The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-03

law anything put through congress before tho president returns There was no reply 10 the question and after the untm portant bul then iun3er discussion, was passed, Rep sentative Kitchin, of North Carolina, l the demGs-d!ic ueader mOycd R tournament until tomorrow.
 After the president spoke the sen- ate was in session only slort time. At opening of Its session, however, Senator Sherman, of Illinois, asked that newspaper article regarding slan3 for the personal comfort of President Wilson ana his party on the trip be read.
 Senator Wilson, of California. ob- jccted but on d viva voice votc the senate ordered the article read President Wilson spoke oi his rip abroad as follows.
 welcome this occasion to announce
 to the congress my purpose to join in Paris the representatives of the governments With Hhich We have been associated in the war aglnst the Gen. tral empires for tAe purpose of dis
 cussing with them the main features of tho treaty of peace realize the great tnconvcnences that will attend my leaving the country, particularly at this time, but the conclusion that |. was my paramount duty to go has been forced upon me by considerations which l hope will seem as conclusive
 to you as they have seemed to me. The allied governments have accept ed the basis of peace which out
 lined to the congress on the eighth
 CT January fast, as the central, em-
 pires also have and very reaSona5ly desire my personal counsel in their
 is highly desira5le that should give 1t in order that the sincere desire of our government to contribute Uitdous selfish purpose Of any kind 10 settle
 ments that will be of common bene-
 fit Co al the nations concerned, may
 Dc fully manifested The peace set-
 dement's which now to be agreed upon
 are of transcenGant importance both
 10 Us and to the rest O. the world, and
 I know of no business or interest or
 which shonld take precedence over
 these. The gallant men of our arm
 cd forces on land and sea have con
 sciously fought .or the ideals which
 they knew to be ideals Of their coun- ,trg; ] have sought 10 express those ideals; they have accepted by sta.o-
 ments of them as the substance oi
 their own tGousht and purpose. as
 the associated governments accepted
 them, l oNe t to them to see to t,
 So far as in me lies. that no false or
 mistaken interpretal ion is but up-
 on them and no possible effort omit
 ted to realize lhen 1t is now my
 duty to play my full part in making
 g0od what they offered their lives
 blood to obtain can thinh of nc
 call to service which would transcend
 this.
 l have bean iii close touch with you
 and with affairs on this side of tho
 water and you win know all that do
 At my request the French and English
 gOvernmentS have absolutely remov-
 ed the censorship CT cable news which until within a fortnight they had main
 tained and there IS now no censorship
 wha ,ever exercised at this end exccpt
 upon attempted trade communications with enemy countries. IL has been necessary 10 keep an open wire con-
 stantly available between Paris and the department of state ana another be- tween France and the department ot
 war. In order that this might De done with the least possible ntcrfer- ence with the other uses Of the ca
 Oles ] have te temporarily taken over
 the control ol both cables 1n order that they may De used as single sys tenn. did so at the advice of the
 mos. experienced cable officials ara
 hope that the results will justify my hope that news of the next few months may pass with the utmost freedom from each side of the sea to the other May l not hope, gentlemen of the congress, that ill the Gehcate tax shall have to perform on the other 5ide of the sea, in my efforts truly and Faithfully to interprGt the rrin ciples and purposes of the count-y We love. l may g1ye the encouragement and added strength of your united support? l realize the magnitude and difficulty of the duty am undertaking am poignantly aware of its grave responsibilities. q am the soryant oi the nation. l can have no private thought or purpose of my own in per forming such an e"raud. go to give
 the best that is in ne to the common lsettloments which l must now assist
 in arriving at. ln conference with the
 otlter working seads of the assoc ,atel governments.
 l shall count upon your friendly countcnance and encourage shall not be inaccessible Tho cl- bles and the wireless will render me lavailaole, for any counsel or service you may desire of me and snail be happy in the thought that am con- stantly in touch with the weighty mat { ters of domestic polity with which