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WILSON CONFERS
ON RELIEF WORK
France Eager to Place Big
Contracts Here.
THE CENSORSHIP STANDS

Peace News on Great Britain and
France is Under Ban-claims of
Italy Presented to President Wilson.
Paris, Dec. 21.-President Wilson,
in addition to conferences with ltali-
an statesmen, also conferred with
Captain Andre Tardieu. French high
commissioner to the United States.
with whom he discussed relief work
in France and economic questions, in
Guiding shipping.
II is known that the French govern
ment is eager to place lar@' ship
building contracts in American yards,
but the American government, it is
said. intends TO keep the yards free
until the peace conference develops
fully what yards the United States
may need for its navy.
An official statement probably will
be given out soon explaining the
status of the censorship. Although
it had been promised by President
Wilson that the censorship would be
lifted entirely, it develops that his
promise applies only to political mat
ter concerning the peace conference
which does not concern France and
Great Britain.
The American delegation. it is de
clared. recognizes the need Of clari-
fication and is asking for it.
Details of the "trip to London are
being worked out by the president on
consultations with Colonel House,
Captain Andre Tardieu. French high
commissioner to the United States,
and members of the American en-
baSSy staff in London. He will reach
London next Thursday and probably
will be in England for four days.
The president will start for London
Immediately after he has Christmas
the field. The president Will not re-
turn directly to Paris. but it is eS-
pected he will visit the devastated re-
gionS of northern France and Belgium.
It is expected he will be back in Paris
about January t on the eve of the first
on January 6.
The opening meeting of the inter-
allied conference VIII be confined to
representatives of the allies and the
United States who will arrange a
common basis of action for the formal
sessions of the peace congress. which
will open toward the middle or latter
part Of January.
For that reason the conferences 60
ing on between the president and Pre-
mier Orlando of Italy. and later with
Premier Lloyd George in London, have
an important bearing on this prelim-
mary adjustment
Plans for extending relief To FAM
iShed Europe, which President Wilson
regards as the most immediate press
ing question needing settlement, are
rapidly maturing in SICh a way as to
obtain full cooperation by the allies
President Wilson spent the most Of
the day comforting with Italian states
men and considering the claims that
Italy viii lay before the peace con-
ference
After the conference. M. Wilson
spent some time is going over mate
rial presented and comparing it with
data collected by Colonel f. NJ House,
who spent some time in determining
what, in his opinion, should be Italy's
legitimate claims Mr.. Wilson frank
ly tolk Premier Orlando and Baron
SonninO that he did not know what
Italy should receive, but added that
he intended to support action that
would be just.
Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter Of
the president, has left Paris for a
concert tour of thirty days among the
American troops in the vicinity of
Chaumont, where American headquar-
ters are located. She is planning to
sing on Christmas day at GOndre-
court in the Neuse department, in the
same region where President Wilson
will dine with the American soldiers.