Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-27
PREMIER AND PRESIDENT
AT MEMORABLE MEETING
DISCUSS PEACE PROGRAM
Great Crowds Call for Speech
From Executive as He Enters
10 Downing Street
HE HAS MANY CALLERS
Representatives of Three Par.
ties and Former Premier AS !
quith Attend Luncheon
BIZ Associated Press.

BIZ Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 27-Premier Lloyd
George. accompanied by Sir Maurice
Hankey, secretary to the Committed
on Imperial Defense, arrived at
Buckingham Palace at 1890 o'clock
this morning for a conference with
President Wilson. The day was darK
and rainy but a big crowd assembled
before the premier made his appear<
ance.
Mr.. Wilson was astir early this
morning and was busy with his secs
retary. There were number Of
American callers and the Duke OF
Connaught and Sir Richard Herscheu
visited the palace before the arrival
of the premier. A. J. Balfour, scores
tary OF state for foreign affairs, walks
ed over from the foreign Office to ate
tend the conference between Mr
Lloyd George and the President.
The company invited to meet Press
ident Wilson for the luncheon ar-
ranged to be held today at Premiet
Lloyd Georges residence comprised e
small gathering of elder statesmens
the personnel including the leaders
In the past and present government9
and the heads of the three POLITICAL
parties, conservative. liberal and Las
bor.
The luncheon gave occasion for tho
first visit by former Premier Asquith
to the premier's official residence
since the liberal leader resigned hia
ONCE.
The Presidents conference with
Premier Lloyd George and Foreign
Secretary Balfour lasted until close
left In separate motor cars for ths
premier's residence In Downing
street. The premier passed the pal<
ace gates first and the crowd of some
1000 persons which, despite the rain
that was failing had gathered to sec
the President gave Mr.. Lloyd George
a passing cheer.
President Wilson, who was accom<
panied by Sir Charles Gust, the klng'e
eauerrY, followed almost immediatlW
His car proceeded at a slow pace and
the people assembled gave him q
hearty cheer which repeated again
and again as the car passed down thq
the premier. The President acknowis
edged the cheers by smiling and bow4
ing and lifting his hat.
II was 1:40 o'clock when the presie
dent drove up to 10 Downing streeG
He was the tenth of the guests for the
prime ministers luncheon to arrive
there. He was given an enthusiastic
greeting from the crowd.
OF the luncheon guests. including
representatives of all parties, the Eart
of Reading was the first to arrive.
Premier Lloyd George and Scores
tary Balfour were cheered by the
crowds, but 1t was evident that 1t wae
President Wilson they were waiting
for AS soon as his car reached th4
outskirts of the crowd In WhitehaY
and turned into Downing street. &
great cheer was raised. Through the
line OF people the car rapidly drew up
at No. 10, about 100 yards up Downs
ing street Rear-Admiral Grayson, who
escorted the president, stepped ou1
and was followed by the president
himself. $780,
Frantically cheering, the,
could no longer restrain itself
surged by the police. right up to t.ay
entrance of the house, swarmtng about
the presidents car.
President Wilson smiling, raised his
hat and bowed. The crowd cried for
speech, but the president. smiling, and
waving his hand, disappeared into the
house.
President Wilson's conferences to<
day with other statesmen are descrlos
ed in American quarters as having
been very satisfactory. The President
spent more than three hours before
Premier Lloyd Georges luncheon IN
intimate discussion with the premier
and Foreign Secretary Balfour at
buckingham Gaiace BOiuB over tHo
general aspects of the fourteen points
of his peace program. The whole
discussion was O general one. No
official announcements were made as
the result OF the conference. and af-
terward the President continued tha
discussions with the British states
men at the luncheon In Downing
street and later resumed them nc
Buckingham palace.
It was learned that a great deal OF
progress was made in making clear
some phases of the Presidents points
which are uppermost in the minds OF
the British, principally as regards the
question of British naval supremacy.
At Buckingham palace. before the
luncheon, President Wilson. the
prime minister and the foreign secre-
tary met in one of the rooms of the
Presidents suite before an open hres
1t was an entirely informal confer>
ence intended to develop the most iii-
innate aspects OF the situation.
The President did a great deal OF
the talking and 1t was said afters
ward that nothing developed TO shoW
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