Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-03
ANNOUNCE
T F Or
PEACE
CONFER NEE
Diplomats of Allied Nations
Will Deliberate With the
Representatives of Neu--
trail States.
(By Associated Press)

,"
arrived in this city today. He was
received at the station by King Vic
tor Emmanuel, members of the gov
ernment and representatives of local
authority. An immense crowd well
coined the president enthusiastical-
lyS The king accepted an invitation
to luncheon with the Wilson family
today at the residence of Ambassa-
dor Page. The program also in
cluded luncheon with the queen moth
err, reception by parliament, state
dinner with the king and visit with
a deputation from the Quirinal. In
the evening the citizenship of Rome
will be conferred upon President Will
son. A luncheon will be held Sat-
urday in his honor at the American
embassy. He will visit the Pope
Saturday and will receive Protestant
bodies at the American church. He
will 90 to Genoa Sunday, and DOS
sibly to Milan. He will arrive at Tu-
rim Monday and will start for Paris
Monday night.
(By Associated Psess)
Paris, Jan. 3.-Comments of GER
tain Italian newspapers on the east;
ern policy of France, in which ref
erenca is made to Italian interests
that should be considered, have at
| tracted additional attention to the
question of Syria, Armenia and other
eastern countries, the future of which
will probably be decided by the peace
conference. On the supposition that
| the convention of 1915 between
! France, Great Britain and Russia re-
garding Asia Minor and other mat
! ters affecting relations between the
nations of the Entente must have
been communicated to the Italian
government, it is not apprehended
| that there will be any serious con-
| flict of official views.
(By Associated Press)
London, Jan. 3-Reports from Ger
man and Scandinavian sources OF
British naval and military activities
|. in the Baltic provinces have created
a demand by the British press for a
clear statement of the governments
policy toward Russia. Berlin news
papers Saw the British presented an
ultimatum to the German supreme
command that German troops must
nrevent further advance of the boil
sheviki and retake Walk and vlendln.
| If not obeved, the newspaper says
the Entente will march into Ger.
,.,any. There is no confirmation OF
these reports from official sources.
! (Rv Associated Press)
Paris. Jan. THE view is now
held in American official quarters
that the attitude of the British lead
ers shows such coordination with the
An,er;can .viewpoint as will facilitate
a mutual agreement before the peace
congress.
After the close of the recent con-
ferences and the public demonstr, :
tions attending President wilson's $
visit to London, one of the toremost
British statesmen summed up the
situation by saying:
"I would not think of having the
peace congress close until it had es-
! tablished a league of nations as out
lined by President Wilson. as the
British nation has clearly shown that
it expects that to be DONE
(Rv Associated Press)
Paris. Jan. 3.-The Journal saws
four of the great Allied powers vii
/ hold q preliminary conference on the
: 18th of this month.
This will be the second conference
, in which other Allied states Will be
! consulted on questions interesting
them.
: (By Associated Pressl
Fire Island, N. Y, Jan. 3.-Eigh.
: teen hundred soldiers were removed
: from the Northern Pacific; about lul
: Of them were litter cases.
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