Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-27 | Page 40 | Regard House's Visit Notable

Paris Newspapers Consider Colonel's Arrival of Importance Im-portance to Powers. PARIS, Oct. 25. The newspapers regard re-gard the arrival of Colonel House as of great importance to the belligerent powers pow-ers associated with the United Statesas a step to attaining political unity which is considered to be equally as important as military unity. "The only positive declaration interviewers inter-viewers were able to obtain from him," says La Liberte, "was that he arrives as the official representative of the United Unit-ed States and the president. It is no longer a question of a private mission, but an official representation accredited to the European allies. This is important. Henceforth the United States will be represented rep-resented at the interallied council of Versailles Ver-sailles in complete fashion no longer for military affairs only." Colonel House today made the following1 statement to the Associated Press: "It is with the keenest pleasure that I find myself again in Fiance. Upon my last visit some eleven months ago, the allied fortunes, it seemed, had struck their lowest levels. Those memorable days, when we counseled together and fonnu -la ted plans looking toward military and naval unity and the co-operation of war economies and Industries, can never be forgotten. "From that hour the clouds began to lift, and we could see, dimly at first, the stars of hope and victorv which today-are today-are shining with such a steady glow. "We are now confronted with difficult and more complex problems problems which I feel confident will be met with high courage and with the wisdom which comes from lofty motives." Colonel House said that history had no correlation with any armistice a nd that he had not received from President Wilson Wil-son and the American government special spe-cial powers to negotiate on this question. As regards future negotiations which misht arise, Colonel House declined to talk.