Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30
PRESIDENT HEADS
PEACE DELEGATES;
White PROTESTED
Vice President Marshall VIII NOT
be "Bolshevist President IN
Absence of Wilson, He Says.
GEN. BLISS, NOT HOUSTON

the White House last nlght ahhouht'u
he names of the men who would represent
the United States at the lnteInatiohai,
peace conference IN France. iherc VIII
bc five commissioners as follows
Woodrow Wilson, President OF the
United States
Rnbcrt Iansi ne. Secretary of State.
Edward NJ. House. the present repre-
sentative Of President Wilson IN the Su-
nreme War Counc. at Versailles.
Henry White former Ambassador TO
Italv and France.
General Tasker II. Bliss, military ad-
wiser az the Supreme War Council.
That President Wilson would head the
delegation as a fulI-dedped delegate had
already been told in Washington dis
patches,
The President place on the American
Peace Commission will be taken after he
leaves France by Newton ID. Baker the
Secretary of War.
II had been the Presidents intention
TO have Mr. Baker accompany the other
peace delegates to France, with autho7'y
to serve as a Commissioner at the peace
table from the beginnlng OF the conference
but as a result Of consideration ot the
subject by the President and secretary
Baker last week. il was decided that .Mr
the President was away.
s4KER TO ADVISE mC'ADoo's SUCCESSOR
This decision was due to the fact that
the new Secretary OF the Treasury, whose
nomination is expected to 90 10 the
Senate on Monday or Tuesday, VIII he the
senior member OF the Cabinet IN order of
legal precedence, and IT was Thought
wiser to give him the bcneht OF Nlr;
Bakers greater experience lot the oeFloo
OF the President ; absence. Another con
nderation was that the absence oi so
many members of the Cabinet whie the
President was out Of the country "ouia
tend to weaken the Executive Govern
nent.
There has been much criticism OF the
Presidents announced intention TO visit
Europe, and II was realized that TINS
criticism would be emphasized II any
.dcrable number of members OF the
Cabinet accompanied the President on
his European journey
HOUSE DELEGATE.
Subseoucntlv il was decided 10 appoint
Colonel House on the delegation and not
give him the status. as contemplated, OF
personal representative Of the PRESIDENT
~ the place where the Peace Conference
was in session Then President wilson
decided to appoint himself as peace
delegate. which would leave only two
Cabinet officers 70 he members oi the
commission.
The Presidents apparent Inclination
~ss 10 have DAVID +. houston secretary
of Arrculture. as Il member of the dele
cation. but he decided to substitute General
Bliss. Both the President and the Sec
rtarv OF War have ahigh regard for
General Bliss
Mr.. White Is appointed as Republican
in recognitionn Of that party, following
the precedent established IN appointing
~,nator George GRAY Of Delaware as
member OF the Spanish War Peace ON
mission IN recognition Of the Democratic
PARTY. There were three Senator'S IN
the Mckinley Commission. No Senator
!. a member oi President Wilson 5
REPUrTICANS <OT rLEAsED.
While he has many friends among lead
Ing Republicans. including olOnei Roose-
welt and Senator Lodge OF Alassachusetts,
the selection OF Mr. White is bound 20
create criticism among Republican, Con
gressrnen. particularly among the Senator
He has never been identified prominently
with his partvs affairs, and there was
widespread feeling in Republican circle
~ Washington that the President should
have chosen William II Taft Elihu Root,
or Charles T. Hughes Nobody doubts
NJ. Whites ability as 8 dlplomatist and
expert in international law, but hls Sc
lection as . recognition of their party Is
not apparent to Republicans.
There IS evidence thAt the President
has been impressed by the comment that
it was unwise, even illegal or unconstitu-
tonal. for him 10 attempt 10 exercise the
duties OF his Office when so far away from
the seat OF government.
II Is believed that an arrangement has
been entered into bv President Wilson and
Vice President Marshal under which the
Vice President will remain N Washington
during the President 8 absence, 10 a..
tend 10 important matters Of state should
the necessity arse.
This consideration accounts Tor the
selection Of General Bliss as one OF the
Peace Commissioners The President
originally contemplated confining the
members of his Cabinet and one promi-
nent Republican
ASKED MARSHALL TO REMAIN
yice-President Marshall said TODAY
that the only reason he had abandoned
a contemplated tour was that the
President asked me 10 remain here 70
receive the japanese Prince. Mr. Mar
shall had arranged TO deliver a series Of
speeches through the country in behalf
OF the League to Enforce Peace He
SAID Yesterday that he did not intend 10
assume the Office Of President during
the President 5 absence.
Il have made that perfectly plain, he
said. and there has been no change in the
situation There has been no trouble Of
anv character whatever between the Presi-
dent and myself. and everything has been
perfectly agreeable The only reason /
have abandoned my trip Is that tie
President asked me 70 remain here to
receive the Japaneoe Prince Also,
Congress is 10 open, and a number Of
my frends thought had better remain
IN Washington
MI 4 BoLsHEvIKIsT PREaIDEST
II Is beng said that you will remain
mere 70 veto and sign bills vas sug-
gcstcd
Oh ~ IL replied nothing ii The
sort have already made my position
plain J am uot going 10 b. q Boil
shcviSl President
he Cate of lAe sailing Of the George
Washington on which the President
and Mrs Wilson, the peace commits
sioner- anu othrra of tie official party.
including tAe french and Italian am
basaadors and tieir wives, will make
the voyage % Europe ha5 not been fixed
up to late hour last night Nor has ID
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