Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-27
ALLIES.FOR WORLD
LEAGUE--N'ILs0N
Presidents Christmas Message
Promises a lust Peace.
CHEER FOR AMERICAN PEOPLE
Much Speculation as to Personnel of
Allied Peace DeIesatipn-Each
Nation to Have Five ENJOYS
at the Conference.

at the conference.
washington, Dec. 25.-President
Wilson in Paris sent to the American
people the following Christmas mes
sage.
Il hope that it will cheer the people
at home to know that | find their boys
over here in fine form and in fine
spirits. esteemed by all those with
whom they have been associated in
the war and trusted wherever they
90, and they will also, l am sure, be
cheered by the knowledge of the fact
that throughout the great nations with
which we have been associated in this
war public opinion strongly sustains
all proposals for a just and lasting
peace and n close cooperation of the
self-governing peoples of the world in
making that peace secure after its
present settlements are formulated.
Nothing could constitute more
acceptable Christmas reinsurance than
the sentiments which | find every
where prevalent"
May Delay Farley Until February.
Paris, Dec. 25.-With his return to
Paris from England on New Years,
the president hopes the most neces-
sary preliminary organization work of
the American commission viii be COM
pleted. The business of beginning to
make peace may get under way if by
then the other governments concerned
have named their delegates.
Official notification of the appoint
ment of the various delegates 1t is be-
iieved will come within ten days, al
though it is realized that the British
delegates may not be chosen until the
elections are entirely out Of the way.
The coming of German delegates is
still In an indefinite stage, while the
question of Russian representation has
gone no further than some informal
discussions between the American COM
nlissioners and prominent Russians
here. Doubts are being expressed by
some diplomatsts that the conference
actually can begin work the first week
of January as expected. Some of them
are inclined to think that the hrst
meeting might not be held until Feb
ruary.
Wilson Plans Second Trip.
In that event the presidents plans
would be somewhat disarranged be-
cause he has been planning to return
to the United States before February
Is. with Il good deal accomplished, in
preliminary way at least. The presi-
dent will be ready to return to Eu-
rope during the spring, but hopes that
this may not be necessary.
President Wilson's last official en-
gagement was with the Belgian minis
ter of foreign affairs tonight
One of the decisions arrived at in
the conferences held by President Will
son, Secretary Lansing, Premier Glenn
enceau. and Premier Orlando. and For
eign Minister Sonnino of Italy is that
each power shall have five delegates
mt the pence conference. The five who
will represent America are already
known No other power has yet an
nounced the complete personnel of its
delegation.
Clemenceau, Pichon and Foch are
certain to represent France. Leon
Bourgeois is almost certain of place
at the table. He is the chief French
authority on the league of nations and
all matters pertaining to international
arbitration,
Capt. Andre Tardieu has been until
recently the man most frequently men
toned for the fifth place in the French
delegation, but within the last ten
days considerable doubt has devel.
oped concerning his chances
BRAND Favorite for Place.
Aristide BRAND is a prime favorte
Just now He was premier and see
rotary of foreign affairs in the earlier
part of the war, and is probably more
familiar than any other Frenchmar
with the allies treaties, secret anf
open.
Another strong possibility is Louis
LOucheur, the minister of national re.
construction.
For the Italian delegation three
names are taken for granted-those
of Orlando Sonnino and Diaz. Tive
others often mentioned in Paris ar,
Nitti and Marconi, but there is con
siderable doubt concerning both.
For Belgium Hymans, the eoreigr
minister and Emile Vandervelde ar.
certain of two OF the places, and {
member of the Catholic party will b,
one of the other three delegates.
According to speculation i'm Pari.
Lloyd George and Balfour are the onl,
men certain to be named as British
delegates.