Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-22
PRESIDENT TO
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COUNTRY BUT
TIME
Several Important Matters
VIII Engage His Atten-
ton. Including Meeting
With Senators.

washington, Feb. 2Z.-PreSldent
Wilson, arriving in Boston Monday,
will spend only one week in the Unit
I'd States before embarking March 5
TO return to Paris.
in anticipation of week crowd
ed with cabinet meeting. con-
ference with the Foreign Relations
committee Of Congress, the signing
# bills. attention to various domes-
'ic problems, and perhaps an address
70 Congress on the proposed League
# Nations. White House officials
are arranging the business of the ex-
ecutive offices so that not single
minute of the presidents time will
be lost
After speaking in Boston Monday
afternoon, the president will return
o the capital, arriving here Thurs
lay morning, and going direct to his
1esk in the White House His re-
turn to Washington comedies with
he regular meeting day of the cabi-
net.
Wednesday night members of the
Senate and House Foreign Relations
committees will attend a dinner at
the White House to hear the presi-
lent explain various articles of the
constitution of the League of Ma
ions. 1t is considered certain that
he dinner will be followed by an
address to the Congress. but at the
'Xecutive offices today it was said
20 word on the subject had been re-
ceived from Mr.. Wilson.
Nomination of an attorney gen.
eral to succeed Thomas w. Gregory
whose resignation becomes effective
March /. is one of the important
pieces of business to come before the
president. He also will have to sign
numerous bills, including the revenue
bill. Labor unrest also will be
brought to his attention.
Announcement that the president
Will remain in this country only one
week led some members of Congress
"a say they believed no extra session
would be called until after Mr.. Will
son concludes his work in Europe.
Paris, Feb. 22.-It virtually has
been decided that there is no pos
sibility of the Panama canal or of
any North American waterway COM
ing before the Peace Conference as
he subject of proposed international
regulations. 1t is asserted the Pan
ANA and Suez canals are not re-
garded as international waterways,
each being within one country.
In outlining the difficulties met by
fhe commission on reparation in de-
termining the approximate losses of
any one belligerent, Captain Andre
Tardieu of the French delegates to
the Peace Conference said that
France alone would present a bill
FOR 45COOO houses which have been
destroyed. This does not include fac
tories.
NJ Hardieu said the Allies had
agreed that Germany must pay to
the limit of her capacity, which is
now being determined from divers
souches by the Committee on Repara-
tions.
Discuss ReparatiOn.
While the Peace Conference lead
ers have been awaiting the outcome
Of Premier Celemnceau's injury to
determine what the program of the
conference shall be for the immediate
future, the question of fixing the
huge amount the enemy is to pay
for reparation is taking such form
before the commission on reparation
that it may have to be referred to
the council of the great powers and
to the heads of the various govern
ments, owing to the seriousness of
he main issue presented.
This issue turns principally on
whether the cost to the various coun-
tries in conducting the war should
be included in the claim, in addi-
ton to reparation for damages. 1t is
maintained by those urging the neg
ative view that the communication
sent to President Wilson by the AL
lies when they first accepted the Ger
man proposal for an armistice, de-
clared specifically only for repera-
tion and made no mention of the cost
of the war. The latter, however, now
has become one of the chief claims.
The total amount to be required
for reparation probably could be
quickly determined. but the addition
of the total cost of the war would
swell the aggregate to such a stu
pendous sum that doubts are raised
concerning the ability to collect it.