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PRESIDENT WILSON WILL
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Wilson will attend the opening ses
sions Of the peace conference rhi
was announced tonight officially. HI
will go Immediately after the con
vening of the regular session Of con
gress on December ?. This officia
statement was issued at the Whit,
House.
"The president expects 20 sail fol
France Immediately after the omen.
ing OF the regular session of congress
for the purpose Of taking part in the
discussion and settlement of the
main features of the treaty of peace
II is not likely that it will be possible
for him TO remain throughout the
sessions of the formal peace confer
ence. but his presence at the outse,
is necessary in order TO obyiate the
manifest disadvantages OF discussion
by cabinet in determining the great
er outlines of the final treaty about
which he must necessarily be con
suited He viii. Of course. be &C
companied by delegates who will sit
rs the representatives Of the United
States throughout the conference
"'The names OF the delegates viii
be presently announced"
How long the president viii remain
abroad he himself cannot say now
The time for the converting of the
peace conference has not yet been
announced, but the general belief
mere is that il cannot be assembled
before late in December at the earl
lest II such proves the case, the
president will be absent from the
country for at least a month and pro-
badly longer
President Reveals NJ Plans.
What plans the president may
have for his trip other than to attend
she opening Of the peace conference
and to participate in the discussions
which will precede il, have not been
revealed. He undoubtedly will be
accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and it
is expected here that besides visiting
Paris, where the peace congress prob
ably will be held, he will 20 to Lon
don, and possibly to Brussels and
Rome.
Mr. Wilson is expected to receive
abroad a reception such as has been
accorded but few men in public life
lie sill be welcomed not only as the
president Of the United States and
the commander-in-chief Of its ar
mics and navy, but also as the cham
pion Of world democracy.
In visiting Europe the president
will establish two precedents. He
win be the first chief executive Of
the United States to participate in a
peace conference for the settling Of
issues growing out of war in which
this country participated and like
visa he will be the first president to
leave North America during his term
of office.
Wilson Influenced by Allied Premiers
In reaching his decision to attend
the peace conference President Will
son is understood to have been in
fluenced largely by representatives
from Premiers Lloyd George Of Great
Britain and Clemenceau OF France
and other statesmen of the entente
countries. The principles and terms
of settlement enunciated by the
president have been accepted BY both
the associated nations and the cen
trail powers as the basis upon which
peace is to be re-established and it is
understood that il is for the working
out of the application Of these prin-
ciples that his presence is so earn
estly desired by the allied statesmen.
Since the president is to sail for
France early next month. IL seems
certain that he viii reach Paris sew
eral weeks before the peace congress
assemblies His purpose Is believed
here TO be TO participate in the con.
ference now proceeding at Versailles
as the preliminary to the meeting Of
the peace commissioners. lie thus
viii have opportunity 10 discharge
in penon for the first time the du.
tiese " his membership In the su-
prems War Council In which he Is
dow represented BY Colonel y. ~
House.
In The general view here the sea.
slsns " the supreme War Council.
which bflns Together The entente pre-,
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