Republican farmer., 1918-12-06
PRESIDENT TO
 SPEAK TO NEW SESSION MONDAY Will Not Follow Usual Gus tom of Delivering Speech
 on Second Day. REPRESENTATIVES, TO PEACE CONFERENCE Believed President Will At. t-ud Conference as Presi-
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Washington, Nov 3O-President Wilson will address the new session of congress Monday afternoon instead of following the usual custom of de- livering the address on the second day of the session.
 Senate and House leaders were ask cd today to arrange for a joint ses- sion at 1 o'clock Monday, so as to lAsten the Presidents departure for AUrope to attend the peace confer ence. It has been stated that he would sail from New York the day after the address was delivered. The Presidents appearance before congress is awaited with intense interest. He is expected to tell congress and the country something of his plans for the peace conference to which he goes in person.
 Preparations for the participation of the United States in the peace con ference virtually were complete today with the naming of the nations rep resentatives. Americas position on the great questions to be settled at the congress will be set forth by the following:
 President Wilson.
 Robert Lansing, Secretary ot State.
 Henry White, former Ambassador to France and Italy.
 E. M. House, special representative of the United States government tc the European governments.
 General Tasker H. Bliss, represen. tative of the American army at tho supreme war council at Versailles
 Names of the American representa- tives were announced last night a the White House.
 Washington, Nov. 30-Compositior of the military personnel to accom- pany General Bliss with the peace del egation was announced by Genera March today follows:
 Major General Francis J. Herman Brig. General Marlborough Churchill chief of the military intelligence bu reau and Co.'s. Ralph H. Van Dan Jordan, Ayres Helms, Furlong, Fling Captains, Auchencless and Childs Brig. General Wm. H. Harts. Ther also will be attached to General Bliss staff a number of army officers wh are specialists in law, finance and eth Onology, furnishing what Genera March describes as a well unite staff"
 Information of an official natur as to the status of each of the Ameri can representatives still was lackin early today. However, it was general ly believed that the president will al tend the conference as the presider of the United States and that Sccretar Lansing, MT. White and Col. Hous and probably Gen. Bliss will be tn accredited delegates.
 The inclusion of President Wilso among the representatives was nt taken in official quarters today mean that the President would T. main for the full conference. It WI suggested that President and the Pr miers of Great Britain and France ar Italy would remain until after u broad outlines of the peace trea were decided upon and then lea' to the delegates the working out of u the details.
 With the American representati decided upon, 1t was expected that u President would quickly complete h plans for the trip. It was considert certain that he and the other Amer can representatives will leave on Il day following his address to congre ~ThIcn probably will be deliver either Monday or Tuesday.