Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-29
ALBERT WILL VISIT
WILSON TOMORROW
Belgian Kings Call indication
of Presidents Great I'M
proVement
NO PLANS YET FOR WALES
BY CLINTON w. GILBERT
star Correspondent Of the Evening Public
'ta Ledger

Washington. Oct. 29.--President
Wilson will see the king and queen Of
the Belgians tomorrow This will be
the first official visit the President has
had since his illness. II is an evidence
Of the Presidents recovery and it is
n sign that he will take a more active
part in public affairs from now on.
Whether the President will discuss
world affairs with the Belgian king is
uncertain. He is now physically able
TO do this and constantly follows the
industrial situation, the treatys prog
ress in the Senate and even the poll
tical prospects in the coming state cleo
tions. But the main object of to-
morrow's reception is TO do honor to
the head of the state to which this coun-
try is bound by special ties.
Had Albert been forced to leave
Washington without seeing Mr. Wilson,
It would be another in a series Of un-
fortunate incidents.
Importance OF Visit
In no part of the world is the United
States regarded with such affection as
in Belgium, because of the work done
there by Mr.. Hoover in feeding the peo
pie during the early years of the war
and again after the signing Of the
armistice.
Unfortunately the President was pre-
vented by his engagements at Paris
from visiting Brussels promptly upon
his reaching Europe. Then again the
terms of peace were disappointing to
choice of Geneva, instead of Brussels,
as the capital Of the league of nations,
was a blow to Belgian pride.
But commercial relations with this
country are vastly important to Albert S
kingdom whose business has been dis
located by its break with its best GUS
toner, Germany, and by the tendency
of the transportation of the Alsacc-
Lorraine products TO be diverted to
France and away from the Belgian
ports.
To the United States close friendship
with Belgium Is important because
Belgium sits in the counsel of the
league of nations and is so placed
that it is, as it has always been, a key
nation in the politics of western Europe
NO PlanS Tor wales Visit
No plans have been made with re-
gard to the Prince of Wales He is
expected to come here and the proba
bility is that he will be received by
the President in the same fashion as
the King Of the Belgians. The for
malities of his visit here will also have
to be curtailed.
No appointment has yet been made
for Senator Hitchcock to see the Presi
dent. TO the letter which the Senator
sent Doctor Grayson about ten days
ago, saying that it would be unneCes-
sary to have any conference until after
the amendments to the treaty had been
rejected and that then it would be de-
sirable to discuss the administration s
position, Doctor Grayson replied to the
effect that the President thanked Mr..
Hitchcock, but no appointment was
made and nothing said whether one
would be possible.
But at that time the situation was
too indefinite for any more positive
action. 1t was not certain just when
the amendments would be disposed OF
and Doctor Grayson did not care to
predict what the condition of the Presi =
dent would be when the time arrived.
Will See Hitchcock Soon
1t is expected now, however. that
Senator Hitchcock will see Mr. Wilson
on Friday or Saturday of this week, or
early next week. In the last few days
that the President has been attending
to the more important public business he
has written. or at least caused to be
written, messages to the industrial
conference and to the soft coal con
ferees. He has vetoed the prohibition
bill.
This wor khas had no unfavorable ef-