Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-27
PLANS COMPLETED
FOR WILSON'S TRIP
President Will Sail Next Week
and Will Stay Six
Weeks,
Is CONSIDERING PERSONNEL
Peace Delegation Is to Be An
nounced as Soon as
Agreed Upon.
is CONSIDERING PERSONNEL
BY JAY JEROME WILLIAMS.


WASHINGTON. November o6-Com-
plete arrangements have been made
for President Wilson's trip to the peace
conference.
He Will sail next week Immediately
upon the converting OF Congress and
VIII be absent from the United States
Tor not more than six. weeks. This
period will include the time consumed
in the voyages TO and from Europe.
The personnel OF the peace dclega-
ton from this country will be made
public by the White House as soon
as the apportionment OF the allied ma
tions is agreed upon. This means that
the United states delegation will con-
form numcrciaIiy with those OF Great
Britain. France ana italy.
.a!mons those in the, Presidential
Of France, and Count Macchi di' Gel
lore. the Italian ambassador. both Of
whom have been invited by the Presi
The presence OF Ambassador Di Gel
visit Italy.
The final touches 10 the arrange
ments were made by the President at
io-day'S Cabinet meeting. which pos
sib!y VIII be the last Cabinet meeting
sion with his advisers for two hours.
The administration to-day lc, il be-
come emphaticallS known that George
Crecls impending expedition to lIu-
rope. perhaps as a member OF the Pres
idents immediate party. does not mean
that the press DISPATCHES. Of American
encc VIII he censored.
Z On the contrary, 1t was declared by
ono official. every possible facility Will
DC PLACED at the disposal OF accredited
newspaper correspondents in France
to enable them 10 get the news of
the momentous sessions home.
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NEWSPAPER MEN ALONG
The Presidents vessel Will carry
members Of the press association.
while other newsoapcrmen will be
sol. which will act as convoy to the
Presidents ship. There will be no linn
i;aiions on the newspapermen going
abroad excep; the press association rep
steamer.
With regard TO censorship" it was
ment in taking over the cables could
not be construed as presaGins censor
slin. This report was placed in tie
cials as the one which intimaicd that
Mr.. Crecls departure meant censor
Because. OF the many nreparattons
that are being made. in England TOR
the Presidents reception. it is believed
tied Only short time will bc spent
there. however. and then the President
VIII 20 To |'ariS. Inc president
tends to spend as short time as is
possible abroad. and his intimate ad-
viscrs deciy the report that nc '"iil lie
gone for three months. In very short
time, possibly within tho next .wo days,
the President will make public tic
personnel Of the peace dcleSati ri. his
sailing. the name of the ship that will
carry him. and the exact time nc en-
poets to he gone
BELIEVE FIVE DELEGATES
WILL REPRESENT AMERICA
it is generally believed that the
United States peace ENJOYS will be five
in number. but seven may be the final
number. This is one of the reasons Why
thcir names were not made public to-
daH.
Another reason why their names
were nOt given out to-day is the fact
that the President, as Yet. has not fully
made UP his mind on all Of the selec-
tiuns. An clcvcnth-hour decision may
see one or TWO Senator'S chosen. Ii
the delegation is limited TO five. there
VIII ic one Senator. and TWO IL seven
are named. This action. ii is argued.
would allay much OF the resentnI.n:
now Existing in the Senate because OF
that body in the makeup Of the dele
CATION.
The Presidents vessel will carry the
entire peace delegation. numbering 200
or 800 persons. in addition TO the Pres
ident Mrs. Wilson. Ambassadors JUS
scrand and Di Ccllore and their mme
diate families. This number will in
cludc. not only the peace envses and
their wives. but also the many clerks.
compose one part Of This countrys
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