Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-07
5 NOT THOUGHT
PRESIDENT WILL
DELIVER SPEECH
Informed Delegation That
He Would Communicate
With Congress
Any TIE Assoc,atsd Press,

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washington, Dec.fS,6.-Unless Pres
dent Wilson changes kis' plans, he will
noL ADDRESS congress tomorrow. but
VIII send a written message. 1t will
pe read separately in the senate. and
IN the house, as was done with the
@raessage last December and which was
the custom until Mr.. Wilson began ad-
dressing congress. The president did
not make known his intention to q
Joint committee of congress which to-
day at the W!ilte House formally noS
1led him congress was in session, but
members of the delegation left him
with the Impression he would"no app
pear In person. The presidents state
nent was that he would Communicate
with" congress tomorrow.
Senator Lodge, Republican leader
IN the senate, was the spokesman,
and he and the president met face to
League of Nations covenant and the
peace treaty were defeated in the SEN
ate under his leadership.
Remained Short Time.
The president did not shake hands
> cred into the Blue Room, Mr.. Wilson
appeared from ar adjoining room. He
worera- blue sack suit and used a cane.
On entering he smiled and, pointing
to his cane, said:
you see. gentlemen, I cannot yet
dispense with my third leg"
The committee was at the White
House only q few minutes and the
president remained standing at the
door during the interview. Some Of the
visitors said iii. walking, his left leg
evidenced his. affliction and that he
kept his left hand on. his chest
Besides Lodge, the callers We're
Senator Underwood sof sAiabama: Dem-
ocratic leader. and REPRESENTATIVE
Chairman Fordney Of the house ways
and means COMMITTEES, and former
Speaker ChampuClark. Some. said the
president still, gave evidence of his
long illness, but that considering the
%characteT OF his sickness he appeared
in unusually good condition. :HHH was
described as haYing put on much
One caller aeserfbSis I Is mellow and
low aRdEsatdS llassssHSWR aslssss With ssdiiffiSus
that he heard sIrssildent5s said;
while others eklsefRR Hslff..sW white $n6t
as robust Mr!ssWrA@9gResHH II :goba
n that he OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES only;
a slight difficulty in eIiuffciata9n.
Washington Alive witheHsan,ors.
Washington has baseStKSaliyasfor the
last two weeks wit&sssspAasitivc infor-
nation hat the president would per-
.sonally show hinlseltrbefore congress
Some Of the pres}gaRssntt $ friends were
strongly Of the visXSS,tHh 1t would do
veil to take, the opt}Prtur.t y to make
lis as annual com h~lanication to CON
s:ess the occasion for a dramatic APP
,earance in person, revealing his actu-
u physicalsa0ds aeA1Aiacondition after
A months of>parttaT %seclusion.
\Eresident Wilson, it is said, was
idl1lewhat inclined to take the oppor-
unity to appear in person, but other
.ounssl prevailed. 1t was urged no
\ al occasion existed for a personal
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there is nothing to prevent from
hanging his mind. bufsihe pr1babil-
les are he will NOT: so: His message
AS been completed. There has been
o intimat.on as to- Its contents, but
here have been variSussreports that it
axes up taxation ttstts.tqte agricultural
isuation among o~tilaxFtsYbiects.