Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-04
President and Party Leave
Washington on SpeciaI
Train for New York Where
He viii Board Steamer,
EXPECTED TO SAIL
EARLY THIS MORNING
Trip Across viii Consume
Seven Days and President
viii Probably Be in Europe
Just One Month.
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Wilson began tonight his trip to Eu-
rope to attend the peace conference.
The president left Washington on al
special train for New York, where to-
morrow he and his party viii board
the transport George Washington on
which the voyage across the AtlanticI
will be made.
No announcement was made to the
presidents itinerary but II was UNDER
stood that the George Washington
would steam from New York with
her naval convoy some time tomorrow
probably in the morning. About seven
days will be required for the trip and
the ship will dock at a French port,
presumably Brest.
The president does not expect to be
abroad for more than six weeks, which
would give him just a month on Euro
pean soil. Before the peace confer
ence meets he will confer with Pre-
miers Lloyd George of Great Britain,
Clemenoeau of France and orlando OF
Italy, and probably with King Albert
of Belgium, to discuss the salient
points of the peace treaty.
While in Europe Mr.. Wilson plans
to visit England and italy as well as
France, and he may so TO Brussels. lie
Is also understood to make a pilgrim
age to some of the battlefields in
France. Great preparations have
been made in London, Paris and Rome
for the presidents reception.
Tttinulty To Remain Here.
Joseph II. Tunulty. the presidents
sacretarv, accompanied Mr., Wilson TO
New York, but will not go abroad.
IN tA a Oh
duct the business of the White House
and will be the eyes and ears of the
president in this country. Mr. Tu-
multy will be in frequent communica-
ton with the president by cable and
will keep him fully advised or events
at home.
President Wilson did not go to the
union station until short while be-
fore the time for his train to depart.
AS he and Mrs. Wilson entered the
station, the crowd there cheered ana
soldiers and sailors who were waiting
for trains formed a human lane
through which the president and MIS-.
Wilson walked to the train shed.
When some of the crowd wished
the president good luck" and pleas
ant voyage" Mr. Wilson smilinSly
| called back: THANK you.'
Only three of the five American
| representatives to the peace CONFER
| ence, as announced at the White
House last week, will cross on the
| former North German-Lloyd liner
| They are the president himself, Secre-
| tary of state Robert Lansing and Hen
| ry White, former ambassador tc
France and Italy, Col. T.. M House
and Gen. Tasker II. Bliss, the Other
| two members are in France and viii
| ioin the president there.
Rear Admiral Fl. s. Knapp ant
| Capt William v. Pratt are accom-,
| panying the presidential party ano
| will report to Admiral Benson, nava
! representative with Colonel House or
| the peace mission. as his assistants
! Admiral Knapp has been in commanc
Of the naval forces In Haiti and Sar
\ Domingo and Captain Pratt, who d
/ assistant chief of naval operations
| has been acting head of the bureau o.
| operations during the absence abroac
| of Admiral Benson.
Other Officials.
Secretaries of the peace delegation
will be Joseph G. Grew, former secre
! tary of embassy at Berlin, and latel
charge at Vienna and who now is II
Il
ments; Leland Harrison Of the Latin
American division and Philip Fl
Patcbin. confidential assistant to Sec
| retary Lansing.
| William McNeir goes as distarsinl
officer and S. VI Smith as draugh
4 officer.
A large force of clerical assistants
from the state department IS accom-
4 panying the party.
i DR.. James Brown Scott and David
! Hunter Miller will be technical ad-
yisers in international law and DR.
s.. f. Mezes, head of the state depart
ment bureau of inquiry established
4 last year to study peace problems
4 will attend the conference as director
Of specialists. large party Of whom
will go with him on the George Wash
/ ington.
Army officers accompanying the
presidential party include Brigadiel
i General Churchill, chief of the mill
tary intelligence bureau. Other Of
ficers who will assist General Bliss
will be Maj. Gen. Francis j. Kernar
and Colonels Van Deman, Jordan
I Ayres. Helms, Furlong. Fling ant
4 CAPTAINS Auchencloss and Childs.
Brig. Gen. William w, Harts, for
mer aide to President Wilson. win b'
in command OF the military aides ant
! messengers at the conference
Rear Admiral Cary r. Grayson. thu
presidents physician. is accompanying
the president and others making thu
trip on the George Washington in
clude George Creel. chairman of thu
committee on public information, whit
goes abroad to close up the foreigi
work of the committee. and Raymo-,
!, ID. Fosdick, chairman of the commits
sion on training camp activities, wh'
, is to direct welfare work among tn
!, American soldiers in France
u Conveying the presidential shil
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