon today. y
Travel Plans Unknown.
1t was suggested in American cen
ters today that the president might
come to England in a French or
British vessel, although there is
nothing available at the British ad-
miralty to show that such plans
are contemplated at present.
All of the American battleships
that were in European waters have
sailed for home but there are
plenty of American destroyers for
the escort of any vessel bearing the
president.
Maj,-Gen. John Biddle, command
er of the American forces in Eng
land, is still here, but most of the
troops are homeward bound or are
preparing for the trip. British army
officers, ever since it was announced
that the president was coming to
England, have been expressing the
hope that they would have the entire
honor of supplying whatever mill
tary forces are required for the pro-
lection of the president and for his
guards of honor and for any oc-
casion when the presence of troops
might be desired.
Thinks Wilson Means Business.
Manchester. Eng, Dec. 1o.-In
commenting editorially upon Presi-
dent Wilson's visit to London, now
in immediate prospect. the Glardian
today regards it as signifying that
the president means business which
the leisurely arrangements prey
;ously contemplated hardly seemed
to IMPLY.
1T is unnecessary to speculate"
continues the newspaper, upon the
precise causes of this sudden change
of plans, but obviously the circum-
stances of the moment are not such
as 20 brook delay. The news from
Germany shows that two things are
essential il order is to be kept and
a stable government maintained
the population must be fed and the
industries started by the returning
soldiers and munition workers
thrcwn out of employment and yet
we hear of nothing effective being
done.
"Mr Hoover has been here nearly
a fortnight. He has a vast task to
perform, Has he all the resources
and all the authority he needs? He
has immense experience and energy,
but no man can make bricks without
straw, and we are not so sure about
tn" straw"
Before he left America, says the
Guardian, Nj, Hoover said he fav.
orcd raising the blockade, but his
statement TO this effect, it says, was
not allowed to appear in England,
the opposite impression being con-
veycd instead.
Has Mr.. Hoover changed his
mira, has ne been overruled. or is
the decision pending2' the news
paper inquiries.
Tie Guardian believes that Pre-
mier Lloyd George desires to act
with President Wilson but that ex-
piarations and the reaching of
definite agreement are needed. No
step in advance can be taken until
this is done, it declares.
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