Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-21
Is Announced That President
viii Start for London In
mediateIy After Taking His
Christmas Dinner at Front.
ITALIANS INFORM
WILSON OF DEMANDS
and Sonnio Told That
President Has Not Decided
His Stand on ItaIy'S Claims
on Territory


Paris, Dec. Co President Wilson.
IN addition to me conferences ne had
today with Italian statesman. also
conferred with Captain Andre Tar
dieu, French high commissioners 10
the United States, with whom he dis
cussed relief work in France ana COO
nomic questions, including shipping.
1t Is known that the French govern.
ment Is eager to place large ship
building contracts In American yards,
but the Cover nment, ii Is said, in
tends to keep he yards free until
the peace conference develops fully
what yards the United States may
need for its navy.
An official statement probably will
be given out soon explaining the sta
tus of the censorship Although il
had been promised by President Will
son that the censorship would be
lifted entirely, IL develops that his
promise applies only to political mat
ter concerning the peace conference
which does not concern France and
Great Britain The American dele
CATION, it is declared, recognizes the
need of Qualification and is asking
for 1t.
Leaves For London Christmas u
The president will start for Lon
don Immediately after he has Christ
mas dinner with the American troops
in the field. The president will not
return directly to Paris, but 1t is ex-
pected he will visit the devastated re-
gions of northern France and Bel
gium. 1t is expected he will be back
in Paris about January A, on the eve
of the first meeting of the inter-al-
iled conference OIL January s.
The open meeting of the inter-al-
lied conference Will be confined to
representatives of the allies and the
United States who will arrange for
the formal sessions of the peace con-
gress which will open toward the
middle or latter part of January. 1t
is expected the German delegates will
then be present for the first time. 1t
is pointed out that this is not me-
gotlated peace but a victorious peace
based on virtual unconditional sur
render. The main purpose of the
preliminary conference beginning
early in January is to arrange a COM
mon front for the peace congress.
Confcrs With Italians.
Early in the day Mr.. Wilson con-
ferred for some time with Premier
Orlando and Foreign Minister Som
nino, of Italy, who explained In de-
tail their country's ambitions. The
president has expressed warmest
sympathy with Italy's aspirations but
has not committed himself fully as to
his views
After the conference Mr.. Wilson
spent some time In going over ma
terial presented and comparing 1t
with data collected by Colonel f. NJ.
House, who spent some time in at
tempting to determine what. in his
opinion, should be Italy's legitimate
claims Mr.. Wilson frankly told Pre-
mier Orlando and Baron Sonnino
that he did not know what Italy
should receive but added that he in
tended to support action that would
be Just.
Mr.. Wilson's first week in France
is drawing to a CLOSE with his advis-
ers feeling that much has been ac-
eomplished in preliminary way.
Organization is now appearing
out of the confusion which prevailed
during the first few days after the
presidents arrival. Various sections
of the American mission are settling
down to the work which must be
done before the early part of Janu-
ary, when the first sessions of the
peace conference are held