Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-04

ments at the Union Station were
such that when the party left their
automobiles and entered the train
shed from the side entrance scarcely
any, aside from the station police
knew of their passage.
In the closing hours o: the after
noon every official was working at
top speed to close up business neces-
sary to his consideration before leav-
ing. Many of the officials were
forced to forego appointments made
several weeks ago and the President
cancelled the usual Tu esday meet
ing of his cabinet. President and
Mrs. Wilson were dinner guests with
friends last night and went directly
from the function to the station.
Before retiring the President coll
suited with his secretary, Joseph z.
Tumulty. who worked far into the
night, aboard the tsin, clearing up
matters which had been passed upon
by the President.
All luggage of the party had been
collected under the direction of state
department officials and was carried
on the train. The Jraip was scEed-
uled to be placed on q railroad sid
ing not far from the docks. this
facilitating the transfer of baggage
and preventing any losses on con-
fusion. Final arrangements at New
York were completed by state de-
partment officials sent to New YORK
several days ago.
On the eve of President Wilson's
departure yesterday for France to
attend the Paris Peace Conference
the United States Senate, as part OF
the treaty-making power of the ma
ton, displayed unmistakable signs of
its determination to have hand in
the winding up of the war.
Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania,
who served both as Secretary of
State and as Attorney General under
Republican administrations and is n
member of the Committee on For
eign Relations, offered resolution
the passage of which would place the
Senate on record as favoring the
winding up of the war at the earli-
est possible moment
Under the Knox resolution, If
adopted, the soldiers and sailors, eX-
cept those in the permanent army
and navy, would be sent as quickly
as possible to their homes, the pro-
! ject for a League of Nations and
sweeping changes in the laws of the
| sea would be postponed for separate
consideration, the purposes of the
American government in the Peace
| Conference would be confined to
matters germane to the reasons that
! led the United States into he war,
| and the President would be relieved
of the extraordinary war powers con-
| ferred upon him by Congress.
Coincidental with the introduction
of the Knox resolution Senator Sher-
man, of Illinois, who introduced a
resolution calling on the. Senate to
declare Mr.. Wilson out of office and
place 'Vice-President Marshall in the
Presidential chair, launched an at
! tack against the President for leav-
! ing the country.
Williams Defends President
Senator Williams, of Mississippi,
rallied to the defense of the Presi-
dent, praising his decision to go
abroad and arguing that personal
contact with the representatives of
other nations at the peace table
could be counted upon to clean up
errors and misconstructions which
might result from impersonal COM
munieation.
While criticism of the Presidents s
plans was heard in the Senate, at
the other end of the Capitol Repre-
sentative Mann, of Illinois, Repub-
lican floor leader, issued q statement
in which he came out fatty against
the resolution to install Vice-Presi-
dent Marshall in the White House
! during the absence of President Will
son abroad. Mr.. Mann announced
on behalf of the Republican side of
the House that it would undertake
no concerted movement to embar-
rass the President during his alb
sence.
The Republican floor leader is