Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-11-30
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-The rep
resentatives of the United States at the
peace conference will be:
President Wilson.
Robert Lansing, secretary of
state.
Henry White, former ambassa-
dor to France and Italy.
E. M. House.
General Tasker II. Bliss, rep
resentative of the American army
with the supreme war council at
Versailles.
This announcement was made to-
night at the White House. In the
absence of any official explanation.
it was assumed that the president
goes as president of the United States,
and that Secretary Lansing, Mr.. White
and Colonel House, and possibly also
General Bliss, will be delegates with
ambassadorial rank.
1t was recalled that the president
announcement stated that he would so
to France "for the purpose of taking
part in the discussion and settlement
of the main features of the treaty OF
peace" and that it was not likely that
he could remain throughout the ses-
sions of the peace conference, and THAI
he would be accompanied by dele
gates who will sit-as the representa-
tives of the United States throughoLt
the conference"
Announcement Made
The White House announcement fol-
lows:
1T was announced at the executive
offices tonight that the representative
of the United States at the peace con-
ference would be: the president him
self, the secretary of state, the Hon
Henry White, recently ambassador to
France, Mr. EdwarS NJ. House, and
| General Tasker H. Bliss.
1t was explained that it had not beer
| possible to announce these appoint
ments before. because the number of
| representatives each of the chief bel
| ligerents was to send, had, until
| day or two ago, been under Discus
| sion.
| White House officials would add
nothing to the formal statement. ana
no one protesting to be in the conf
dence of the president would talk
| There was only one surprise in the
statement-the appearance of the Eamu
OF General Bliss as one of the repre-
! sentatives. 1t had been taken for
granted that the general military rep
| resentative of the United States 81
| the supreme war council would taNa
part in the discussions at Versailles.
| but the general idea had been he wcIlu
be attached to the delegation in
military capacity, just as Admiral
Benson probably will be presented as
| spokesman of the navy. in the great
| naval problems to be solved.
Only yesterday. callers at the White
House gained the distinct impression
that there would be but three acCrtd
tied delegates of full rank. 1t vas
| suggested tonight that the name of
| General Bliss probably was added at
| the last moment. upon receipt of in
formation that the allied powers would
! include a military man among their
| representation.
President to Leave Early
The premiers of Great Britain.
| France, and Italy are expected to at
tend the peace conference as repre-
sentatives of their governments, but.
like the president, may not remain
throughout the conferences. The gen.
eral understanding here is, that pres
ent plans are to have the conference
first agree to the broad principles OF
the treaty, and leave the working o,(
| Vi "DETAILS 10 SllttnSS.
This would enable the president and
the entente premiers speedily to return
to their capitals, so as to give their
personal attention to affairs of state.
Secretary Lansing, who heads the
delegation proper, became secretary of
state on June 10, 1915, when William J.
Bryan resigned, rather than sign
note to Germany in the Lusitania case.
which he thought might lead to war.
During the three and a half years that
have followed, Mr.. Lansing has con-
Quoted many difficult negotiations for
the country, as neutral and as
belligerent. and his name appears on
all the historic documents, telling the
story of Americas entry into the war,
as well as those answering Germany's
peace pleas. which preceded the down
fall of the central alliance. At the time
| of his appointment, he was counsellor
| of the state department, after a career
IS an international lawyer which had
established his reputation as one of the
r foremost American authorities on this
| subject.
| White Is Only Republican
| Mr.. White, the republican of the del
egation. is diplomat of long expert
ence. who began as secretary of the
| American legation in Vienna. in 1884.
He served as secretary of embassy al
| various capitals, represented the
United States at several great interna
tional gatherings and in 1905 was ap
pointed ambassador to Italy by Presi-
dent Roosevelt Two years later he
was made ambassador to France
where he remained until 1909. His last
public service was in 1910. when Presi
dent Taft sent him to Chile as special
ambassador of the United States al
the celebration of the ctentenary OF
Chilean independence.
/ Colonel House has never held public