The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-02

WASHINGTON, Dec 2.-In an address to conorass
III JOINT session today President Wilson formally an
hohced ms intention to go to Paris for the peace confer
enee saying the allied governments had accepted the nrn
cipes enunciaed by him for peace and it was bs ara
mount duty to be present
he SAID ne would be in close touch bv cable and ro
less and that congress would know all that he did on
other side ' va 'iie
referring to his announcement that the French and
DIeS governments had removed all cable restrictions
upon the transmission of the news of the conference -
America the President said he had taken over the Aor
can cable system expert advice SO as to make nifod
system available '''' uiiiie'
He expressed the hopes that he would bava tho %
operation OF the public and of congress- saving thropb
lhe cable and by wireless constant counsel and aJ,I
would be possible anu au'lce
Much OF the address devoted to the railroad nrob
e of winch the President said he now had no eol,tio
TO offer He recommended careful study bv connr
ing would be dsservice to the country and 10 the ra
loauS 70 permit return to old conditions under Drvan
naseelt Wlthout notifications He declared he stood
ready to release the railroads from qovnrnnoen+ ti
worked out. '' o0"i" oe
The President said he hoped to see a formal dacl,
on OF peace by treaty "by the time spring has como
dehhite program Of reconstruction could be outlined now
ne sad put as soon as the armstice was signed govern
eht control OF business and industry was released as far
do PGS9oe lie expressed the hope that congress would
U opect TO conerng upon the trade board or some
olner agency the right of fixing export priority to asre
Shipment of food to starving people abroad
AS to taxation the President endorsed the plan for
eVyhg SoO00O00OO in 1919 and for notifying the nbc
advance That the 1920 levy would be S4 100000 The
new three-year naval building program was endorsed he
cause the President said it would be unwise to attemn 10
ADJUST the American program TO future world policy as
yet undetermined y P0'NS %
Payng tribute to the peoples conduct in war he smoke
particularly OF the work of women and again appealed for
woman suffrage by federal amendment
Declaring he had no private thol1gbt or p,,,,ooo =;
gong to France but that he regarded it as his highest
duty the President added W is now my dutv to play INV
I1i part IN making good what they Americas soldiers
ohered their life blood to obtain.
democratic representatives arose and apDlauded
"eh he PRESIDENT announced his intention of ponp in
person to the peace conference The Republican Side
Sleht and SO were many senators both sides Of the
chamber - ti0
AFTER telling OF the successful TRANSPORTATION OF nearly,
Two on men across the and of the support given
y the industries of the country the President said ut it
IS not the physical and executive efficiency of preparation
Suppes, equipment and despatch that would dwell pon
out the mete and quality of the officers and men we sent
over and OF the sailors who kept the sea and the spirit
the nation that stood behind them No soldiers or sailors
ever proved themselves quickly ready for the press
OF Date or acquitted themselves with more splendid cour-
age or achievement when put to the test"
lhe President concluded after speaking az minutes
ana lett the chamber amid applause limited to the Demo
cratc side Interruptions Of the address for questions
winch had been threatened by some Republican members
OF the house did not materialize.