Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-26
HOUSE REPRESENTS
PRESIDENT ABROAD
Reaches France, Accompanied by
Representatives of State and
+ Navy Departments.
READY FOR EVENTUALITIES
Admiral Benson Is Naval Ad-
wiser, and Bliss Repre-
sents Army.
READY FOR EVENTUALITIEs
/ By Associated pr.ss.


WASHINGTON. October 2j-.Avviyal
in France Of Colonel House President
iisons personal Representatives and
Admiral benson. highest ranking officer
iG the American navy. has cleared the
way for the beginning of such delib-
eiations by the supreme war council
at Versailles AS may be necessary to
frame the draft Of an arInisticc TO be
submitted TO Germany. The prcmicrs
OF the allied countries who make up The
political clements of the council can
be assembled at short notice but IL is
presumed their presence will not be
necessary until the military and naval
members have completed their work
/; was said today in Official quar-
iers that Colonel House would not be
a member Of the council. ct east r.r
the present: that he simply is the eyes
and ears OF the presidcn; in Europe.
charged with asccrtainlng he exact
s';te OF public and private feelings IN
ieSard 10 all matters connected with
the war.
Colonel House is accompanied by
Gordon Auchincioss, his son-in-i Jaw. anu
Joseph g. Grew, chic. of The State be-
partncnt's division of Western E.u-
ropean affairs and former secretary OF
the American embassy at Berlin,
The party sailed from an Atlantic
port week ago Wednesday, before
the wireless version OF tho last Ger
inan note had been sent out, and were
nearing the other side when President
Wilson received the note and answered
IL IT is understood that Colonel House
Is prepared 10 speak for tho President
In any negotiations that may be con-
Quoted, concerning questions TO be de-
termined before the military men give
the terms on which an armisticc would
be possible or for the formulation of
concrete terms upon which peace may
be made whenever the Germans are
ready 10 surrender
BENSON REPRESENTS NAVY
AND BLISS 4. y. ARMY
HINNi iY.l &c
resent the United States Navy in the
discussion Of naval questions. as Cen
eral Tasker H.. Bliss represents tho
The naval as well us the military lead
crs OF the cobclligcrents have impor-
tant problems 10 settle before their
ditons under which hostil!ties might
cease with the power of the German
war machine broken and fettered be-
yond any possibility of disputing any
problem OF peace America and The
allies may decide to impose.
Colonel House, President Wilson's
rope MS the personal representative OF
the President on an official mission
This announcement is authorized ohi-
cially. but further informa ton is with
held
The fact that Colonel House left for
Europe several days before President
Wilson's tinal reply to Germany was
step o! the Presidents negotiations
with Germany has been taken in fun
tcc'lc with the enttrte governments
1t also is taken 10 indicate that de-
cision TO transmit; the German plea II
the allies under certain conditions was
reached even before the last note from
Berlin was received
HAD LONG BEEN DEEMED
THE LOGICAL SELECTION
Colonel House long has been rccog-
nized as the logical selection by the
President TO represent him in such
conferences as now are to be held.
probably than any living man, but he
is believed to be peculiarly lifted for
the task at hand. He has made fire.
9uent trips TO Europe since the war
began in 1914. conferring with leaders
in the leading beliigerent nations aud
by the President with gathering data
for use at the peace conference
Colonel House selected as his as
sistant in this work Il number o: ex-
Tetts in certain fields and a great mass
OF information has been gathered Much
quarters OF the American Geographical
Society III New York, and on his last
trip to that city after the first German
note was received, President Wilson
eramined the data in company with
Colonel House.
sons latest response 10 the German
note. together with the correspondence
incident thereto. making in all eleven
separate com mmunicatio ons. were not de-
iNered by cable to the entente govern
lnents until to-day OF course, London.
faris ana Rome already We're in pos
session OF the unofficial text OF the
notes as received through the pres. and
by radio. but these were not sufficient
Upon which TO base official action.