The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-19
WILSON, Goes to " Work
at Once
Met at Station by Leading
French Statesmen, 1nciud--
ing Poincare and
Clelnenceau.

Paris March 14.---President Will
ensret nrning to the peace conference
asftar. ti IS frfp to- the United States, ar
srIv;sed s., Paris shortly after noon to-
dais Tha Iresid dent' s. train, which had
been dsIayed reached the Inyalides
sxafIcn at i2.B q o'clock. - -
The. demonstration attending the
presidents arrival in Paris for his
second visit lacked the magnitude OF
thaf upon The occasion Of his initial
anearaneaa last December. Neverthe-
less it Mass spontaneous and cordial.
The people had been purposely
kept IN ignorance as to which rail-
road station his. train would enter.
The preside had requested this, as
3 3 sle desired to come into the city, this
time merely as a private citizen:
NaTeEfheIess, the population heard
searly in the day that the, station Sc
sysecfed was the Inval!des and they had
asaennbsed there in crest numbers by
HE time his train was due.
~ The president; was met at the sta
ton by President Poincare and Mad
aIiae Polncare. Premier. Clernenceau,
Foreign Minister Pichon. Andre Tar
aien. General Berdoulet, the military
seYeEnor or Paris, Major General
Mprdacq, head of the military cabinet
ax che ministry of war; Secretary Ian
ssln General Bliss. Henry White OF
3 sstss peace mission, Ambassador Sharp
5 Admirat Benson =
President PoineaTe gave President
Wilson aacordial :. greeting during a
ssfsrief conyersat tion.s With Premier
ENmeneeau the American executive
Spake for. some time, congratulattng
French statesman on his escape
Mona death in the recent attempt to
assassinate Esina.
Bresiden. Wilson appeared to be
ia excellent heatth and spirits.
The president did not tarry
onsfhe. st tton platform. He let his
hand hnger longer in that OF M.
C5emencean than any one else and
spoke earnestly to the premier as
.faey stroIied down the long platform.
After he had congratulated Mr.. Clem-
enceau ION his. escape, from death by
assassili:s bullets. the premier
turned and smilinglg said: My hide
Is too thick for a little piece Of lead
TO de me any harm"
u Emerging from the station Presi-
sdenfs Wilson immediately entered his
aiotor ear which drove at high speed
alaAg the left bank of the Seine.
scrnssing the river on the Alma bridge.
rri9ing in the Place des Etats- Unis1
the streets, were virtually deserted. !,
ffaSf Sharply in contrast with the
presidents appearance in Paris just
three mouths ago. i
Prasidents Wilson got to work inn
nasaiateiy after his arrival at his new
xessaenee In the Place des Etats-
IssniS Premier Lloyd George was
waiting there for the president and
the two had a .loug conference The
president then arranged for a con-
terenca nj the Hotel de .Criilon this
MIerneon with Premier Clenlenceau.
senier lloyd George and Colonel
Hpuss::s q - =
The president is fully conversant
With the work accomplished by the
spease delegates During his voyage
from the. TsRited States. he was con-
sanity @ in communication. with
ParEs by wireless. Colonel y House
fGdkta Brest a. large number Of pa
pSrsshearsng on the work of the con-
ferenee during .the presidents alb
The president spent several hours
lzsssnigifstsns going through the papers
and feee.ging explanations from Col.
HEuse. He resumed work with; a
sYasp. of the matters under discus