Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-07
WILSON TOUR MAY
SEEK VOICE OF u. S.
Speeches at Home Possible If
Allies Do Not Accept His
Peace Program.
pREMlERs GET SUPPORT


to impress his peace program upon
allied nations of Europe, especially
the proposed league OF nations. he is
expected to make a speaking tour OF
the United States shortly after his
return here late in February.
This was the Interpretation here
put upon cabled dispatches stating
that tho President expects to make a
number Of speeches shortly after his
return.
His purpose lass making these
speeches would be to demonstrate by
their reception that the American
people are back of the peace pro-
gram he has outlined. Opponents of
his program, especially that inyoiv-
ing the league of nations and free
make capital Of the fact that both
Lloyd George and Clemenceau win at
tend the peace conferences with in
dorsements direct from the people OF
their countries regarding their views.
The President has had no such direct
Endorsement.
Eject Of British Elections.
Tho recent British elections contrib
uted to make Lloyd George a powerful
figure in the peace negotiations, and
Premier Clemenceau also will enter
the negotiations with a vote of con-
fidences from the French chamber of
deputies.
The Presidents object In laying his
case before the people Of the United
States would be to gain such express
sions of approval that he could return
to Europe, IL necessary. and be In a
stronger position to carry out what
he believes to be course which will
result in lasting peace among nations.
The Presidents return will depend
upon the progress of the negotiations
before he leaves Europe. Friends Of
the President hold that should set
tlement not be in sight by the time
Of his return his plain duty would be
to go back to Europe, and. though
there has been no direct word from
him on this point, 1t is considered GER
tain that he would do SO under such
circumstances.
To Meet Newspaper Men.
When the President returns it also
is likely he will take the public into
his confidence more freely through
since the United States entered the
world war has the President talked
with American newspaper men. al
though he has made addresses to
groups of editors Of foreign-language
newspapers. Since his going abroad
he has talked freely with newspaper
men from this country who are In
France for the peace conferences, and
he also has met the newspaper men
of countries he has visited. One Of
his notable addresses was that made
to a group of Italian journalists.
George Creel. even before the war
ended. urged upon the President the
wisdom of seeing American newspaper
men here, but the President he'd to
his view that there we're SO many
delicate international matters pending
that such conferences might result n
more harm than good. and give rise
to nHsunderstandings. Yet 1t is
known that the President has been
impressed with frequent criticisms re-
earding his isolation. and with those
directed toward his failure to tell
Congress-, on the eve Of his departure,
at the conferences.
Likely to Be Prolonged.
It now looks as If the peace confer
ences would be prolonged. Should that
be SO, it is possible that the Presi-
dents stay In Europe, II he returns,
should run far into the summer. He
ts understood to be more deeply i'm
with the importance Of the peace nego-
tiations, not only to the world at
iarEe, but to the future welfare Of the
United States.
Unless there IL an extra session of
Congress tho President would have
littIe business in this country COM
parable with that at the peace table.
il is held, and 1t is not likely that the
President will call an extra session OF
a Congress that would be republican
unless some urgent matters arise be-
L-.-,. unrv and March 4