The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-10
Work Is Being Rushed by
Conference for Wilson'S
Return
GETS REPORT ON SHIP
1t is Expected that Conference Will
Be Ready to Promptly Act on
His Arrival

PARIS, March 10, ASSOCIATED
Press)-President 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 in
formed as those who have attended
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 no.
tations and reservations. This was
an enormous task, involving thous-
ands of words-sufficient to fill many
columns in the newspapers.
These details have not yet been
made public, so that President Wilson
has much more intimate knowledge
of the situation than most of those
attending the conference.
The present plan is to complete the
Peace Treaty March 20. In this case
President Wilson would have only
FIVE. or six days to consider the, main
subjects Of the treaty when it has
reached the vital stage, except for
the wireless.
Brig. Gen. William H. Harts, form
er Military Attache at the White
House, has been placed in charge Of
the arrangements for the Presidents
arrival and stay in Paris The plans
for the Presidents coming are much
the same as those for his former Wis
it, except for formally and public
demonstrations.
The French Government will send
a 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
others. Colonel Edward M. House
and number of members of the
American delegation also probably
will be, on board the train.
The steamer George Washington,
on which the President is coming, is
timed to arrive at Brest about $50
o'clock on the afternoon of March 13,
accompanied by an armored cruiser
and four torpedo boat destroyers.
The Presidential train will leave
Brest for Paris at 5 o'clock in the
evening, arriving in Paris at IL
o'clock on the morning of the 14th.
French and American officials viii
meet the Presidential party at the
railway station and accompany Presi-
dent Wilson to handsome mansion
in the Place Des Etats-Unis, which
the French Government has placed at
his disposal. President Wilson again
will be the guest of the French ma.
tion in Difference to the courteous IN.
sistence of the French authorities.
1t was said that his personal de-
sire was that his second visit shold
be as private American citizen and
that he might select his own quart
ers and meet his own expenses; but
the courtesy of the French authorit-
les relieves him of all such private
arrangements and makes him the
guest of the Government.
The week following the Presidents
arrival promises to be the most siren
uous period Of the conference. All
committees have been ordered to
have their reports in, so that beside
the military, naval, aerial, and peace
terms now before the Council of the
Great Powers there will be ready the
articles of the treaty on the response
bility of the former German Emperor
and others for the starting of. the
war, reparation for war damages,
Germany's western frontier, and all
financial and economic questions.
These will be co-ordinated into the
first draft of the treaty by the time
President Wilson arrives. 1t is this
draft which will be subjected to final
revision and decision on debatable
points during the eventful week when
President Wilson resumes his seat
with the council of the great powers
for conclusion of all the terms, and
it is expected that this will be ac-
complished so as TO permit delivery
of the terms to have the Germans
soon after March 20.
After this President Wilson will
leave for Brussels, and David Lloyd
George, the British Prime Minister,
for England, pending a determination
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