New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
President to
Stay in U. S.
Only a Week
Will Sail for France OH
March 5 After Disposing
of Pressing Busine S
LeagueDinnerW ednesday
Executive Not Expected to
Tell Conference Details
in Address in Boston

WASHINGTON, Feb 21.-President
wilson. arriving in Boston on Monday,
v;lI spend only one week in the United
States before embarking on March to
return TO Paris,
In anticipation of week crowded
with a Cabinet meeting, q conference
ui,h the Foreign Relations committees
NJ the House and Senate, the signing
~ bills. attention to various domestic
nroblems and perhaps an address to
nations, White House officials are ar
ranging the business of the executive
Offices so that not single minute of
the Presidents time will be lost Mr.
Wilson will get down to business as
soon as he sets foot in Boston, where
Secretary Tumulty went tonight with
q mass Of documents demanding imme-
date attention
After speaking in Boston Monday
afternoon the President will return to
the capital, arriving here Tuesday
morning and going direct to his desk in
the White House His return to Wash
ngton comedies with the regular meet
INK day of the Cabinet, and his confer
ence Tuesday afternoon with heads of
departments will put him in touch with
any pending business.
Dinner Wednesday Night
On Wednesday night members of the
Senate and House Foreign Relations
committees will attend dinner at the
White House to hear the President ex-
plain the various articles of the con-
stitution of the league Of nations 1t
is considered certain in official circles
here that the dinner will be followed
by an address to Congress, but at the
executive offices to-day it was said no
word on the subject had been received
from Mr. Wilson.
Nomination of an Attorney General
to succeed Thomas W. Gergory, whose
resignation becomes effective March /,
is one of the important pieces of bust
ness to come before the President. He
ESQ will have to sign numerous bills,
Including the revenue bill. Labor I'M
rest also will be brought to his atten-
ion. though it is considered doubtful
Ehether the President will be able to
snend a conference of Governors in
New York being arranged by the De-
sartment of Labor to consider unem-
paYment.
Advancement that the President
would remain in this country only one
week led some members of Congress to
say they believed no extra session
would be called until after Mr.. Will
son concludes his work in Europe. Sen
ate advisers of the President will urge
that Congress be summoned about
May Is.
Keeps in Touch With Affairs
1 Despite the stormy weather encoun-
tered BY the George Washington in the
1 asst two days, President Wilson has
not been prevented from keeping in
! ouch with affairs here, as the Execu-
i tive Offices received several wireless
4 messages from him to-day.
q The battleship North Carolina, re-
4 turning from France with troops, has
q ieined the George Washington, and is
q ING the battleship New Mexico, which
III sYan-oI E.-. Jica n n1 ma
shinery
A Diverted from her course yesterday
Il q radio orders. the North Carolina
4 reported to-day that she had come up
4 sith the transport.
Y The cruiser Denver, ordered to sea
\ 70 meet the George Washington, had
4 ias reported her position to-day.
i BOSTON. Feb. q. - More definite
j '.rm was given to-day to the plans for
d tie visit Of President Wilson next
8 Monday. This was made possible by
tie receipt Of wireless messages tell
a iag Of his wishes and indicating the
q probable time Of the arrival Of the
Transport George Washington.
D The President is expected to remain
IA the city only few hours, from
q a'e-forenoon TO early evening. The
& meeting a. Mechanics Building, at
q mich ne will deliver the only address
a 81 ais visit, will be held in the after
Il s9on' probably at 3 o'clock, President
u 8ason will speak extemporaneously
@ sad Il is understood that his address
vi deal in general terms with his
q A'ssion to France, without detailed
II 's'erence 10 the peace conference pro
'seaings or the league Of nations. It
81 expected that the President viii
q ssse on the Federal Express in the
81 any evening 70 enable him TO be at
81 y desk in Washington on Tuesday
& s'ralng
q Conditional on the George Washing
"a making the progress that is ex-
a Nssec, naval officers estimated to-
a -. 1hat the steamship would arrive
Il n sae outer haroor early Monday
a ,5tE;ng This you'd permit Of trans
Nnent Of the Prcsident and his
3 80 ~ ine coa1t guard cutter, . ssipce
"a ~. shfr ARRIVAL az Commonwealth
= before II a. m.
n s,sss ' programme for the Pres dcnts
b go. 49, a. corrected by the adYices re-
n " Mayor Peters during the day,
Il followe:
~ @syoreak Steamer George Washing-
II ss,;y ysat lg President and Mrs. Wjlson,
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