The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-26
WILSON RECEPTION
Was REMARKABLE
Paris Newspaper Declares No
Other Guest of Nation Was
Ever So hon0red.
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
President Begins Organizing the Amer
lean Peace Mission in Paris
AS If in Washington.

Paris, Dec. 18.-President Wilson's
official visit to Paris came to a close
last night. The Paris edition of the
London Daily Mail, in discussing the
Presidents reception, says:
He has had one Of the most re-
markable receptions ever accorded a
guest Of the French nation. Yester-
day the ceremony in the city hall was
no formal function given ia honor of
a distinguished visitor, but a grateful
tribute to a sister republic whose aid
assured the victory of the Allied
arms"
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy,
who will reach Paris Thursday, will
visit the President Friday afternoon,
according to present arrangements.
President and Mrs. Wilson went for
an automobile ride today IN the out
skirts of Paris, the skies having
frightened towards noon.
During the rainy morning Mr. Will
son worked in his study, being obliged
to forego his expected trip to the golf
links at Versailles
To Support ItaIy's Claim.
In the afternoon the President saw
! Count Macchie di CeIlere, the high
commissioner of Italy for America,
| with whom Mr.. Wilson had several
important conferences on the steam
ship George Washington during the
voyage from the United States
1t is known Mr.. Wilson feels the
warmest sympathy for Italy's claim
| arising from the war and the Presi-
dent virtually told Count Cellere the
| extent to which he was willing to sup
port them during the forthcoming in
formal conferences with the premiers
Of the Entente governments.
Dinner for President.
The American Ambassador, William
G. Sharp, gave a dinner this evening
IN honor of President and Madame
Poincare and President and Mrs. Viii
son. The guests included the ambas-
sailors to France, the presidents of
the senate and chamber, the ministers
of marine and foreign affairs, Mar
| shaIs Joffre and Foch and the project
| of the Seiene and their wives, the
American delegates to the peace con-
| ference and Generals Pershing, Bliss
and Harris
Wilson Down to Business.
Paris, Dec. 17.-During the inter
walls between official calls and visits
today, the President was engaged IL
| affairs of state much after the manner
of his procedure in the White House
| offices. He did considerable business
over the telephone, just as at home.
President Wilson has been insisting
that the American peace mission or
ganize it's machinery so that the peO-
pie in the United States can begin to
know what is happening. Meanwhile
the mission is trying to get itself set
tied so as to begin preliminary work.
Joseph c. Grew, formerly counsellor
of the American embassy in Vienna,
will take charge of the official an
nouncements which will be ordinarily
transmitted to the United States. He
| will have as assistants Ray Stannard
Baker and Macmillan Foster.
President Wilson, after passing the
| early forenoon indoors reading a large
number of letters, started by motor
car for a visit to Versailles, where
the final meeting of the peace confer
ence will be held, going by way Of the
| Bots de Boulogne. The President was
accompanied by Mrs. Wilson
At the conclusion of his address at
| the city hall today the President was
presented with the great gold medal
of the city of Paris. To Mrs. Wilson
was presented a diamond brooch
adorned with an enamel dove.
Christmas With Army.
! Paris, Dec. 17=President Wilson
will leave Paris on Christmas eve and
go to American general headquarters.
From headquarters he will proceed to
the American front. He will have
| Christmas dinner with the American
troops, and not with the American
| Ommander-in-chief or other officers
Paris Welcomes Wilson.
Paris, Dec. 16.-Presfdent and Mrs.
Wilson made their entry into Paris Sat
urday morning, greeted by well nigh
half the population not only Of the city
but of the surrounding districts. They
we're attended by President Poincare,
Premier CIemenceau and others among
the most eminent figures Of France
| Flowers we're dropped around their car
riage; airplanes winged overhead; guns
sounded. But observers were i'm
pressed with something more than the
magnitude and beauty of the reception
by some quality Of warmth that made
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