Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24
Presidents 81
in Boz :, Aarbor
Some Time Before Noon To-
day He VIII Come Ashore
for Short Ceremonies.

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ship arrived in Boston harbor early
this evening and anchored with all
the presidential party remaining
aboard. Tomorrow, some time before
noon, the president and those ac-
companying him will come ashore for
brief ceremonies of welcome and d
short speech by the president in Ma
chanics hall, and the whole party will
leave for Washington by special train
at 80 in the afternoon, arriving in
the capital Tuesday morning.
The president still plans to return to
France on the George Washington,
sailing from Hoboken about March 5,
unless something unforeseen occurs.
The condition of the French premier,
! Mr.. Clemenceau, may turn out to be
| large factor in what develops.
| Although the president held several
! conferences during the return voyage,
| he did not given any expressions on
| the work or prospects OF the peace
conference further than to indicate
| that he feels a certain Justification of
his position in insisting that the max
ing of peace and the creation of a
league of nations are inseparable
! propositions, not to be dissociated
/ While he has been following keen
ly the opposition and adverse criti-
cism of the plan in congress, the
president told Representative Hell
Vering, Norton and White, who made
the return trip with him. that he was
sure he could convince congress lead
ers tat there We're no fundamental
objections. After an explanation of
the plan at some length to the three
congressman they expressed the opin-
ion that the president could gain
much support for his plan by close
rOnfprpnppC with y f6y ~
in turn could give an intimate view
of the presidents explanations 10
members generally. This is probably
one of the methods which will be
adopted by the president when he
gets back to Washington, beside un-
doubtedly making some addresses to a
, joint session and conferences with the
, members of the foreign affairs com
mittees of both houses.
The question of an extra session OF
congress of course the president
feels depends wholly upon the condi-
) ton which the present congress leaves
, public business. If the president
hope that the principal business of the
peace conference will be finished by
+ mid summer and that he is able to re-
turn to the United States some time
, in June or July is realized, the prob
: abilities are that at least an extra ses-
sion Of the senate or possibly the
whole new congress might be called
in the early fall to get a start on re.
construction legislation and take VI
& the ratification of abe peace treaty.
! President Wilson had a mucl
o. rougher trip coming home than he di(
going over. Some of the days half tht
= president proved himself an eXcellen
G party was confined to cabins, but th'
= sailor and only surrendered once
- when the waves and spray were dash
ing over the bridge and he got d wet
e ting while watching the destroyer es
:, | cort plunging about in the heavy seas
There was a lively epidemic 0
e grippe and Spanish influenza on tn
e ship, many of the attaches OF tn
V rooms of the ships hospital for tn
u party being confined to their stat
rooms the entire voyage. None of tn
- principles, however, were affected.
y The presidents speech here tomor
It row is expected to be merely in tn
y nature of an acknowledgment of =
n welcome home, reserving a disCussio
g of the peace conference and its wor
for the meetings with the congress
sional leaders.
On his way from 1ne pier to hi
v hotel in the Back Bay district tomor
row, the president viii ride thrOug
} the busiest part of the retail sectjo
n and past the State House and tn
k Common, There will be a soldier an
IS sailor escort and the route will b
: carefully guarded by police and sccre
: service men.
= A delegation representing the Ma
n t!onal Woman's Party announced tc
n night that in front of the reviewin
% stand at the State House upon ii
passage of the presidential part,
= banners voicinG ~ suffrage de
le rnands would be displayed While tt
or meeting at the Mechanics Building
IN in progress there will be a suffras
III den1onSt,.a+ +ion on fI,a Common
r which it is planned to hurn copies
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