Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-30
wilson to Go as President.

Wilson to Go as President.
In the absence of any official ex-
PLANTATION it was assumed that the
president goes as president of the
United States and that Secretary
Lansing, Mr.. White and Colonel
House and possibly also General Bliss
will be delegates with ambassadorial
rank.
1t was recalled that the presidents
France 'for the purpose Of taking
part in. the discussion and settlement
of the main features of the treaty of
peace and that it was not likely that
he could remain throughout the ses-
sons of the peace conference and that
he would be accompanied by peace
delegates who will sit as the repre-
sentatives of the United States
throughout the conference
The White House announcement to-
night follows:
1T was announced at the executive
offices tonight that the representa-
tives of the United States at the
peace conference would be: The pres
ident himself the secretary of state
the Hon. Henry White, recently am
bassador to France. Mr.. Edward M.
House and Gen, Tasker II. Bliss.
1t was explained that 1t had not
been possible to announce these ap-
pointments before because the num-
ber of representatives each of the
chief beiigerents was to send had
until day or two ago been under
discussion"
The preiniers of Great Britain
France and Italy are expected to at
tend the peace conference as repre-
sentatiyes of their governments but
like the president, may not remain
throughout the conferences.
The general understanding here is
that present plans are to have the
conference first agree to the broad
principles and leave the working out
of details to further sittings
This would enable the president
and the entente premiers speedily to
return to their capitals so as to give
their personal attention to affairs of
state.
Secretary Lansing.
Secretary Lansing. who heads the
delegation proper, became secretary
of state on June Is. 1915, when Will
liam ]. Bryan resigned rather than
sign a note to Germany in the Busi-
tania case which he thought might
lead to war. During the three and
half years that have followed Mr..
Lansing has conducted many difficult
negotiations for the country as a neu-
trail aid as belligerent and his name
appears on all the historic document1
telling the story of Americas eNtry
into the war as we'll as those answer
ing Germany's peace pleas which pre-
ceded the downfall of the central al
lance. At the time of his appoint
ment he was counsellor of the state
department, after a career as an in
ternational lawyer which had estab-
lished his reputation as one of the
foremost American authorities on this
subject,
Henry White.
Mr.. White, the republican of the
delegation. is a diplomat of long ex-
perience, who began as secretary of
the American legation in Vienna in
1884. He served as secretary of en-
bassy at various capitals, represented
the United States at several great in
ternational gatherings and in 1905
was appointed ambassador to Italy by
President Roosevelt. Two years later
he was made ambassador to France,
where he remained until 1909. His
last public service was in 1910. when
President Taft sent him to Chile as
special ambassador of the United