Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-19

Fs$1 is et the United. States. President
s. Nads. while President TAFT visited
~ E&SntY Roosevelt and also president
st Visited the Panama Canal Mono.
hsihusd 70 perform the 'H Functions iSSst Of
M E3Alr office while on the visits to the
s sshd hI nstruE,0ns r to
the President also could in this man:
ner attend to any pressing matters of
~ importance here while he is abroad.
PRESIDENT LIKELY TO
TRAVEL on DREADNOUGHT
- In all probability the President will
iieship, probably on one Of the pavy,:s
snip II Is he is On
be absent from the country only for
such time ias he actually is on for,
II tho President intends to delegate
any Of the functions OF his office to
Vice President Marshall. the Vice Pres
fact in itself was accepted in some
quarters as clearly indicating that the
= President has decided that his physical
absence from the country does not ere
ate such vacancy in the office as
to fall within the section of the Con
stitution which clothes the Vice Pres
f1dent with authority to discharge the
duties Of the office during the inabil
ity of the President to act.
sslent's absence will have on the work
~ Congress was freely discussed to-
nSsght In congressional circles. Many
ss}heid that the President could not APP
prove or veto legislation while absent.
as the actual signature of the Presi-
9ent is required, Under the provision
S.Ss the Constitution, If bills are not
acted upon by the chief executive
withini ten days, after their passage
they automatically become effective.
LITTLE IMPORTANT BUSINESS
49, IN CONGRESS NEWT MONTH
. Very little important business will
pc transacted by Congress i'll Decem-
Der under the program as now outlined
! No pressing legislative matters now
Z be completed before the expected ad-
4, journment of Congress for over the
Christmas holidays. And if Congress
& docs adjourn it will not reassemple un-
Y til early in January, and the President
ward.
There was no statement Tonight as
TO whether the American delegates to
company the President or will follow
at a later date. In some quarters II
was regarded as likely that they would
ke the trip with the President so as
TO have the advantage. of conferences
- gth representatives OF tho allied ma
q ttQns before the peace congress con-
Genes
.s..a.N HEAD DELEGATION
Lansing undoubtedly will
' Others regarded as probably selections
as delegates are Colonel House, Louis
S,n1 Brande ss associate JUSTICE of the
msI SecrStaTy Of State. ,,
chief OF staff and military reprcsenta-
tiye Of the United States OH the supreme
way council. is expected to head the
country who will assist in the work
q the peace conference, while Vice
& ASmtral Sims probably will be selected
The Presidents appearance at the
conference may bring about the at
tendance of King George OF England
the king Of italy and the soveregns
Greece. II would be natural for these
+ men to lend their presence to con-
fstence DISTINGUISHED by tho personal
nttendance OF the President OF the
IT. was officially learned to-day that
Andre Tardieu, French high commits
sioner to the United States. who Will
ns back In France this week, has been
chosen by Premier Clemenceau as one
\ ottthe Representatives OF tho French
fn1EA:Ns PEACE CONFERENCE
i WILL BE HELD SOON
4 The Presidents announcement set
/ sIes TWO questions. The first of these
is me TACT tina; the peace conference
J. WI! be an early one. beginning in
december; the second is that 1, will be
&Aall at Versailles.
SSngress, presumably on the day it's
SSEnlar session opens, to explain more
yHinutely the reasons why. at this time
a5,! is IMPERATIVE for him to go abroad
&Eo Tar toward modifying the feeling
I'm certain quarters OF the Senate and
SHne Rouse that it is unwise for him
$fo leave the country.