Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-26
WAR COUNCIL IS
READY TO START
h Colonel House and Admiral
Benson Arrive in France
to Represent U. S.
TO FRAME ARMISTICE TERMS
Draft of Conditions to Submit
to Germany To Be Drawn
Up at Versailles.
UNITED ACTION IS PLANNED
Purpose Is to Present Com
= mon Front to Enemy by
Allied Agreement.
TO FRAME ARMISTICE TERMS
UNITED ACTION IS PLANNED

WASHINGTON, oct. 25.--Arr.val
an france OF Colonel T.. NJ. House.
hTesident Wilson's personal repre-
tentative and Admiral BeAson, the
highest ranking officer in the Amer
bcan navy. has cleared the way for
Ehe beginning OF such deliberations
by the supreme war council ut Yer
Hailles as may be necessary to frame
lrhe draft OF an armislice to be sub
Emitted TO Germany. The premiers
khf the allied countries. who make
Mp the political element OF the coun-
WIl, can be assembled at short no
lice, but IL is presumed their pres
rnce will not be necessary until the
military and naval members have
rompletedo their work.
Il WAS said today in official quar-
ters that Colonel House would not
he a member OF the council, at least
FOR the present; that he simply Is
he eyes and ears OF the president in
Europe, charged with ascertaining
he exact state OF public and pri-
Nate feeling in regard 10 all matters
connected with the war. Possessed
OF full knowledge Of this nature, ii
is believed The president will be
even better prepared than hereto
fore to deal with every phase Of the
ICompleX problems tnat Will arise
as soon as negotiations for an ar
nris;ice and peace are fully under
way.
United Front Planned.
Individual views OF the entente
.powers are certain to develop as to
the action OF President Wilson in
boldly STATING the war aims OF the
NEnited States; in fact 1t is under
Stood that the president desires 10
have these disclosed at the earliest
( possible moment 90 that a united
\ front on these questions might be
presented TO the common enemy by
prior agreement among the ooun-
tries fighting the central powers.
Colonel House will be in position
10 learn these separate views and
perhaps TO reconcile apparently con-
fhcting Interests and desires
through personal discussions.
Later Colonel House may take a
place at the council table IL Presi-
dent Wilson desires. The president
has a vote in the council in the dis
position of political matters and it
Is regarded as possible that he|may
delegate this power TO Colonel
House. II has been suggested, how
StVer that the use of the term vote"
In connection with the proceedings
Of the council is misleading. What
is meant Is rather voice in the pro-
eeedings, for there is to be no vot-
ing in the ordinary sense; no qucs-
non OF majoritieS or minUrities. The
members are charged TO breach
freely for discussion, any subjects
they please. and II any line OF action
Is deemed necessary each represen-
auve will notify his own govern
ment Of the general sense of the
council and it will be for the home
government 10 give the necessary
Instructions for any change in
policy
Benson on Naval Board.
Admiral Bensons status differs
from that of Colonel House in that
ne presents himself at Versailles in
MS capacity as the ranking officer
OF the American navy and Conse-
quently probably will be welcomed
as an expert and authority by the
technical members of the council.
no one knows the extent of the
powers with which he has been
,lothed by the president or Secre-
tary Daniels, but ii is assumed that
ne can give any orders necessary to
carry out the naval phases of any
arm!stice that is agreed upon, so far
ss 1t may be nee cessary to affect the
american naval forces in European
waters.
-. The official copies of President
Wilson'S latest response to the Ger
man notes. together with the cor
iespondence incident thereto. MAX
ing IN all eleven separate commune
cations, were not delivered by cable |
70 me entente governments until |
touay. or course, London, Paris |
and Rome already were in pos
session of the unofficial text of the
notes as received through the press
ana by radio. but these were not
SIlticlent upon which to base Off
clal action.
Neneral Tasker II. Bliss, the army |
representative Of this country on the |
war council. has been stationed in |
france several months.