Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-18
IlNS|NG BUSY IN WORK PLAN
 OF DELEGATES
r,, Secretary in Conference With 'p .uerican Delegation to Organize working Force.

nor;s Dec. 17.-President and Mrs. r,,son went for an automobile ride 'aov in the outskirts of Paris, the .ut .s;0s having frightened toward noon. nuring the rainy morning, MT. Will .on worked in his study, being obliged ,. a4 forego his expected trip to the golf links at Versailles.
 ''Ir In the afternoon, the President saw c,nnt Macchio Di Cellere, the High Commissioner of Italy, for America vith whom MT. Wilson had several imnortant conferences of the steam & .hn George Washing, our1ng the voy- 'ao ' from the United States.
 '' IT is known MT. Wilson feels the varmest sympathy for Italy's claims ,.sing from the war and the Presi- @ dont virtually told Count Cellere the avtent to which he was willing to snnport them during the forthcoming ;uformal conferences with the Prem lore of the entente governments. Paris, Monday, Dec. 16.-Secretary ['d State Lansing was In conference this morning with number of the members of the American delegation to the peace conference in an effort to organize the working force. The sec- retary met each individual separately and began the assignment of duties to the various members of the Amer ican group. Secretary Lansing said that it was clearly impossible to q. anything more than this preliminary work, such as the organization of aparate units, before the holidays, although there might be and probably would be informal conversations be- tween the American and entente dele- gates to the congress, as they meet socially and unofficia.ly
 President Wilson's visit to Versailles today was unannounced and informal. l NIT. Wilson's idea was to inspect the ! golf course, which on advice of the Rear Admiral Grayscn, his personal physician, he will probably visit as often as time permits. The driver, [vho was unacquainted with the route l missed the golf course and Mir. Wilson l saw only the palace returning to Paris 1 in time for luncheon.
 Tommorrow night the president will 1 attend the reception to be given by Ambassador Sharp at the American embassy. King Victor Emmanuel and l Queen Helena of Italy will be received at the Murat residence between , and | I o'clock Thursday evening.
 Todays reception was the last of the affairs arranged wholly by the French government. Hereafter all MT. Wilson's movements vii be arranged l f,r by his personal staff. His confer Mce with Premier Lloyd George Of Great Britain is still indefinite as to time, but it is not probable that it will occur before the end of ths week or the beginning of next.
 President Wilson, who is a keen ob- server of people and public opinion, is said to have been impressed by the hearty welcome of the French people as an evidence of interest in the prin- ciples he has expressed for the concert Of the nations and the preservation of ts"eS' AiS 10 uAdOl otOOu CO DC SOL Vinced that there are no differences in principle between the people of the warning nations. O.
 The arrival of the various officials 10 meet President Wilson has now been arranged for. The Italian prem Ter. Vittorio Orlando, and Foreign Minister SonninO will reach here Thursday. The British prime minister, David Lloyd George, and Foreign Sec fetary A. J. Balfour will probably reach Paris next Saturday or Sun aay With Premier Clemenceau the presence of these peace delegats will prmlt of discussions between the four eadlng powers-Great Britain, France
 tue United States and Italy.
 The inter-allied conference prob any will assemble next Monday, but me sessions will be brief, not exceed ng two days.
 me initial meeting of the inter-a1-
 ed conference probably will be held the French War Office, and will
 ~e President Wilson his first oppor-
 aaily to meet the delegates around @e conference table. After two days me varlous leaders will separate fol Chrlstmas holidays.
 Monday's reception was the last oi
 se affairs arranged wholly by the a.s arehch government. Hereafter all MT
 slsons movements will be arranged
 wr Dy his personal staff. His confer
 sace With Premier Lloyd George O.
 treat Britain is still indefinite a.
 sD,, ilme but it is not probaDle tnar I
 VIII occur before the end o fthis 'weel
 VI lne beginning of next.
 Alter the conferences he has had il
 lafS and the personal examination
 pe uas made into the situation here
 s,0 s.ssiaent Wilson has come to under
 sahu fully why the peace conference
 ssaaot get under way berore the frs
 < s,N tue year. The mere physical proposi
 n'n or getting the American mission
 'ne conference settled in it's office
 "a tremendous job.
 resident Wilson's visit to the Am
 asan ,s troops at the front and hi
 s'ew of them in Paris that is plan
 os n.y. VIII De out of the way by the frs
 %tae year. Meanwhile the informa
 dsais daierences which means so much an
 s". S.ue so much in laying the groun
 A TOT such task is before tn
 ase a,ss', conference, will continue. Tn
 sasssluent sa s..Vs is seeking to get acquaint
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