Arizona republican., 1919-01-09
WILSON WOULD S|T ASPREM|ER
 NUT PRESIDENT
Representation To Come First--League Of Nations Second Issue Informal Meetings Will Precede Convention-Four Allies To Set Program.

PARIS, Jan. 8.-The Temps says it is able to state that President Wilson has officially informed Premier Clemen- ceau that he does not desire to be con- sdered at the peace congress as the head of state, but only as the prime minister of his state.
 The Temps says the United States constitution makes the president not only the head of the state, but the head of the government, and that President Wilson will claim only the preroga- tves of the last named position at the peace conference.
 PARIS. Jan. S.-Many important questions concerning the arrangement of the program for the peace confer ence, which has been in process of So- lution, probably soon will be adjusted as a result of President Wilson's re- turn to Paris. The presidentshow has personal knowledge of the views of some of the premiers on these subjects, and he has supplemented it by his ob- servations during his trip to Italy.
 The president, during his trip to England and Italy, kept in close touch with the members of the American peace delegation in Paris, and it is evi- dent from the expressions of officials
 
 will progress more rapidly from now on, The presidents informal talk with Colonel House Tuesday night dealt with the attitude of Premier Clemen- ceau and Lord Robert Cecil, regarding q league of nations. The conference gave thep resident fresh information concerning their views, and today Colonel House and Secretary Lansing conferred with Lord Robert, who is the British authority of a league of nations Sc it may be regarded as cer- tain that the program is making pro- gross and that in a few days matters will be in shape for the first steps of the conference.
 Meet This Week Informally
 In fact, it is admitted that the first meetings between the president and his aides and the entente premiers may occur at the end of this week These conferences will be informal and will carry forward, in a spirit of ac- commodation, the discussions whicf have taken place during the presi- dents absence between officials of the various delegations and also between various groups.
 The meetings are expected to devel op great importance later, but at pres ent it may be said results of value have been reached and that the ground ha! been cleared for the beginning of ac tUal negotiations.
 The impending informal meeting! between President Wilson and the en tente prem5ers will deal with subjects of fundamental importance. It will b. for these officials to arrange the pro gram which will govern the peace con gress itself, subject to approval whel all the delegates formally gather. Tn Japanese delegates already here hav been participating in some phases 0 the discussions between the groups. l is assumed that they have been con suited in the preparation of the pro gram, and that they have outlined tn treatment of certain issues in whic they are particularly interested.
 Representation First
 It has been agreed that the frs matter to be considered at the meet ing of President Wilson and the pre- miers will be the representation to accorded the powers seeking partcipa ton in the peace congress.
 Then must come the question of
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