The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-20
WILSON in LONDON
President VIII Make the Trip
ON December 26. ~
Announcement Is Made Today
Visits King George.
ALL HARMONY WITH ALLIES
Italian Leaders in Conference
With Wilson Today.
Spanish Premier Arrives il
Paris for a Meeting.

London. Dec 20.-It was definitely
dent Wilson and Mrs. Wilson would
arrive in London on Thursday of next
week, December 26. They will be the
guests of King George at Buckingham
palace.
United at Conference.
Washington, Dec. 20.-The allies
and the United States are harmonious
| in the peace preliminaries, the state
department assured today.
This word was given to counteract
J German propa ganda, which seeks to
| split the nations by discord. While
the president has done comparatively
little in Paris SO far. he has been met
with extreme cordiality.
! It is admitted that certain differ
ences of opinions may develop. But
| the state department believes that
such will be the honest differences
which would prevail in any group
! with varied interests.
I The league of nations and freedom
of the seas are likely to encounter
rough going before the final settle
ment. But England's laborers were
for league of nations a year or more
| ago. The French now say that it is
| imperative. Freedom of the seas will
have many interpretations. There
| Will DC d1SCuSSAohS as ~
British naval strength and as to ap-
portionment of sea strength, in the
proposed international navy.
Return the Call.
| Paris Dec. 20.-President Wilson
will return King Victor Emmanuefs
call and will be his guest at dinner
tonight at the Italian embassy. The
president plans to visit London i'm
mediately after Christmas.
! ITALIAN leaders went into conference
with President Wilson today.
Premier Orlando and Foreign Sec
retary Sonnino called at the Murat
palace at II o'clock and were closeted
with the president for some time.
i Andre Tardieu, commissioner of
lFrance-American relations. went to
the palace to arrange final details for
the reception to the foreign diplo-
matte corps. president of the senate
Land a committee from that body. The
reception viii be held at $50 this
afternoon,
i President Wilson, in addition to the
/! conferences he had today with Italian
RI statesmen, also conferred with. Capt.
Andre Tardicu. French high commits
sioner to the United States. with whom
i, he discussed relief work in France,
and economic questions, including
. shipping. 1t is known that the French
. government is eager to place large
, shipbuiIding contracts in American
-
. it is said, intends to keep the yards
, free until the peace conference devel-
, ops fully what yards the United States
may need for the navy.
, Count Romanones, the Spanish
premier, arrived in Paris today. He
comes for conference with President
Wilson and representatives of the al
lies.
7 Details of Che trip to London are
being worked out by the president, ir
rryif Cnlo
Capt. Andre Tardieu, French high
1 commissioner to the United States
and members of the American EN-.
bassy staff in London. The president
will start for London Immediately
: after he has Christmas dinner with
the American troops in the field.
The president will not return di
e rectly to Paris. but it is expected h
!. | will visit the devastated regions o.
I northern France and Belgium. 1t il
about January on the eve of the frs
meeting of the inter-allied conferenc,
on January 6.
At Peace Conference.
The, opening meeting of the inter
:, allied conference will be confined 4
representatives of the allies and tn
United States who will arrange a com
g mon basis of action for the forma
. sessions of the peace congyess, whicl
will open toward the middle or latte
part Of January. 1t is expected tina
the German delegates will then b
present for the first time. 1t is poaSse
out that this is not negotiated peac
: but victorious peace based on tn
u virtual unconditional surrender, il
which the enemy has been compelle
i, to give up all demanded. The mai
& purpose of the preliminary confer
ence beginning early in January is t
II arrange common front for the peac
congress-.
For that reason the conferences go
= ing on between the president an
= Premie Orlando of Italy and late
y with Premier Lloyd George in Londo
Fl have an important. bearing on this pre-