Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-10-25 | Page 1 | Col. House Reaches France

COL HOUSE i REACHES fMCL President's Friend and! t Adviter Goes to Rep-j Rep-j resent U. S. in Meeting' Hun Pleas, Is Report By Aeseelatad Prise WASHIN(JTON, Oet. 25. Colonel K. M. Houne,' per-Hotial per-Hotial repregciitative of PreHident Wilson and gpokegmaii of the utile . department, and Admiral William H. Henson. chief of naval operations, op-erations, have arrived In France to represent rep-resent th 'tilted . Atatea In tha consideration con-sideration of Germany's plea for an armistice and peac negotiation. Colonel House, President Wilson's 'confidential advleer, was aent to fcu--! rope aa th personal representative of - the president on an official mission. J This announcement la authorized officially, of-ficially, but further Information la I withheld. WILSON'S AGENT. It ,1a understood, however, that the I visit of Colonel House la connected with Uermany'a plea for an armistice and peace, which now la before the al-' al-' I led govern men t a for decision. Colo-jnel Colo-jnel HoMse very probably la authorised I to represent "the president" In dfacu-siona dfacu-siona with the representatives of th allied govern men la. Th fact thut 4'olonel House left fir Kurope aeveral day a before Prealdent Preal-dent Wilson s final reply to Germany mas dispatched i further proof that every step of the president' negotla-J negotla-J t.ona with fier ninny hua been takn m full accord with the entente gov i ernnieiita. 'members OF PARTY. y Associated Preaa. j VA8HIUTUN. M. 25 -'olonel House Is accompanied by Gordon A'lchlncloss, lus son-in-law, Joseph O. , lirew. chief of the slate department's , iliviMiori of western Kuftipci.ii affairaj 'and former secretary f the American! imt.aiy at iter I in, and frank I. t'obb 1 iof New York. j The iMrtv sailed from an Atlantic. ' Hjrt a week . ago , Wednesoay. before (the wireless veiaion of the I at tier- 1 man note had been a-nt out, and 1 . were Hearing the other side wheni ' 1'resldnt Wilson received th not1 I and answered It. j ISPEAKS WITH AUTHORITY. i It la understood Colonel House la j 'prepared , to speak for the president! j in any negotiation -that may bo con-. I ducted, concerning questions to be de-j ' i ecmined before the uu Hilary men give j .the term on which an armistice i 'wot. Id be possible, or for the formu- lotion of concrete term upun which i paco may be made whenever the tier- I mans are ready to surrender. . Admiral fteneoti Is expectel to rep- j resent th t'nited Ml a tee navy tn t he i Idiacusemn of naval quest iona. as (en-! eral Taaker H. Bliss, represents th army on the supreme war council. . j i