The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-19
WILSON Will
make VISIT
TO ENGLAND
next WEEK
Newspaper Men Have First
Meeting With Delegates
Date of Conference Still in
Doubt.
MEETS CLEMENCEAu
fBy Associated fress.1


PARIS, Dec. 19-Premier Clemen-
ceau and Colonel E. NJ. House visited
President Wilson this morning at his
Paris residence. the Murat mansion
The callers arrived at the presidential
residence at about 10 o'clock
The French premier and the Presi-
dent were engaged for more than an
hour in an intimate discussion.
Colonel House also conferred with
the President during the morning.
The Presidents engagements for
the day caused him to postpone his
plans for recreation, but he hoped
to take a short drive with Mrs. Will
son.
Date Undetermined.
The American peace commissioners
conferred with American newspaper
correspondents for the first time to-
day. All other correspondents were
excluded. 1t was stipulated that none
of the announcements to be made was
for the purpose of publication, being
only for the guidance of the cores
pondents.
The date Of the first meeting of the
inter-allied conference has not been
determined, nor has the date of the
first assembling of the peace con-
gress. 1t has not been determined
whether the actual session will be
opened. President Wilson's inclina-
tion is said to be that the session be
opened as far as possible, but it is
expected that it will develop that
much of the work will be done conf.
dentially and then perfected openly.
News that President Wilson con-
sidered coming to London next week
was received by the British govern
ment through an Official channel to-
day. 1t caused considerable surprise
and necessitated hurried reconsider
alton of plans by Premier Lloyd
George. who had intended to meet the
President for a brief conference in
Paris and then proceed to Monte Car
10 for a few days rest.
President Wilson was today handed
an address of welcome by the Central
Union Of French agricultural associa-
tions, on behalf Of it's $500 affiliated
organizations.
After pointing out the share that
the rural classes had in winning the
victory for the allies, the address sets
forth the peculiar conditions under
which agriculture is operating, and
calls the attention of the peace con-
ference to the fact that protection is
necessary for its normal development
and for the resumption of agricultural
effort in regions devastated by the
war.
Count Romanones, Spanish premier,
is coming to Paris to interview Pres
ident Wilson. He will be accompanied
by Robert M. Scotch, secretary of the
American embassy and Senores Pal
acio and Espionza, high officials of
the foreign office. During his absence
Amalie Jimeno. minister of the inter-
ior, will act as premier. Count Rom
anones is expected to be away from
Madrid for at least six DAYS.
When it became known that Pres
ldent Wilson was coming to Europe,
King Alfonso and members of the cab
met approached Joseph E. Willard,
American Ambassador, to see If il
could be arranged for Mr. Wilson to
come to Spain. This was not SO much
for political object as it was to
show him the spot from which Col
umbus sailed to discover the New
World.
The result of the negotiations was
that Mr.. Wilson could not come to
Spain but would be glad to discuss
future relations between Spain and
the United States with Count Rom
anOnes. News of the latter's intention
to go to Paris has created a most
excellent impression throughout Spain
and opinion is generally expressed
that it will strengthen the friendl:-
relations between the United States
and Spain.