Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-04

VIII receive nOnOTS.
eign Minister Pichon, Minister Of
Marine leygues and Captain An
DIRE Tardieu, head of the general
commission for Franco American
war questions, will greet Mr.. VIII
son in the name of the French gov
ernment. The presidential train
will arrive in Paris on the morning
of December 13.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-President
Wilson began tonight his trip to Europe
to attend the peace conference.
The president left Washington on Il
special train for New York, where to-
morrow he and his party will board
the transport George Washington, on
which 1he voyage across the Atlantic
will be made.
No announcement was made as to the
presidents itinerary, but it was un-
derstood that the George Washington
would steam from New York with her
naval convoy, some time tomorrow,
probably in the morning. About seven
days will be required for the trip, and
the ship will dock at French port,
presuma bly, Brest.
The president does not expect TO be
abroad for more than six weeks, which
would give him just month on Eu-
ropean soil. Before the peace con-
ference meets he will confer with Pre-
miers Lloyd George, of Great Britain.
Clemenceau of France and Orlando of
Italy. and probably with King Albert
| of Belgium. to discuss the salient points
| of the peace treaty.
While in Europe Mr.. Wilson plans
to visit England and Italy, as well as
| France, and he may go to Brussels. He
4 a1So jS I1ndarStnod IN irfaDd 70 mako a
| pilgrimage to some. of the battlefields
| in France. Great preparations have
/ been made in London, Paris and Rome
4 for the presidents reception.
Tumulty Remains Here
Joseph Tumulty the presidents
secretary. accompanied Mr.. Wilson to
| New York, but will not go abroad. He
will return to Washington to conduct
the business of the White House. and
. will be the eye and ears of the presi
eGnt in this country. Mr.. Tumulty will
be in frequent communication with the
president by cable, and will keep him
fully advised of events at home
President Wilson did not go to the
union station until a short while be-
fore time for his train to depart. AS
he and Mrs. Wilson entered the sta :
ton, the crowd there cheered. and SOL
diers and sailors who were waiting
for the trains, formed a human lane
through which the president and Mrs.
Wilson walked to the train shed.
When some of the crowd wished the
president good luck and pleasant
voyage" Mr.. Wilson smiling called
back: THANK you
Just before the train pulled out OF
the station. the personnel of the party
was announced as follows:
1 L. H. 1sz%1 49,
The president and Mrs. Wilson; Rear
Admiral Cary T. Grayson. the presi-
dents physician; George Creel. chair
man of the committee on public inform
alton; Gilbert T. Close. confidential
clerk of the president; Z. l. Hoover
head usher at the White House, and
Miss Edith Benham, secretary TO Mrs
| Wilson.
Many Women in Party
"OtherS on the train were: The
secretary of state and Mrs. Lansing
Secretary Baker, who was to leave tbs
party at Hoboken; John W. Davis, am
bassador to Great Britain, and Mrs
: Davis; Henry White, a member of the
peace delegation, and Mrs Benson
I wife of Rear Admiral W. S. Benson
! Major and Mrs. Scott; Lieutenan
Commander Hatch; Mr.. Harris, Mr.
McNeir, Mr.. Welch, Sidney Smyth; the
French ambassador and Mrs. lesser
and; Count De Celler. the Italian am
bassador and Countess De Cellers anC
two children; and Col. r. H. Jordan
of the general staff. transportation of
ficer.'
. only three of the five American rep
resentatives to the peace conference
as announced at the White House las
. week, will cross on the former nortl
German Lloyd liner. They are th'
president himself Secretary of Stati
Robert Lansing and Henry White. for
mer ambassador to France and Italy
. | Colonel House and General Tasker II
l Bliss, the other two members, are il
: France and will join the presiden
: | there.
= Secretaries Announced
. Rear Admiral II. S. Knapp and Cap
= | tain William V. Pratt are accompany
ing the presidential party, and will re
d. | port to Admiral Benson, naval repre-
. sentative with Colonel House on tn
= peace mission, as his assistants. Ad
miral Knapp has been in command 0
= the naval forces in Htiti and San Do
!, mingo, and Captain Pratt, who /
n assistant chief of naval operations, ha
A been acting head of the bureau o
A operations during the absence abroa
q of Admiral Benson.
q Secretaries of the peace delegation
will be: Joseph C. Grew, former secre
J. tary of the embassy at Berlin an
$ later charge at Vienna, and who ]
y. now in Paris making preliminary ar
t. rangements: Leland Harrison of tn
5 Latin American division, and Phil
Is II. Patchin, confidential assistant t
Secretary Lansing.
IS William McNeir goes as disbursin
y officer and S. Y. Smith as draught of
le ficer. large force of clerical as
y sistants from the state department
: accompanying the party.
;. DR.. James Brown Scott and DaNi
le Hunter Miller will be technical advis
= ers in international law, and DR.. S /
ie Mezes. head of the state departmer
bureau of inquiry, established las
year to study peace problems. will al
tend the conference as director 1
specialists, large party of whom wi
go with him on the George Washing
IN ton.
u, ~ Army Officers Named
- - Army officers accompanying II
-, presidential party include Brigadi,
~ General Churchill chief of the militar
# intelligence bureau. Other officers wi
A. will assist General Bliss will be AIajt
A. General Francis j. Herman ar
Colonels Van Deman. Jordan. Ayre