The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-17
President Is Said TO Be Confident
That All Differences OF Opinions
Can Be Settled Around Green
Table.
PLAIN THINGS MUST BE
SAID, HowEvER-wILsoN
America S Chief Representative Is
Planning to Say Them Without
Inourring Antagonism; Keeps
His Own Counsel.

Paris, (Mundayl Dec. After
conferences in Paris President Wilson
has come to understand fuzzy why the
the peace conference cannot get under
way before the first OF the year The
mere physical proposition OF getting
the American mission To the confer
ence settled In its offices Is a tremen-
dous job.
President wilson's visit to the Am-
erican troops al the front and his re-
view OF them In Paris that is planned
VIII be out OF the way by the first OF
the year. Meanwhile. the informal
conferences, which mean so much IN
laying the ground work for the peace
conference. will continue. The pres!-
dent IL seeking 10 get acquainted with
the men with whom he is 10 deal. ~ he
may discuss with the greatest freedom
the problems arising and develop the
value of the personal equation.
From the presidents point Of view,
{ IL H. indicated. there are plain things
20 he said and he wants 20 say them
and avoid antagonisms because, not
withstanding all the points upon whi'h
wide divergenccs of opinion have 1cen
expressed az representing public opin-
ION IN England and Franco the presl-
dent Is confident that an acceptable
agreement VIII be reached before the
( peace conference ad1ourns. Diplomatic
history shows that conferences OF this
I kind usually. if not invariably, AS
sembiv without definite programs 10
! work with and that such a conference
probably never accomplished precise
[ N what Is expected % H.
While things are shaping Tor the
great gathering, President Wilson a.
/ evidently working out his own plans
and for the most part keeping his own
I counsel
! President Wilson's health continues
I good lie has completely shaken Oft
the cold which followed him to Eu-
I rope He Is keeping In closest touch
I with affairs IN the United states
i through adviccs from the White
! House, from members of the cabinet
4 and the heads of some of the special
I war bureaus upon whom he Is depend
I ing for accurate information.
/ So far as known the president has
\ not vet selected a director general oi
( railroads. and Director General Me-
Adoo may hold over until the prcsi-
dents return.
President wilson's visit to Versa
! illes today was announced as IN
formal Mr. Wilson's idea was To m
spcct the golf course. which, on 0d-
] vice of Rear Admiral Graysou, his
personal physician, he VIII probably
1
driver who was unacquainied with
/ the route. missed the golf course and
! Mr. Wilson saw only the palace. re-
Z turning to Paris IN time for lunch"on
Tomorrow night the president VIII
/ attend the reception 10 be gwen bb
/ Ambassador sharp nt the American
embassy. king Victor Emmanuel
/ and Queen Elena, of Italy, viii be re-
ceived ut the Murat residence between
nvo aud seven O'Clock Thursday eve
| ming,
President Wilson's official visit "a
Paris came TO close tonight Th'
IarlH edition of the London Dails
Mail. IN discussing the presidents re-
ccption. says:
lie has had one Of the most re-
mafkablc receptions ever accorded q
guest OF the French nation, although
the president has been careful To save
his view tant Va. him Paris has seer
the Representative OF the American
nation"