Show ASKS CONGO 6 1 TO mm DEFER DEBATE PRESIDENT WILSON URGES THE postponement OF ORATORY UNTIL HIS RETURN jut just before sailing of presidential party for home chief executive requests permission to go over covenant with committee washington jut before the presidential party sailed from brest on saturday february 15 president resident Il woodrow wilson allson cabled a request to the foreign agn relations committee of congress to defer debate on the constitution of the proposed prop oed league of nations until un ill lie he had tin an opportunity to go over ever it article by article with the members there Is a good and sufficient reason for the phraseology and substance of each article declared the president in his message transmitted through secretary INI members embers of the senate and house committees will dine at the white house on february 20 26 the day after the president Is expected to land at boston this early meeting was interpreted as evidence of the presidents determination to get the details of the new world federation for peace before congress a as cc quickly as possible the cabled invitation did not name a date for the conference but almost immediately the time was announced and this was taken to mean that the president would proceed here direct from boston after an address in that city president wilson left brest on his return to the united states on board the united states steamship george washington shortly after 11 saturday morning the george washington weighed anchor at 1115 when president wilson left it was announced that he would land in bos ton on february 25 27 where he was expected to make an address which would cover the work performed at the peace conference in a farewell message to the french people before leaving brest saturday president wilson said he had find been received and treated as a friend ashe as he had most desired to be treated ile he added that lie was happy to return to france to assist in completing the just settlement of the peace conference |