Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-28
France and England to
Let Down Bars at
Wilson's Request.
DISPATCHES SECOND
Reports of Sessions to
Give Way Only to Of
ficial Business.
CONGRESS TO HEAR PLANS
President Likely to An
nounce Program on
Convening.
CONGRESS TO HEAR PLANS

WASHINGTON. Nov. 27.-Presr
dent Wilson's plans for attending the
peace conference are all matured
with the exception OF the day and
hour Of sailing. His departure. how
ever, Is certain early next week.
II Is entirely probable tnat the
first announcement OF the personnel
or the American delegation will be
made In the presidents address to
the opening OF congress. which will
be delivered Monday or Tuesday. At
the same time the president may
make something In the nature OF a
statement to the country. as we'll as
to congress. on his going to Europe,
something no other president has
ever done
The most important announcement
that has yet been made In connec-
tion with the official plans for the
peace conference came today II
was that there would be absolutely
no censorship on the news on which
the American newspaper corres-
pondents send back home. At the
personal request OF President will
son both the British and French
~ 'i'N"NH VIII tHNlIcly TtAN all
censorship on all American news
paper dispatches telling OF the de-
llberations Furthermore. to facili-
tate the transmission OF news TO this
country, the government, through its
recently acquired control OF the
cable lines. will give news a prefer
ence In transmission second only to
government official business. News
VIII take preference over all COM
mercial business on cable lines.
Crcei WIN Help.
George Crcel. chairman OF the
committee on public information,
also announced today that the COM
machinery in Paris would
nothing whatever approach
ing censorship on the dispatches
telling OF the progress OF the confer
once. All the committees facilities,
Mr. Creel said. are TO be devoted to
helping the American newspaper
get the news back
home. The committees offices In
Paris will be used as headquarters for
newspaper correspondents, stenog-
raphers, typewriters and interpret
erS are to. be provided, and the COM
machinery also will be used
20 assist the correspondents 10 get
heir dispatches on the cables.
Until two or three days ago thero
we're grave doubts as to whether
my American newspaper corre-
spondents at all would be permittedto
accompany President Wilson on tho
rip. There was. however, to be
10 restriction on the passage OF
newspaper men to France by any
means they might find available.
Nr. Creel took the position that tho
American people should be informed
u the movem ents OF the president at
I'll times, through their only source
II information. which Is the daily
newspapers, and upon his represen-
ations II finally was decided TO In
'lude a correspondent OF the Asso-
,iated Press and correspondents OF
he other press associations In the
Presidents official party aboard the
iner George Washington. Ita was
lecided at the same time to give pas
age TO correspondents OF individual
newspapers on the army transport
which will sail from Ho-
'Oken Sunday at noon. She will bs
art OF the convoy OF the presidents
hip, which will include the super
readnaught Pennsylvania and a
lumber Of other naval ships
To France FIRST
BESIDES the presidents official
'arty the George Washington will
AIRY a naval crew Of more than
900 officers and mon. The George
Washington. being a faster ship. will
rrive in France at about the same
ime as the Ori2aha. II seems to be
rttled. although no official am
oHnCement has been made. that the
resident Will go first directly TO
rance and later TO England and
ssihly italy. II he intends TO visit
NY other European countries his
l.,ns bukrn NOT hopntra Lppu.,,