Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-25
FIRST ACT IS
TO TELEGRAPH
7. E. BURTON.
Declares He is Confident
People of United States
Will Support League.

Washington, Feb. 25.-Back IN tlae
White House after an absence of
nearly three months. President VIII
son was working away at his desk
this morning when surprised mem
bers of the staff of the executive Of
fices began to report.
His first act. without waiting for
the Office force. was to send q tele-
gram to Theodore e. Burton, presi-
dent of the league Of nations union
at New York. reiterating his confi-
dence that the people of the United
support the league of nations. Mr..
Burton. Republican and former SEN
ator from Ohio. had telegraphed q
welcome to the president as recog-
nized leader of the league of nations
movement
The presidents train from New
York reached here at o'clock after
an uneventful run from Boston. At
$40 the president and Mrs. Wilson
ing and hand clapping crowd in. the
station, and drove directly to tho
White House. A few minutes later Mr..
Wilson was in his office, surveying
the tasks that lie ahead Of him dur
ing the single week that is to pass
ing again for France to take up his
interrupted work at the peace confer
ence.
No conferences with members Of
congress have been arranged SO far,
but there may be one or two impor.
tant domestic matters before the
president meets the members of the
foreign relations committees of the
senate and house at dinner tomorrow
night to go over the constitution Of
the league of nations. Plans for an
address before a joint session Of con-
gress are expected to take shape in q
day or two.
The only engagement made for the
president today was the cabinet
Marshall who has presided at the
meetings during the presidents abb
sence, was invited to be present again
and take part in the deliberations
Secretary Wilson, arriving at the
White House to attend the cabinet
meeting, said the department Of la
Dor was going ahead with plans for q
conference of governors here March
4. Hope was expressed that the date
would permit the largest possible at
tendance of governors and that the
president, having concluded most Of
his work with the adjournment Of
congress, would be able to confer at
length with them on labor problems.
f, 1t was said that the president had
AIOl YET AldOc up HIS AlHlO dOOUS IAo
appointment of an attorney general
to succeed Mr.. Gregory or the CALI
ing Of an extra session Of congress.
Mr.. Gregory is anxious to retire
March 4, but it was said at his ONCE
today that he would remain If his
successor has not been chosen by
that time. The extra session will not
be decided on until after the prest-
dent has made a complete survey Of
the legislative situation. The time, II
one is called. will depend on the
amount of business transacted by
congress before March 4, particularly
whether the victory liberty loan bill
and important appropriation meas
ures are passed.
President Wilson is very anxious to
meet with governors of the states be-
fore he returns to Europe to discuss
the labor situation. He is said to
realize that the question Of unem-
ployment is close bound up with in
dustrial unrest and he is desirous Of
taking all possible steps to harmontse
the domestic situation as soon AZ pos
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