The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-12

setfienent OF every issue anywhere
Involved In It,"
Al the very outset az his speech
the president took occasion TO deny
the intlmation accredited TO CzeTnlh
THAI the Austrian premier hsd Heea
tn communication with him private
ly before delivery of his speech or
that he, President wilson, had fore
hand knowledge OF what the Austrian
would say.
SIN this said the president Il am
sure he was misunderstood ] Aad
received no animation 81 what he In
serde,, tc say. Til 70 was OF course.
no reaso7 why NJ should communi-
cate privately wjtr NC. ] am quite
content TO be nn~ II his pubuc au-
offence"
III preston; did not bid to< di-
rect exehangts hetween Washington
and Vienna. Rather lid he leave the
way open for Austria 70 take the path
which Cvernins speech perceived
"He" (Cxernin), the president said,
finds In my statement tof January
81, sunacientlv encouraging ap-
proach 10 the VIEWS OF his own gov
eminent to justify him in believing
hat IT furnishes = basis for more
detailed discussion Of purposes by
the two governments
gut II was hammered homo ~ The
president thai whatever prace Us
m ds must he made on the principles
OF international justice upon which
America through its chos sp sPoEe"-
man. had II ken her stand.
The president was frequently IN
sArrupted bv applause Despite The
shortness o. The advance notice that
the executive would speak members
OF noth branches were nearly All pres
Snt for the }olut session wYcb met "a
the house chamber 10 haar him. In
The rnvef@ricuz fashion which news
travels In washington. word Of the
coming address, had eDreaa 80 fsT
corners ~ the cite anG crowds were
trooping toward the -Canitai long he
fore the neon editions were out an b.
ncuncinx t~e joint session }-y the
time tbs president appeared the gal =
leriex % The house were packed and
crowds were clamoriHC al the doors
in futile efforts to obtain admission
II ia UNDERWOOD that the prss:-
dents decision 10 deliver Tho ad3rcsS
was made st hts conference saturday
night with Colonel +. ~. House. " 10
is back in Washington again and with
Secretary o. state Lansing The col
one4 was present IN the gallery re-
aeryed for mem hers Of the president
family snd sat with Mrs wilson, the
latters mother. Mrs Boiling and the
presidents eldest daughter Miss Mar
yaTet Wilson.
Behind MRS Wilson sat Mrs. Nc
Adoo. the president Youngest dauRh-
yer who had spent the half hour wait
knitting on pair of blue socks Win
her were Madame T1eNoh~snschiidt
wife OF the second secretary 81 the
Russian en bassy, who was form erN
Mas Mona McAdoo, Secretary Nc
Adeo's eldest "a tighter.
The entire cabf-ef was present on
the floor and seated Just below the
roxtrun1 from which the president
spoke was Earl Reading, the nev
Britswh arr basssdor. The French
italian and Brazilian aulfrss dors
the Swiss, Dutch and Bulgarian min
;ssAra ara tho Argentine charge oc'
cupisd seats ~ the diplomatic gal
fesy. II was tho first appearance Al
the Capitol OF stephen pauaretor. tins
Bulgarian minister, since the Cnitet
states entered the war.
That the address will have far
reaching effect Is conceded every
where in Official and diplomatic quar-
ters and among members 81 con
rress.