The sun., 1918-12-23
President Anxious to Get iii
Touch With Senate
Republicans.
WADSWORTH RETURNS
Wilson Also Wishes to OBJ
tain Views of Neutrals
OH His Peace Plan.
BRITISH SCORE \ POINT
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Invited to London for Sep
arate Discussion of Con-
ference Ideas.
BRITISH SCORE \ POINT
By LAURENCE HILLs.
Sf56 Correspondent o. THr S,N

CopyV0ht. ls.6; al r'1hfs FeSerccd.
PARIS, Dec. 22.---Jt is apparent that
British diplomacy has scored heavily
again in its success n.inducing Presi-
dent Wilson TO 90 to England now in
stead of holding his first conference
with British statesmen in Paris As he
had planned. Now he will be IN Eng-I
land after the British have staged The
greatest reception that London has
known and after British hospitality
hGS h"d cnance 10 work It's potcE,
charm.
The backing and filling o,en the
English visit was the feature Of The
week here. with the indications that
President Wilson desired 10 have
Premier Lloyd George and Foreign
Secretary Bafour here while Lord
Northcliffe was working hard to get
The President to England before any
further conferences. r-
Lord Northclffe won and lie Brit
ish now will Guido themselves.
Curtain suII Unified.
With the whole world watching the
developments of President Wilson's
visit and with the diplomatic curtain
still unified from the conversations
which are occurring in the Murat
home. vagucness and ohsrurity sill
z,irpniinH no &C la, =,
Government
The most puZzinG feature Of the
situation is the absence of Light on
ibe interviews given out here by
Andre Tardieu. the French High Com.
missioner to the United STATES. which
evidently were designed to- show the
there are obstacles to SOME of Pres.
dent Wilson's plans.
President Wilson is understood to
oppose the plan suggested at the Lon
don meeting of Premers Orlando.
Clemenceau and Lloyd George to
have the big four" frame tho peace
treaty and present it ready for sigma
ture.
lie believes the outcome OF the pre-.
liminary conferences should be merely
proposals, not treaty, n draft TO DO
discussed by all the parties TO il
around table. He advocates omen
meetings, and in this is supported by
Lord Northclifre, who declares It ls
in;olerah'e that the fate of nations
should be decided secretly hy a few
Of them.
Neuirai nations are linking mn in
rreasing interest in President wilson
rs is slown by the visit Of Premier
. Romanones Of Spain. and the desire
of the new Swiss President TO see the
head Of the American Government.
, Mr, wilson is eager TO obtain The
adherence of neutral nations TO the
plan for an international league.
WndswOrth Secs White.
Elorts are continuing 10 form con
/ tact with the Republicans at home.
which is regarded as essential far
IN" success OF the mission. Senator
WadSwnrth N. " Is returning home
0itcr comforting with Henry White.
&c Republican member OF the peace
delegation. Republicans hcre sug.
s'St that n Republican member OF the
Foreign Relations Committee should
/ come here: others oppose the plan.
Mr.. White favors going SLOW with the
league of nations, according to some
or his Republican friends here.
I President Wilson's speech a; the
( Sorbonne, his most important Euro.
pean utterance regarding the league.
Is arousing much comment here as
showing that the Presidents position
i not like that OF the League to En-.
+ force Peace, OF which former Prekl-
Z dent Taft Is the head, as Mr.. Wilson
/ does not advocate an international
force to carry out the decisions OF
J the league, but relies on moral force
backed by economical pressure.
The proposed League of nations mp
Narenty embodies the main feature
( OF the Bryan arbitration treaties.
which provide that the point at Issue
should be discussed for year before
Hct,On.
The Sorhonne speech generally IL
regarded as modification of In.
Presidents views In so far ms they
were influenced by his discussions
with Premier Ciemenceau, and com,
nony Is taken to mean that there is
a greater possibility OF an agreement.
Addressing the American CORE
pondents of wAOn thazs Ste SsoSA