Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22
WILSON TO WITNESS
WORLDS GREATEST
EVENT IN PARIS
Kings and Queens Also VIII
Attend Great Peace Review
and Fete.
WILSON SPEECH EXPECTED

Washington, Nov. - The visit of
President Wilson TO France IS cX-
pected to coincide with a momentouS
gathering of reignIng Sovcreigns AMI
chiefs of State. the most important
and impressive perhaps since In" Con
gresS al Vienna. more than hundred
wears ago Intimations have already
come from Europe that grand review
of designated units ot the victorious
allied armies and fleets will take place
in Paris and will be witnessed by the
heads of the kingdoms and republics
which joined to defeat the menace oi
Pr1aeian mllitariSm
In connection with the assemblagc
of crowned heads and Presidents, the
chiefs of state of neutral countries are
expected to be in France by invitation
in order to enable them to participate
in convention the like Of which has
never been witnessed III the world $
history. The adjustment OF the prob
lens growing out OF the war Will al
feet not only the bclligercnt natlons.
but all other important nations rs we'll
The understanding IN Washington IS
that the neutral governments VIII he
invited to have representatives particl-
pate in the consideration OF the two
foremost international questions, the
formation of league OF nations and
tho determination Of what constitutes
freedom of the seas
As tho kings Of Great Britain. italy
and Belgium and the President OF
France are expected 10 greet Prcsl-
dent Wilson during his visit {" the
Peace Conference and t. participate
with him IN the discussions 81 the broad
outlines of the treaty ot peace. 50 The
heads of the neutral countries most IN
tcrcStcd particularly Span Holland.
Denmark. sweden Norway, and NwItzcr-
land and probably those OF the Balkan
nations and the other smaller nationalitics
that arc preparing 10 form governments
of their own. will have the opportunity OF
exchanging views over the tremendous
ISSUES involved They will bc attend
cd of course. by their prime ministers.
and The conferences viii have an influence
on the history of the world the import
ance cf which cannut he ovcrcstimated
The President Viii not remalr
through the peace conference. and aS
the discussions with neutral govern
ments about i league Of nations aud
the freedom Of the seas arc expected to
proceed whom the peace conference proper
has been concluded tho only opportunity
which the President Will have to lay his
views before the representatives Of AL
governments will he during the prelinu-
nary assembling Of nonarchS and chiefs Of
state, neutral as well as hclhgcrcnt
In these circumstances the gathering
of the peace delegates Will have an even
larger bearing on the world future than |
has been generally realized Every ma /,
tion and people viii he touched hy the /,
decisions reached The mnnarchs and
other chiefs of state who will attend viii .
all be ANXIOUS TO listen TO President vii I
sons views as to the principles that should /
govern the nations in adjusting the qucs- /
tions resulting from the war and il IS he /
hcved that the address which nc is ex-
pcctcd 10 deliver in tins connection viii
he the most striking and far-reachIng Of +
his career.
II is suggested tonight that tho Pres /
dent will bc an actual though not 2 per
manent delegate and 10 aNoid the en-
barrassn cnt Of tie chief Of a ma
tion participating III the rough and
tumble debates he would preside 81 the
initial sessions, beng only chosen Prcsi-
dent Of the conference, but giving place
when II is time for him Ia return TO tho
Vice President who will he the per
mancnt Chairman probably Clemenceau.
as il seems TO he understood now that
Versailles Will be the seat OF the treaty
and therefore a Frenchman
is naturally expected to sit 1T the head
OF the table
The itinerary OF the expedition IS
guarded rs though It were 4 State secret
of utmost importance but there are some
who ought TO know something about il,
and the following IS suggested as q pro-
bable outline of the expedition
Iecernher 2-Ad 10 Corlsrress con-