Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-11-22
PRESIDENT WILL
APPEAR IN PERSON
At PEACE FARLEY

WASHINGTON, Nov. l9.-Amer-
ica's ideals for lasting peace will
be propounded at the great peace con-
ference by President Wilson in per
son.
Sweeping aside all precedents, the
president has announced he will sail
for France early in December to ac-
lively participate in the conclave at
Versailles.
With him will go Mrs. Wilson and
Admiral Cary T. Grayson. his private
physician. Secretary Tumulty prob
ably will remain on this side TO as
sist Vice President Marshall in con-
Quoting the legislative duties if
Marshall is left responsible for them
during the presidents absence.
Only unlooked-for developments IN
central Europe will now change the
plans to have the peace conference
! IN mid-DeCemDer and the domestic
| situation here is expected TO raise
| no obstacle In the path OF the pres
Iuent's plan TO attend.
While the president Will be unable
to sit in at the entire conference, he
| will participate in the discussion and
| settlement OF the main features OIL
| the peace treaty. Thereafter he Will
turn the conduct OF America par
| in the conclave over TO the United
states delegates who will accompany
him.
! The president is now giving much
| thought to the personnel OF the dele
cation. lie would prefer to have IL
made up largely from his own OH
| cial family-members of his cabinet.
! Those of the cabinet most influential
| in assisting him to shape the foreign
policies OF this government nave peen
| Secretaries Lansing, Baker and
| Houston, and at least two of these
are expected to be delegates.
| One Republican
There will be one Republican at
/ least in the delegation. Here, IL
may be authoritatively stated. the
( president Is finding difficult prop
visers that he must select a Repub-
| lican who has shown sympathy with
| his fourteen principles OF peace
| which have been adopted by the al
| lies also as theirs.
Conspicuous Republicans wh
might be mentioned for the peace
post, like former President Tart,
| and others, Joined in the attack upon
| these principles during the recent
campaign Neither Charles Z. Hughes
or Elihu Root, however shared IN
these attacks and It is possible one
of these may be selected by the
president as the Republican repre-
sentative. Some believe, on the oth-
er hand, that he may seIect his man
from the Progressive. wing OF the
| Republican party and in this connec-
ton Senator Borah, of ldaho' is meh-
| toned.
Before the president goes, he will
deliver his annual message to con-
gress, outlining his policies of recon-
struction.
1t is pointed out by his friends
that he will be back from the confer
ence in ample time to take up per
sonal charge of his proposed legisla-
ton if necessary.
Appeals for Places
Today there was a flood of appeals
by senators and others to be taken
along on the mission. Friends OF
Senator Salisbury, president pro
tenn. of the senate, are urging the
president to name him as delegate.
They point out that Salisbury is a
member of the foreign relations COM
mittee and that President Mckinney
appointed Senator Frye. then presl-
dent pro TEN. of the senate, as a
peace delegate after the spanish
Since {. was first reported the
president was planning TO go TO the
peace conference there has been Wlde
discussion throughout the nation as
to the ACCESSIBILITY of his leaving
dent holds that of all the world
problems none is SO important as
that there should be no more war.
His main object in going is TO faclll-
tate the formation of league or ma
tions. The rules upon which this
league is founded must, he says. be
included in the peace treaty ana
henceforth become the basis OF the
settlement of all international diner
enceS. -.
While the league idea has been
| more or less hazy, its general outline
has been thoroughly discussed Dy
! the inter-allied diplomats. 1t is to
| be a super-national authority. TO
| which every independent state VIII
be pressed to subscribe, and whose
| powers will assure protection TO all
great states and small alike.
League Provisions.
The league implies formation OF
an international high court, for set
| Element of all disputes between
states. Refusal of any state to ac-
| cept arbitration or submit to settle
ment would imply deliberate aggres-
| sion, under the proposed rules OF
| the league, and all other nations in
| it's personnel would then make COM
mon cause against the offender, using
| economic or military disciplinary
| measures.
The league would determine ques-
| tions of armament limitations, mill
! tary training and war manufactures.
| One idea advanced is to have all mu-
milton plants under the government,
| thus abolishing profit-making arma-
ment firms whose pecuniary interest
might rest in war scares and pro-
| gressive competition in preparation
| for war.
| In conjunction with the league
| there has been strongly urged, par
| ticularly by international labor lead
| ers, the formation of an information
al legislature in which representa-
! tives of every civilized state would
| have an allotted share in developing
! international legislation, such as min
| imum wage. child labor and other
| international laws advocated by Ia
| Dor.
Since President Wilson fathered
| the idea of the league and has held
! it TO be the most important thing to
| come out of the peace conference,
| there Is a strong belief among diplo-
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