Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-30
Secretary Lansing, Colonel
House, Henry White, Gen.
eral Bliss VIII Go.
SECRETARY BAKER WILL
RELIEVE WILSON LATER
Labor And Congress Disap-
pointed In Not Being Repre-
scented AT Peace Table.
By Robert J. Bender

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Nov. 3O-Presi9ent Will
son will bgin his direct official con
ference with leaders of the allied ma.
tons about December II.
Having announced the personnel Of
the American delegation-See
Lansing, Colonel House, Henry White
and General Bliss--the president =
plans for leading the commission are
now complete. Owing to the fact that
at is not imperative that he be in Paris
before December ia, however, thcre
vii be no rush about his leave taking
next Tuesday, OF exceptional speed in
his'-trans-ocean journey.
Deliver Message Monday
at the white house il was said Pres
tdent Wilson probably would deliver
rs annual message to congress at one
o'clock Monday afternoon.
OFFICIAL announcement of America q
peace commission carried only vDu s,r.
prlse-the name of General Bliss. If
iad been expected by those well in
formed that should delegation contain
1--we members, Secretary Houston would
be added to the four originally fore.
rasted by the United Press and cor.
t'rmed last night.
Secretary of War Baker will 90 4,
france IN month or six weeks to re
heve President Wilson at the head OF
tue delegation when Wilson leaves for
nome
Ambassador Davis on Ship.
glance at the personnel of the mar.
ty to- go to Europe with the president
disclose some interesting figures. For
sasfance, the newly named American
Ambassador to Great Britain, John w.
Davis, is expected to be aboard tho
presidents ship, thus giving the two
an opportunity for discussing Diplomat.
le matter that may arise in England
during the peace conference and which
DAVIS IS responsible for handling. Da-
VS. will leave the presidential party
PROBABLY at Brest, where the Ameri-
cans will land, and will 90 Oh 20 his
post in England. -
Among the women in the party will
oe Mrs. Auchincloss, daughter of Gallon.
g House, and the wives Of sevaraI
prominent American war workers in
france, in addition to the state ladies
aboard.
Lobbies Under Way
With the peace conference now
drawing ncar. international lobbies of
atl kinds and merits are getting under
way. In addition to the exnecT,a sa,l
"t Miss Jane Adams for an iuterna.
t'onal gathering of women in Holland
~ take mp peace problems, the Zion,s,s
aud anti-Zionists arc sending deleoa.
tons to London and Paris, Andrew Fu.
fuseth, marine labor leader. will he
near the scene of the peace conference
"atehful of the interests Of American
eeamen and Americas merchant mar
sne, and from across the water come re.
ports that all Of tR little nationoIit;es
which have been under Germas domi.
nation are organizing their lobbies fo,
participation at the peace table.
Labor and congress were disappc:nt.
ca in President Wilson selection OF
delegates. Both hoped for repreenta
ton at the peace table.
viii Vent Feelings.
The senate today gave signs Of vent.
9ag its feelings next week over what
members consider slight BY the prcg
tdent in ignoring that body, both in his
appointment of delegates and in refus
ing to take members in to his conf
dence on his peace plans. The off
eial announcement of the delegates re-
ferred to "peaee conferences. This
led to revival of speculation as to q
preliminary session TO dispose of more
urgent questions and subsequent ses
sion 10 dispose of less pressing impor
tance,
Joseph Grew. formerly charge of the
American embassy In Berlin, will be
secretary of the American peace deIega
tion.