Arizona republican., 1918-11-28
[Repubican A. p. Leased Wirel


WASHINGTON, Nov 27-Presi-
dent Wilson's plans for attending the
peace conference are all matured, with
the exception of the day and hour &C
sailing. His departure, however, is
certain early next week.
1t is entirely probable that the first
announcement of the personnel of the
American delegation will be made in
the presidents address to the opening
of congress, which will be delivered
on Monday or Tuesday At the same
time, the president may take occasion
to make something in the nature of a
statement to the country, as we'll as to
congress, on his going to Europe,
something no other president has ever
done.
The most important announcement
that has yet been made in connection
with the official plans for the peace
conference came today. 1t was that
| there would be absolutely no CENSOR
ship on the news which the American
newspaper correspondents send back
home. At the personal request OF
| President Wilson, both the British and
| French governments will entirely re-
| lax all censorships on all American
| newspaper dispatches telling of the
| deliberations. Furthermore to facili-
| tate the transmission of news to this
| country, the government, through its
| recently acquired control of the cable
| lines, will give news a preference in
| transmission, second only to govern
ment official business. News will take
preference over all commercial bust
ness on the cable lines.
Creel Will Aid Press
George Creel, chairman of the com
mittee on public information, also an
nounced today that the committees
| machinery in Paris would exercise
nothing, whatever, approaching a CEN
| sorship on the dispatches telling of the
progress of the conference. All the
committees facilities. Mr.. Creel said,
are to be devoted to helping the AmerI-
| can newspaper correspondents get the
news back home. The committees Of
| flee in Paris will be used as q head
quarters for newspaper correspond
! entS; stenographers, typewriterS and
interpreters are to be provided, and the
committees machinery also will be
used to assist the correspondents to
get their dispatches on the cables.
Until two or three days ago, there
were grave doubts as to whether any
American correspondents at all would
be permitted to. accompany President
Wilson on the trip. There was, how
ever, to be no restriction on the pass
age of newspaper men to France, by
any means they might find available
Mr.. Creel took the position that the
American people should be informed of
the movements of the president at all
times, through their only source of in
formation, which is the daily newspa
pers, and upon his representation it
finally was decided to include Il cor
respondent of the Associated Press,
and correspondents of the other press
associations in the presidents official
party, aboard the liner George Wash
ington. 1t was decided at the same
time, to give passage to correspondents
Of individual newspapers on the army
transport OriZaba, which will sail from
Hoboken Sunday at noon. She will be
: part of the convoy of the presidents
ship, which will include the super
| dreadnaught Pennsylvania and a num-
Der of other naval ships.
Thousand Officers Accompany
/ Besides the presidents official party
|, the George Washington will carry d
naval crew of more than 1000 officers
!. and men.
Y The George Washington, being a
S faster ship, will arrive in France at
@ about the same time as the Orizaba.
S 1t seems to be settled, although no
!, official announcement has been made,
= that the president will go first directly
:. to France, and later to England and
S possibly to Italy. If he intends to
o visit any of the other European coun-
g tries, his plans have not become
n known
Mr.. Creel's statement regarding the
y presidents trip follows:
= 1T has been arranged that the rep
Y resentatives of the press association
Il will travel with the president and the
II official party.
V with the approval of the president,
the secretary of war has set aside the
transport Orizaba to carry duly accred-
tied newspaper correspondents TO
France Dec. /. All passengers still
report to General McManus at port OF
>, embarkation, Pier 8.
- In the matter of sailing list, no dis
:. elimination will be made or special
- privilege granted. All responsible news
70 paper men, duly accredited by respon-
u sible newspapers, are entitled to pas
u sage.
G. Passports have to be viewed by the
lie various consuls in New York. Applics
: tons that have not yet been mad,
lie should be filed at once. and reported to
N me, likewise, applications that hav,
been made, but not yet acted upon. The