Arizona republican., 1918-12-05

socialist group of the chamber of
 deputies will send delegation to
 salute President Wilson when he
 arrives. Another delegation will
 decide with the labor federation on
 the det Is of manifestations
 planned by the socialist party in
 the presidents honor.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Bound on a mission, the principal objects of which are the abolition of militarism and the attainment of a just world peace, Woodrow Wilson, first presi- dent of the United States to visit Flu rope while in office, was tonight speeding across the Atlantic toward France, to attend the greatest inter national conference in history.
 On the transport George Washing ton, one time German passenger liner, manned by a naval crew and with deck guns ready for action and ac- companied by a naval convoy, the president left New York harbor today amid demonstration without paral- Tel in the history of the port
 The president took his place on the flying bridge as the great ship moved down the bay. River craft and ships of many nations dipped flags and footed whistles, and thousands of per sons bade him God-speed in cheers and flag WavingS from lskyScra pers and piers.
 Off quarantine, where Staten Island throngs waved and shouted a second farewell, and monitors, gunboats and artillery men at Fort Hamilton joined in saluting gunfire. the George Wash ington met it's ocean convoy, the sup erdreadnaught Pennsylvania and a | rTTTJ 1fnr 1f .l cial consort and ten other destroyers which joined the fleet for a. cruise to the limit of American territorial wat CTS, the George Washington disap- peared over the eastern horizon shortly after noon.
 To Crush Prussianism MT. Wilson left his native shores, according to persons who conferred with him before the George Washing ton sailed, determined against mili- tarism in any form. He feels that the crushing of Prussian miiitarism is part of his plan for the future peace of the world, these informants said. In emphasis, it seemed, of Ameri- ca's part in bringing about Germany's downfall, the presidential party, out bound, met some of the American sol- l dlerS returning from overseas. Two thousand homecoming aviation troops on the Lapland, cheered the George Washington as she left her pier, and outside quarantine, the Minnekahda was sighted, steaming up the harbor with more than 5000 soldiers as pass engers.
 In command of Admiral Mayo the peace squadron is heading, it is under stood, for Brest, an American debarka- tion port in France. Its date of arrival | fotr hut ,saI-
 require, as ample time remains for conference, preliminary to the main
 peace assemblage. Off the French
 coast the President will be welcomed
 by a squadron of American warships.
 French, British and Italian vessels,
 also, it is expected, will join in the greeting at sea, which will be followed
 by a succession of official ceremonies
 marking the progress of the American
 executive to Paris, to the war front and presumably to the capitals of Great
 Britain. Belgium and Italy. Notable Passenger List The liners passenger list contains a
 group of prominent names, probably
 without parallel for any single voyage : in the annals of shipping. With the
 president are two of his fellow dele gates to the peace conference-Secre- ldI y OA otttc 1NoDcil AdiISiiie5 dHu Aleii = : ry White, former ambassador to France and Italy, who will join Colonel F. M , House and General Tasker H. Bliss, all ready in Europe. Guests of the chief , executive included the French and Ital- ian ambassadors: John ". Davis, new
 ly appointed ambassador to Great Britain; high naval and military au = thorities; representatives of various : government departments and a staff of
 specialists to advise the American peace commission on problems of polit- } ical, economical, trade and racial char l acteristics of nations affected by the 1 war.
 l Mrs. Wilson, together with the wives of Secretry Lansing, Ambassador Da- [ wis and the French and Italian envoys r are members of the George Washing
 tons company