The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
PREPARATI IONS
FOR PART IN
CONFERENCE
COMPLETED
Delegates to Peace Meeting
Include Wilson, Lansing,
Henry White, Col. House
and Gen. Bliss.
MILITARY STAFF NAMED
tRy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-Prepara-
tions for the participation of the Unit
ed States in the peace conference
practically were complete today with
the naming OF the. nations represen-
tatives. Americas position on the
great questions to be settled at the
congress will be set forth by the fol-
lowing:
President Wilson.
Robert Lansing, secretary of state.
Henry White, former ambassador
to France and Italy.
E. H. House, special representative
of the United States government to
the European governments.
General Tasker II. Bliss. represen-
tative of the American army at the
supreme war council at Versailles.
Status Still Uncertain.
Names of the American representa-
tives were announced last night at the
white house in statement which
added only that the delay in announc-
ing the personnel Of the mission re-
suited from the uncertainty which
prevailed until "a day or two ago" as
to the number of representatives each
of the chief belligerents was to send.
Information of an official nature as
to the status of each of the American
representatives still was lacking
early today. However it was general
ly believed that the president will at
tend the conference as the president
of the United States and that Secre-
tary Lansing, Mr. White and Col.
House and probably General Bliss will
be the accredited delegates.
;~1
announcement as to the representa-
tives with only slight surprise as for
several days the forecasts had con-
tanned the names of those chosen
with the exception of General Bliss.
1t was considered probable that the
name General Bliss was added when
it was learned that the other princi
pal belligerents would select a mill
-tary man as one Of their representa-
tives. s"' aa4~
Wilson viii Not Remain.
The inclusion OF President Wilson
among the representatives was not
mean that the president would re-
main abroad for the full conference
1t was suggested that the president
and also the premiers of Great Brit
ain. France and Italy would remain
until after the broad outlines of the
peace treaty were decided upon and
then would leave to the accredited
delegates the working out of the de-
tails.
Discussion of the personnel of the
delegation today centered largely on
the elimination from the list of sew
eral of those mentioned in early specu-
lation as to the makeup of the COM
mission. Names which were mention
ed at various times, but which do not
appear on the list included Elihu
Root, former secretary of state; For
mer President Taft; Secretary Hous-
ton, Associate Justice Brandies of the
supreme court and Governor Mccall
of Massachusetts. At the outset it
was thought that congress might be
represented on the delegation but
this view was quickly dispelled by in
timations from official sources. The
attitude of Republican leaders toward
the appointment of Former Ambassa-
dor White as the representative of
the party, also as widely discussed to-
day.
Military Personnel.
With the American representatives
decided upon, it was expected that
the president would quickly complete
his plans for the trip. No announce
ment was forthcoming as to when he,
plans to sail.
Composition of the military person
mel to accompany General Bliss with
the peace delegation was announced
by General March today as follows:
Major General Francis J. Herman.
Brigadier General Marlborough
Churchill, chief Of the military intel
ligence bureau, and Colonel Ralph H.
Van Deman. Jordan. Ayres, Helms.
Furlong, Fling; Captains Auchenc-
loss and Childs.
Brigadier General William H. Harts,
former aid to President Wilson, will
be in command of the military aid and
messengers at the conference. There
will also be attached to General Bliss
staff a number of officers who are
specialists in law, finance and enthno-
graphy. furnishing what General
March described as well rounded
staff"