The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-04

New York. Doc G.-Strikir5 eyl- dencc e the preparedness of the American government 10 enter ip'o peace negotiations was given here to- night in an announcement that Z" members CT an advisory commission Of experts who pave made q years study Of practical and economic conditions in lHurcqe and Asn will sail With President Wii]on and his fellow dele rates on the George Washington.
 With them vii 20 several tons of documents and maps which together with ether records or their investiga- tions already ih Paris or on the way. comprise g collection of international data said 10 b& without parallel !n his tory.
 These ad,iIr. to the peace commit tee Nho have eonductcd az exhaustive inquiry into fteign affairs Dy authar- ity os tho prebdtnt and under the d. rection of Colonel F. r House Amer ican ciYiliaI member of the inter \allied war council and a delegate 10 the peace conference, include experts in international law, college profess sors, rated as specialists in the history and politics or various nations, and or ficers Of he military inteilr-en1e dlVt- sion of the army
 Uslna he building of tho American GeorEra phical Society here, they hay" accumulated, through studies whicA began in November. 1917. yoluminous records. which. because ol their great value. have been rulrdcd day dnd night
 In fact, details Of the invostiEat1on, which j. known officially ds the h. nui1y." have been withheld from pub licaiion until It's results were safe on ship5oard. Except for occasional pub ncation of the Tact that peace data was being assembled by commission directed by Colonel House and that information gained from this source enabled him, as a member of the inter national ccnfer0nce WricE drafted the German amistce terms, to amaze his ae sociates with his intimate !nOwl- edge of European affairs, the Ameri- can people have not been informed ot the activities of an official organiza- tion without precedent in the nation s history,
 More than l@ persons comprised the personnel Of Inc inquiry which was financed out of the special emer- eency war funi placed hy congress at the presidents disposal, according tC an announcement by the geographical society The state and war depart ments Co-oporated together and both will share in future possession Of he data brought together.
 The inve9tlgation it was stated, took the form oi "a fact study, conducted in q scientific spirit Oy specialists and scolars, both American and from va rious European counties affected oE tho war" end Tn order to give nigh value to any s,atement of tact, the in quiry has been entirely independent Of any political hypothesis"
 During its progress, tae announce ment said, every important nationality of Europe and western Asia sent rep resentatives here for conference with the commission and numerous secret documents, together with ire texts ol treaties signed durins the war, which never have been published in fon were assembled.
 In its final stages the inquiry was centered on territorial uattera, and the members going abroad with the president, with the egception Of repre- sentatiyes Of the state department are territorial specialist Part of the staff in international law, including David q. Miller, asairman of the law com mittee of the state department, al- ready is in Europe, 1t was stated
 Among members of the inquiry who will accompany the president are:
 Director Dr. s. [. Mezes, president Of the College of tho City of New York.
 Chief Territorial Specialist Dr.. 1siah Bowman, director of the Ameri-