The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-08
President Wilson Confronted
With Many Important Is
sues on Return to
Office.
BILLS TO BE SIGNED
May Announce Wfaether He Desires
Third Term Before Leaving
on Speaking
Tour.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, July S.-President
Wilson, returning to the United
States today, is confronted with
many important issues.
A great number of bills are on his
desk at the white house awaiting
signature. In addition he is expect
ed to name a charge d'affaires for
the American embassy In Berlin,
consult with Secretary Redf1eld with
regard to resumption of commercial
relations with Germany, after the
trading with enemy law expires upon
proclamation of peace; take action
on the persistently reported desire
| of Secretary Baker to retire; to de-
eide when rehabilitation will be
ended and war prohibition may be
lifted, and take hand in plans for
returning the railroads to their
owners.
Among the bills before him are the
sundry civil, army and navy, Dis
trict of Columbia, general deficiency,
the act returning telegraph systems
to their owners and the agricultural
appropriation bill The latter con-
tains the clause repeating daylight
saving. Petitions have been received
against this repeal The presidents
attitude toward it is not known.
Immediately upon his return to
Washington, he Is expected to call
an important meeting at which for
the first time in months he will dis
cuss domestic affairs with his official
advisers.
Early decision is looked for on the
fquestion whether peace may be pro-
claimed at once, or not until after
the senate has ratified the peace
treaty.
Friends Of Eugene V. Debs and
other radicals imprisoned for viola
ton of war laws are expected to take
their appeals to the white house at
an early date. The 1920 presidential
campaign is already beginning to
loom and an expression from the
president as to third term may be
forthcoming, some observers believe.
An utterance he made in a speech
in Paris has been taken in some
quarters here as being a hint that
he did not want another term. A
conference with Democratic Chair
man Cummings who at present is in
the west will probably be arranged
before the president leaves Washing
ton for his league of nations speak
ing tour.
There Is considerable interest in
whether, now that the war is over,
the white house will become a cen
ter of Washington society life with
the brilliant diplomatic functions
that marked other administrations
President Wilson will spend most
of Wednesday going over his ad-
dress to the senate, it is believed,
and in conference over the itinery
of his tour. He may also sign some
of the more important bills.
Washington has arranged a pic
turesuue welcome, with Illuminated
tableaux along the streets Wilson
will traverse depicting events of the
war and Columbia greeting the re-
turning president with open arms.
Senators to Confer.
rBy L. C. Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July S-Senate ad-
ministration leaders today planned to
confer with President Wilson. as
soon as possible after his return to
Washington to map out with his aid
their campaign for preventing league
of nations opponents altering the
league covenant
Senators Hitchcock, Pittman, Gerry
and Walsh, Of Montana, are among
those to whom it is expected President
Wilson will confide his ideas concern
ing the best means of meeting the
Borah- h-Johnson-Lodge-R J attack on
the league.
The presidents senate advisors said
TODAY he may call general confer
ence TO be attended by the whoi, OF
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