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opportunity. The trip Sunday to the
tomb OF Lafayette, in the Picpus Gem
cterv, in the southeastern section, YVES
made unofficially, and the populnce in
that section did not know that the Presi-
dent had been through it.
SATISFACTORY CONFERENCE
Persons connected with the American
mission to the peace conference said
yesterday that Hundayni conference
between President Wilson and Premier
! Clcmenceau WAS even more satisfactory
! than the respective intimate friends Of the
two statesmen had believed possible.
The impression is being conveyed by
American official quarters that the Presi-
dent and the Premier were virtually in
perfect agreement on all points, and that
the United States and France held similar
ideas regarding the most important
questions to be discussed between the
nations. The most vital points were covered
in the discussion, it was intimated
President Wilson and Premier Glenn
enceau touched in only the most gen
cral manner the problems of the peace
conference in the course of the converse
ton they had at the Murat residence
Sunday evening, according TO Marcel
Hutin, of the Echo de Paris.
MIR. Wilson was most impressed with
the Premier's personality and is reported
to have expressed himself in the most
fiattering terms, remarking: "He is a
most preposscssing man"
Mr.. Wilson accompanied the Premier
to the door, shook hands long and heartily
with him and said: Thank you; hank
you. Goodbye till tomorrow"
Premier Clemenceau's visit was not
only the occasion of an agreeable per-
sonal meeting, but il resulted in fairly
full understanding rs to the plans for the
Presidents visit throughout the next
fortnight.
TALKED OVER CONFERENCE PLANS
The meeting was described as ex-
tremely cordial both the President and
the French Premier later voicing their
highly favorable impressions of each
other As the call lasted a full hour it
permitted of conference over the plans
for the meeting of the lnter-Allied Con-
ference and of the Peace Congress and of
at least the preliminary discussion of
some of the great international problems
about 10 be taken up.
Concerning the plans, it now is ap-
parent that the President 8 visit to Italy
will be postponed until the middle or
the latter part Of January, "a his time
meanwhile will bo fully occupied IN meet
ing the political leaders coming from
various points, in attending the opening
sessions of the interallied conference and
the peace congress, in visits to the Ameri-
can front and the French and Belgian
devastated regions and probably a visit
to Brussels and King Albert of Belgium.
The President viii be back in Paris
in the early days of January, when the
preliminaries arc likely TO be. SO far
advanced as to permit of The opening
of the peace congress about January 6.
The exact time, however, is, Of course,
subject to the pie ASSURE OF the lnteralied
conference when it assemblies to complete
the details OF the program.
1t is evident, however, that the Presi-
dents time viii be so greatly occupied,
so that the visit to Italy, which WAS at
first expected to be made during the
latter part of December, cannot take
place before the middle of January or
later.
The American President will not be
present at the fetes in honor Of King
Victor Emmaneui Of Italy, who arrives
Thursday, according to the Echo de
Paris, but it is probable that he and the
King will exchange calls.