The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-28

Washington, Nov. 2t-lreSident
Wilson's plans 10 attending inc
peace conference are all matured
with the exception of the day and hour
Of sailing, His departure, however, Is
certain early next week.
It is entirely probable that the first
announcement Of the personnel OF the
American delegs-on viii be made IN
The presidents address to the opening
|of congress, which will DE delivered
Monday or Tuesday. At the same
time the president may make SOME
thing in the nature CT a statement to
the country as well as to congress
on his going to Europe, something no
other president has ever dahe.
The most important announcement
that has yet beer made Of the official
plans came today. 1t was that there
would be absolutely no censorship on
the news on which the American
newspaper correspondents send back
home. At the personal request OF
President Wilson both the British and
French Governments viii entirely re-
lax all censcrships on all American
newspaper dispatches telling OF the
deliberations.
Furthermore, to facilitate the trans
mis- sion OF news to this country, the
government. through its recently ac-
quircd control OF the cable lines, viii
giev news preference In transmis-
sion second only to goverlalent Off
cial business News will take prefer
ence over all commercial business on
cable lines.
George Creel chairman OF the com
mittee on public lfntprmsfion, also
announced today that the commit
tees machinery in Paris woul& ex-
ercise nothing whatever approaching
q censorship on the dispatches tcllins
| OF the progress Of the conference Al
/ the committees facilities, MIR. Cree
said. are TO be devoted TO helpir.
| the American newspaper correspond
ents get the news back home. Th'
committees offices in Paris will b.
fused as headquarters fer newspaper
correspondents, stenographers, type
writer's ard interpreters are to b.
provided and the committees machin-
cry also will he used to assist thu
correspondents to get their dispatche.
on the cables
Until two or three days ago there
We're grave doubts as To whether an!
American newspaper correspondent;
at all would be permitted TO accompany
President Wilson on the trip. There
was. however. tC be no restrictions
on the passage Of newspaper men tC
France, by any means they righi
| find available.
Mr.. Creel toos the position mat tnt
American people should be Informed
of the movements of the president al
all times through their ONLY source ol
information which is the oaily news
!papers and upon his representation
it finally concludel1 T. include a cor
respondent of the Associated Press an.
correspondents OF the other press aa-
gociations in the presidents offic-
ial party aboard the liner George
lWashington.
IL was decided at the same .ime L
eiye correspondents Of individua
newspapers on the army tcanspor
Orizaba which will sail from IlohokeI
lSunday at noon she will be part Q
the convoy OF the presidents shir
which viii include the super-dread
lnaught Pennsylvania and number .
lother naval ships.
! Besides the presidents ofiieia. part.
1.-THE George Washington will carry
naval crew Of more than 1000 of
ficers and men. The George Washing
ion. being 3 faster ship viii arriV
lin France at about tho same Zine a
1.-THE Olizaba
1t seems 70 be settled. although II
lofficial announcement has been mad
that tho president will 90 first di
lrectly to France alrd later to Englan
land possibly Italy Il he intends to Wis
it any Isuropen countries, his plan
Ihpvp noi baen made nuh'ic