The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-08

tial party will motor to Carnegie Hall.
regiment Of soldiers and thousands
OF policemen are to provide a guard
for the President along the route. The
streets from the hall to the station
were also carefully guarded.
The President, IL was expected,
would begin speaking Immediately.
His speech was expected to occupy Is
minutes. II will be preceded by brief
addresses of welcome by Governor
Smith and Mayor Hylan.
President Wilson. returning to the
United States today, is confronted By
many important issues.
A great number of bills are on hts
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. con
suit with Secretary Redfeld with re-
gard to resumption of commercial
relations with Germany after the
trading with the enemy law expires
upon proclamation of peace; take ac-
ton on the persistently reported de-
sire of Secretary Baker to retire; de-
eide when rehabilitation shall be d.
clared ended and war prohibition may
be lifted; and take a hand in the
plans for returning the railroads to
their owners.
Among the bills before him are the
sundry civil, army and navy, District
of Columbia, general deficiency, the
act returning telegraph systems to
their owners, and the agricultural
Appropriation bill. The latter cor
tains the clause repeating daylight
saving. Petitions have been receive 1
against this repeal The Presidents
attitude toward 1t is not known
Immediately upon his return to
Washington, he is expected to call
an important Cabinet meeting, at
which for the first time in months he
will discuss domestic affairs with his
official advisers.
Early decision is looked for on the
question OF whether peace may be
proclaimed at once, or not until after
the Senate has ratified the peace
treaty.
Demands for removal Of Postmaster
General BurIeson, some of which have
taken the form of petitions, are not
believed likely to move the President
to action.
To Appeal for Debs.
Friends Of Eugene " Debs and
other radicals imprisoned for viola
ton of war laws are expected to take
their appeals 10 the mite hOuS0 al
an early date.
The 1920 Presidential campaign Is
already beginning to loom, and some
expression from the President as to q
third term may be forthcoming. An
utterance he made in a speech in
Paris has been taken here as being
hint that he did not want another
term. A conference with Democratic
Chairman Cummings, who is at pres
emit in the West, will probably be ar
ranged before the President leaves
Washington for his League Of Ma
tons speaking tour.
To Resume Social FunctIOnsG
There is considerable interest in
whether, now that the war is over, the
White House will become a center of
Washington society life, with the
brilliant diplomatic functions that
marked other Administrations.
President Wilson will spend most
Of Wednesday going over his address
10 the Senate, it is believed. and in
conferences over the itinerary OF his
tour. He may also sign some OF the
more important bills.
Washington has arranged a pictur-
esque welcome, with illuminated tab
leaux along the streets Wilson will
traverse depicting events Of the war
and Columbia greeting the returning
President with open arms.