Arizona republican., 1918-12-28
WORKING DAY FOR
 WILSON INCLUDES BIG CONFERENCES

LONDON, Dec. 27.-(British Wire less Service).-ln it's comment on Pres ident Wilson's visit the Times says:
 "The president has learned through the diplomacy of the streets how warm are the hearts of our people towards America. He will learn in other ways how truly English statesmen value the ideals he has done so much to popu- Iarize and how much real work they have done in their practical develop ment."
 LONDON, Dec. 27.-The environ ment of President Wilson's second day in England was quieter than that OF the first day. The only ceremonial event was a state banquet in Bucking- ham Palace tonight, which was not able not only as a spectacle such as probably no other court in Europe can provide the setting for, now that the thrones of Russia Germany and Aus tria have disappeared. but from the representative character of the men summoned to meet the head of the American government.
 Beside the members of the royal family, the official world was repre- sented by the foreign ambassadors to the Court of St. James, the heads Of the government, present and past chiefs of the army and navy, colonial officials and members of the royal household. There also were present dignitaries of the Church of England, representatives of Universities, and men high in the worlds of literature, art and journalism.
 President Wilson escorted Queen Mary into the banquet hall, while King George gave his arm to Mrs. Wilson A Working Day Today, however, was chiefly work ing day with the president. Five hours were taken up by two confer ences with David Lloyd George, the British prime minister, and Arthur J Balfour, foreign secretary, on peace problems. This was the fulfillment oi the main purpose of the presidents prilgrimage to London.
 For three hours in the morning President Wilson sat with MT. LloyC George and the foreign secretary be- | fore the open fire in the president: apartment in Buckingham Palace. Tht | second meeting was in the cabine room of the premier's residence il | Downing street. The two session: were broken by a luncheon at whicf | MT. Lloyd George gathered a dozeI leading British statesmen of the con servative. liberal and labor parties. There was a picturesque incident af | ter the luncheon when President Will | son unveiled a portrait of Georg Washington, presented to the premier
 residence by Lord Albemarle. London Halls President The interest of Londoners in Presi
 dent Wilson continues high. Crowd
 outside the palace and in Downini
 street awaiting his coming all day
 notwithstanding the rain, and cheere'
 his every appearance. Each time the say President Wilson they demande
 a speech, but each time the presiden
 shook his head negatively.
 The newspapers today were file
 with tributes to the president, whic
 undou ubtedly have been the cause of heightening in his personal popularit
 in London.
 It is expected that another grea
 gathering will witness the progress c
 the president to Guild Hall tomorrow
 to receive the address of the Tor
 mayor.
 Declines invitations LONDON, Dec. 27.-In declining a
 invitation of the mayor of North
 ampton to visit that town Presider
 Wilson wrote:
 T would, if I could, come to North
 ampton, not only with pleasure, bu |. with the feling that I was making ' pious pilgrimage to that particula
 part of England most directly asso l, ciated with Washington, but I woul not be entitled to do homage if I di . not act as I suppose General Wash , ington would act, and do nothin . which took me away from the speci,
 duties which brought me across tf water.
 My visit to Great Britain must I } very brief The only place I can tai , time to visit is my mothers birtf place, which I understand, I can wis without interfering with the speci g objects of my errand."