Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-20
Reason Given for Advancing
Date of Visit to London Is
That Wilson May Be Forced
to Come Home Soon.
GERMANS ARE BARRED
FROM PRELlMI INARIES
u, S, Executive to Take No
Part in Welcome TO King of
Italy, But viii Dine With the
Italian Ruler Later,
tuY MORNING JousHAt sppcr.t CEASED wise,

taY MORNING JouRAAL SPECIAL LEASED w,,v,
Paris Wednesday, Dec. 1S.-rhe
reason given for President Wilson's
ueSlfe 10 make an early visit TO Eng
l'lhd' II Is understood, is that he has
round II might he necessary to return
10 Washington mucn sooner than he
had expected. Whether this means 4
change in the presidents entire pro-
gram, including his journey TO italy.
is not known here.
An interesting feature of the presi-
dent's intended visit beginning next
Thursday is that the present British
CABINET IS technically not in a posi-
tioh TO speak for the government un-
III the result of the recent elections
are known December 2S.
There Is little doubt, however. that
Premier Lloyd George and his asso-
clateS have been reelected
II seems probable that German rem
resentatiVes will not figure in the
peace conference preliminaries, and
unui these are disposed of IL cannot
be decided whether the neutraIs will
ne invited to discuss the subject of a
league of nations, The consensus OF
the best Informed observers hero
seems to be that they ultimately will
he so invited.
1t seems evident that Americans
may expect that the announcements
ON the progress Of the conferences
viii be OF very limited nature until
after the new year. the interveninry
TINE being taken UP by exchanges
winch are necessarily confidential.
MOSES bud Day.
London wednesday,, Dec. H.
News that President Wilson considers
coming to London next week. was
received by the British government
through an official channel today. II
necessltated hurried reconsidera-
ton of plans by Premier Lloyd
George who had intended to meet
the president in Paris
The president will Ne welcomed
When ne arrives, but the date pro-
26-has handIeaps
as tar as the public and the officials
are concerned, December &c is a
hollday ana is known as Boxing
Day.
Al VINO nave country homes and
i've IN London, from the king down
Ward' spend That day in the country.
Ihe chanGe IN the presidents ar
rahgehent Is held to explain the has
,ns OF the formal reception OF
AMBASSADOR Davis by King George
To-Day mis- was done so that the
ambassador could he properly accre-
dlted in readiness for the formalities
IN connection with the presidents
VISIT
Premier Lloyd George had hurried
conferences tonight with Sir Eric
Heddes, first lord of the admiralty,
ana other ministers.
hing george has cancelled the ar
raneeIhent whicn provided that he
snould go 10 Sandringham Palace for
IhrlstHlas, ana ne VIII remain in
I,o,uon instead 10 welcome President
wilson.
tauScs Much CONFUSION.
LONDON Dec ls,--There is undis-
gulsed CONFUSION in American GEN.
ters mere as TO the result of the
change In President Wilson'S plans
regarding his coming to London and
the most directly interested are anx-
lously awaiting an official notice of
the presidents early coming which
was not TO ne had up to noon today,
With nothing more definite than
the brush official announcement of
last night to work upon, the naval
are making endeavors
TO reach American naval headquart-
ers IN Paris to learn what they can
concerning the presidents trip.
IN the absence of such notification
II IS recalled that the president is re-
ported 10 have ceased to consider
himself an official guest OF France
when the official reception cere-
monies ended. 1t is also pointed out
that the American naval authorities
abroad were not notified that the
president was coming to Europe un-
III he was almost here. and that the
plans OF the navy to escort him were
N realty unofficially planned.
1t was suggested in American CEN
iers today That the president might
fome 10 England in French or
british vessel, although there is moth