Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-03-07
NEW CRISIS CALLS
WILSON TO PARIS
Developments at the Peace Table
Change Wilson's Plans.
PosTPouEs TRIP TO NORTH
Believed Trouble Is Serious-Some
Say Peace Ship Without a Helms
man Is Just Driftine-Presi-
den. to Leave Washing
ton Tuesday.

Washington. March 3.-President
Wilson'S decision to go Immediately to
Paris upon his arrival in France, post
poning his visit to the devastated
areas of France and Belgium until af
ter he goes to Paris, made at the ur-
gent request of Colonel House, is re-
garded here as being significant of the
arrival of a crisis in the peace confer
ence
The White House is silent on the
subject. 1t was said at the executive
office that President Wilson's COM
munication with Colonel House had
been direct and that other officials
were uniformed on the subject. No
precise explanation was forthcoming
as to what had happened that was of
such vital Importance as to cause the
president to defer his long-contem-
plated visit to the devastated areas.
Ship of Peace Drifting.
A man prominent in public life, but
who is not partisan to the admins
tration or to the league of nations
plan, said that the suggestion had
come to him that the league of ma
lions ship was without helmsman
with President Wilson away, and that
crisis had probably arisen which
made the presidents speedy return to
Paris urgent-in other words, he said,
those who were trying to evolve
league of nations were without a lead
er and the ship was drifting.
Regardless of the nature of the mat
tiers that are so urgent as to move Col
Onel House to urge the president to
change his plans and go direct to
Paris, it is regarded as certain that
crisis in the work of the peace con-
ference has arrived.
Balfour Gives CieW.
The statement Of the British SecPe-
tary for foreign affairs, Mr. BafOur.
is regarded as significant. Mr.. Bal
four is quoted as saying that what is
going on in America, referring to dis
cussiOn of the proposed league Of ma
tons, is more important for the sue
cess of general peace than what was
being done in Paris.
Opponents of the league of nations
plan say so far as American indOrSe-
ment is concerned, President Wilson
will be able to carry back little salts
faction to Paris. His return here
has been the signal for attacks on the
plan that have not been limited to
members of the opposition party, and,
with a Republican congress coming in,
with its leaders most vehement in
their denunciation of the plan, they
say the president may be forced to ex-
plain Immediately upon his return to
Paris the changes which may be nee
essary in the covenant of the proposed
league before he can guarantee rati-
ficatiOn.
No Day of Rest for Wilson.
Sunday was not day of rest for
the president. His few days at the
White House since his return from
Europe have been the busiest of either
of his administrations.
He attended church in the morning.
-@-<irlnan Hurley of the shipping
board conad for conference in the
afternoon, and III the evening RABBI
Wise and other members OF the Amerl-
can Jewish congress delegation of the
peace conference were received to dis
cuss the Zionist movement.
The president and Mrs. Wilson went
out for short drive in the afternoon.
his onlv period of rest from a day Of
activity.
No change has been made in the
plan for the presidents special to
leave for New York Tuesday after
noon. The presidents plan is to leave
Immediately after the adjournment
of congress, whose life will expire at
noon Tuesday. although the house may
revert to the often employed custom
of turning the clock back, which might
complicate the situation.