Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-08
RADIO INFORMS
WILSON ON PEACE
President Now in Direct
Touch Constantly With
Affairs i'm Paris lf
WAR CHIEFS TO JOIN HIM
B TX er, Daniels, Sims and
Pershing Will Be His Ad-
visers at Conference

On Board the L. :. $. George waeh-
ington, March S-tBy Radio) Presto
dent Wilson today received radio dis
patches from Paris on the progress be-
ing made in the Peace Conference. The
President, however, is deferring until
next week consideration OF problems to
be taken up in connection with his re-
turn to Paris
The voyage continues TO be uneyent-
ful. The sea was smooth today and
the air was balmy. but the skies were
overcast. The President today sent A
radio message of sympathy 10 Mrs. Ben
jamin Micou. OF Montgomery. Ala.
daughter OF the late Hilary A. Herbert,
onetime Secretary of the Navy. The
President said
THE country has lost a servant who
illustrated in the whole spirit of his
service very high order of patriotism
as well as great ability ~
Washington. March S.-President
Wilson probably will be able to meet
in Paris early in April with secre-.
taries Daniels and Baker, civilian
heads of the navy and army respect
lively, Vice Admiral Sims, commanders :
of the overseas forces, and General
Pershing, commander Of the Ameri.
can eNpeditionary forces.
While so far as known no plans
have been made for such unprece-
dented meeting, officials today pointed
out in connection with the announces
ment that Secretary Daniels would
sail for Europe next week and that
Secretary Baker expected to visit
France soon after April 1, that SUCH
conference could be held.
Secretary Daniels and a number of /.
naval experts will leave New York a
week from today on the transport
Leyiathan. The purpose of the naval
secretary's visit abroad is primarily to
confer with Allied naval officials as to
the best type of capital warships to
be built and to choose from the con-
flicting opinions of American officers
a definite policy TO submit to Congress-.
Secretary Baker will make his third I
trip abroad for the purpose of closing
up the affairs of the American expe-r
dictionary forces. 4
Paris. March S.-(By A. P.@Presi-'
dent Wilson is being kept fully advised
daily by wireless Of the developments
of the Peace Congress so that when he
arrives in Paris he will be about as
fully informed as those who have at
tended the sessions of the council of
the great powers.
The complete military, naval and
aerial terms of the peace treaty were
sent to him textually by the American
military and naval advisers. with nota--
| tions and reservations. This was an
enormous task, involving thousands
of words-sufficient TO fill many col.
umns in the newspapers.
These details have not yet been made
/ public, so that President Wilson has
a much more intimate knowledge Of
| the situation than most OF those at
| tending the conference.
The present plan is to complete the
peace treaty March 20. In this case
President Wilson would nave only five.
or six days TO consider the main sub
jects of the treaty when il has reached
the vital stage, except for the wire
/ less.
General Harts in Charge
Brigader General William w. Harts.
| former military attache at the White.
! House, has been given charge of the
/ Presidents arrival and stay in Paris.
| The plans for the Presidents coming
are much the same as those for his
| former visit except for formality and
public demonstrations.
! The French Government will send
special train to Brest to meet the
presidential party. On It will go sew
eral cabinet officers, probably Foreign
Minister Pichon. Minister of Marine
Leygues, Captain Andre Tardieu, OF
the French peace delegation. and 9TH
ers. Colonel Edward NJ House and
a number of members of the American
delegation probably will be on board
| the train.
The steamer George Washington, on
which the President is coming Is
timed to arrive at Brest about 3: 30
o'clock on the afternoon of March 10.
accompanied by an armored cruiser
ana four torpedoboat destroyers. The
presidential train will leave Brest for
Paris at 5 o'clock in the evening, ar.
irving in Paris at IL o'clock on the
morning of the 14th.