Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-19
PRESIDENT GOES
TOFRANCEWHEN
CONGRESS MEETS
White House Announces Wilson Will Sit
at Peace Table at BeheSt of Allied
PremierS; Lansing, House, Root and
and BrandieS to Be Commission

ing of the regular session Of Con-
gress, for the purpose of taking part
in the discussion and settlement of
the main features of the treaty of
peace. 1t is not likely that 1t will
be possible for him to remain
throughout the sessions of the for
NAL peace conferences, but his pres
ence at the outset is necessary in
order to obviate the manifest dis
advantages of the discussion by cable
in determining the greater outlines
of the final treaty, about (which he
must necessarily be consulted. He
delegates who will sit as the repre-
sentatives of the United States
throughout the conference.
The names of the delegates will
be presently announced
The President plans to sail inn
mediatcly after the opening of the
regular session of Congress on De-
cember 3. How long he will re-
main abroad is not known He has
indicated that it is not his present
intention to stay throughout the ses-
sions of the conference, but since
the delegates probably cannot be
assembled until late in December
he Will be absent from the United
States for several weeks at least.
Regards Presence Necessary
Mr.. Wilson Will be the first
President to visit Europe and also
the first to attend a peace confer
ence for the settlement of issues
growing out of war in which the
United States took part. He re-
cards his presence as necessary ~
order TO cbviate the manifest ais
advantage of discussion by able N
determining the greater outlines Cl
the final treaty.
Accompanying the President will
be delegates who will SIT rs the rep
resentatives of the United States
throughout - the conference. The
names of these delegates soon VIII
be announced. Secretary of state
Lansing will head the American
commissioners and other members
probably will include Colonel E. M
House, who is now representing the
government in the deliberations oi
the supreme war council at YER
sailles: Elihu Root, former secre-
tary of state, and Louis d. Brandeis
associate justice of the supreme
court.
To Make Trip on WarslNip
No announcement Cf the plans tor
the Presidents trip has heen made
lie is expected, howaFcr, to make
the voyage on a ba.tleship, as did
Presidents Roosevelt and Taft when
they visited rne Panama Canal zone,
Mrs. Wilson undoubtedly will &C.
company him and his immediate
party probably will include Joseph
=. Tumulty, his private secretary;
Rear Admiral Cary 7. Grayson, his
personal physician, and military and
naval aids.
TIE Presidents ship will ne es-
ccrted into FrcuCn port by French
war craft and possibly also by vcs-
sells of the British and Italian navies.
Troops to be assigned as the guard
of honor for the President in France
probably will consist of units from
each of the Allied armies.
The meeting between President
Wilson and President Poincarc will
be the first between the chief eX-
ecutives of the two greatest repub-
lies and it will be the first time that
a President of this country has Vis-
tied a foreign capital. Before re-
turning home Mr.. Wilson probably
will go to London and Brussels and
possibly Rome. He also may make
a pilgrimage to some Of the cattle
fields of France.
May Preside at Opening
President Wilson's purpose In
going to France in advance OF the
meeting of the peace congress is
understood to be to discuss with
the Allied premiers at Versailles the
program to be laid down for the
guidance of the peaca delegates
when they meet. 1t has been sug-
gested tlat Mr.. Wilson probably will
pe invited TO preside at the open
ing session of the peace conference.