Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-29
PEACE COMMISSION
MAY BE ANNOUNCED
BEFORE N|GHTFALL
Secretary Lansing Messrs.
House and White Sug-
gested.

ffeSlQenC WILSON Is UuSy IOudy
crowded with affairs of first impor-
tance, both international and domestic.
He is conferring with his cabinet
this afternoon upon some of the sub
jects, and others will command his at
tention in his study in later hours.
Appointments to public Office which
must be made before he leaves the
seat of government and the draft Of
the forthcoming message to Congress
also engage his attention.
1t was understood this morning that
announcement of the personnel Of the
made before nightfall. The gossips had
it that the commission would comprise
three members instead Of five, and in
the early hours of the day they talked
of Secretary Lansing, Col. House and
former Ambassador Henry White as
probable selections, subject to change
without notice.
Other Selections.
Carter Glass, representative in Con-
gress from Virginia and one of the crea-
tors Of the federal reserve act, was men,
toned as possible member of the Fed
eral Reserve Board. The secretaryship
Of the Treasury and the director general
ship of railways are also to be decided
upon shortly. ...-+
The understanding this morilnt was
that the President will go to Congress
Monday with his address before joint
enable him to keep to the schedule as
at present arranged. to sail from New
York Tuesday. No word had been
given to the officers Of Congress as to
the hour of his appearance.
The House and Senate will meet at
noon Monday. The first business in
order in the House will be the calling
more than fifty minutes. After that q
committee would be appointed from
the House and Senate to notify the
President that the Congress is in ses-
sion and awaiting any communica-
tion he might desire to make It that
committee should find the President
in his room adjacent to the Senate
chamber. the notification would be a
brief ceremony and the President
could then address the joint session
Monday afternoon. The Senate, after
calling the roll, short procedure, will
await the Presidents pleasure.
Interest in Massage.
Interest and expectation over the
Presidents message has increased
within the past few days, spurred on
by comments in the press and the
lack of information possessed by the
public or impaired by any of the
Presidents circle of intimates, If they
have any detailed knowledge.
1t might be said that public interest
in the message has reached a stage of
anxiety, as so much is held to depend
upon the scope of it, as well as the
character. Reconstruction haIts in
every field where it must be UNDER
taken until the business world can
gain an idea of how the government
is going about that part of the task
which is purely governmental and by
which business must be guided
In every quarter the hope is voiced
that the President will not relegate
the subject to the future with a gen
eral statement. but will go into It in
detail and lay down the framework of
the legislation which Congress ought
to pass.
Congress and others have been
given to understand that the Presi-
dent is equipped with information on
the subject of reconstruction, fur
nished him by the heads of the several
governmental boards that have con-
trolled business. industry, transporta-
ton and finance during the war. and
they assume that recommends tfons
have been made to him by these ofh-
cials. speaking from experience.
Peace Commissions Work.
Equal interest attaches in every
quarter to what the President NAV
say about the work of the peace COM
mission. No one knows how far he
may feel justified in going at this
time in discussing details Of the great
questions which are to come up for
settlement either at the coming meet
ing OF the commissioners or possibly
at an adjourned meeting to deal with
academic and altruistic problems aft
er the conference has settled the
terms Of peace.
It is deemed possible that the Presi-
dent might consider it inadyisab Bile to
discuss more than the general out
lines of the work of the Commission.
disappointment. it is declared in
Congress circles. since the fourteen
terms of his former message to Com
gresS dealt with the broad framework
Of the aftermath of peace. What the
statesmen are eager to have eluci-
dated now, If it is within the Presi-
dents conception of the properties. is
elaboration and practical application
of some Of the general statements in
the fourteen specifications.