Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-01
NATION AWAITS
WILSON'S WORD
Utteance to Congress Carries
Unusual Significance at
This Time.
ADDRESS SET FOR MONDAY
President Departs From His
Usual Custom and Will
Speak on First Day.
SENATE SHOWS RESENTMENT
Resolution May Be Offered
to Send Committee-May
Sail on Tuesday.

Wash INGTON. Nov. 30 Seldom |
has ay utterance OF President Will
son teen awaited with greater in
terest han the annual address he Is
to deliver Monday at the opening OF
the winter session of congress and
on the eve Of his departure for Eu-
rope 70 attend the peace conference.
Members OF the senate and house eX-
pect = hear something of American
plans for the conference as well as
an outline Of the executives views
of legislation needed TO aid in the
task 4 readJusting the war organ
iEed Ountry TO peace basis.
Arrangements were made today
for ioint session in the hall OF the
house at / o'clock Monday after
noon lfter congressional leaders had
been iotified that the president de-
sired 10 be heard on the first day
OF the new session instead OF on the
seconi day. as usual, In order to
haste, his departure. The address
will tonstitue his goodbye to con-
gress and through It to the people.
for he is expected to sail on Tues
day.
No official comment was forth
comtg during the day on the per-
sonnd OF the peace delegation an
noun.ed last night at the white
houst. No one would undertake to
say Thether the president himself
woul be regarded as n part of the
| delegation accompanying him, or
what might he the formal rank ac-
cordsd the four delegates-Secre-
| LanSng. former Ambassador Henry
| Whit, Col. r NJ. House and Gen.
Taskr X. Bliss. Informally II was
Undated at the state department
that these points could not be
| CLEARED up because of uncertainty
| as tt the course TO be followed by
| the reads OF the associated govern
| mems and their accompanying
dclentions. Exact information was
said 10 still be lacking.
Advisers Named.
TIE state department made public
| the ,ames Of the chief officers and
attathes OF the delegation, including
the secretaries and DR. James Brown
| Scot and David Hunter Miller, ex-
pert advisers In international law.
| The war department announced the
pers,nnel OF the group OF assist
| antsto General Bliss, among whom
| will ,e n number of officers detailed
from the American expeditionary
fore,
Nation Waits.
| Al of the party, which with Its
large clerical force and corps OF ex-
peru in various lines, will number
somt hundreds, will sail on the
steamship George Washington with
the PRESIDENT. Preceding them on
the steamer Orizaba, leaving New
YorI At noon tomorrow. will be sew
eral hundred American newspaper
correspondents going across to report
the ,roceedings OF the conference.
Resentment among members of
the enate over the presidents fail-
ure o take one of their number on
the delegation was apparent today
although no statements on the sub
iect we're issued for publication
Sevcal Of the republicans discussed
plan for introducing resolutions
MorIav proposing TO send specia'
senne committee to France to re-
mai during the conference, par.
ticuarlv to keep congress advised
regarding the proceedings,
cummings TO Offer Resolution,
Seator Cummings Of iowa wa'
one Of those who were prepared e
offe. such a resolution. Others were
UNDERSTOOD to be making ready
speChes on the general subject OF
the residents policy and there were
nreGctions that the sessions durint
the Irst days OF the week would h'
livPN- ones.
Rigadier General william w
Hars. former aide to President WI
SON will be In command ot militar'
aide and messengers at the confer
enc, There will also be attached
to General Rliss' staff a number q
arm. officers who are specialists II
Jaw finance and ethOlogy, FURNISHING
whH General March described as
"wcl rounded military staff,
WASHINGTON. Nov. 3O---Compo
sitin OF the military personnel q
accompany General Bliss with IN
poa'e delegation was announced b.
Gereral March TODAY as follows
Major General Francis ]. Herman
Rriadier General Marlborougl
Chrrchill, chief OF the military in
'el' gence bureau: and Colonel
Raph II. Vandeman, Jordan. Ayers
Wems. FurlonR Filing: Captain
Au,hencloss and Childs.
secretaries Of tho delegation an
ro,nced today nv tho state depart
-,r7t will ho Joseph G. Grow, forme
soCrotnrv of embassy at Perrin an
la'Ar charge at Vienna and who noy
's in Paris making preliminarv ar
-onpements; Leland Harrison of IN
Ta.in-American division and Philli
Y Patchin. confidential assistant I
So,retarv Lansing william McNlc
viii 20 as d!sNursirg officer. and 5
V Smith as drauCh'inr officer. an
, 'orra forco " c'e~iool oes'stan'
from the department will accompan