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Show wymn (gffjim mm n n ff fffDfU n n M (g y o) Uu UlJ-W -PRESIDED! SIB Bryan and His Twelve Treaties Mentioned on Eve of President's Going Go-ing Across the Channel p By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. It may be stated authoritatively authorita-tively that President Wilson will oppose in the most di. . rect fashion proposals from any source to sink the warships war-ships surrendered by Germany Ger-many under the terms of the armistice. By Associated Press. PARIS, Dec. 23.-Preidit Wilson's conferences today nd tomorrow will virtually complete com-plete the preliminaries he is expected to dispose of before goinjr to England. They probably wTlT lay the principal part of the groundwork ground-work fnr tho actual peace conference. Mr. Wilson consider the most preas-- preas-- Ing of ell problem oefore the entente rations In a fair way toward bein oolved. This Is the question of sup-. sup-. lying- food to the starving people of liberated countries. It now seems probable that the work will be handled principally by the T'nited State, through Herbert C, Hoover. It has been made plain to the entente ns-tfrna ns-tfrna that the t'nlted States has no wish to claim entire credit for the work of relief In the minds of the people peo-ple who are to he fed and a sattsfar- j torv understanding anoears to he in ' aiyht. Mr. Hoover was to 'confer with Hi e president ag a in todayTf MANY FOOD QUESTIONS. Participation by the T'nlted States In various councils that have been handling food questions, matters of shipping and the like In being gradually grad-ually wound up. as American officials are trending toward the opinion that these. ar proper subjects for the consideration con-sideration of a league of nations or at least of preliminary organisations h(eh may precede it. Some of those who have been giving giv-ing the subject close study and have Wen following the conferences with ntnte representatives say they would not be surprised if the real foundation founda-tion of a. league of natlona wore to be laid In cooperative arrangements between be-tween the I'ntted States and the allies for handling these fundamental ques tions. ADDRESS INTERESTS. Mr. Wilson's address at Sorbonne on fta t urda y, lo w hicb . ha again defined liis conception of a le.tguw of nation attracted closest attention from all public men here. This Is especially true of his statement that the war could never have occurred if the central cen-tral powers had discussed 1 fr a fort-nicht fort-nicht and certainly not If they had been forced to talk matters over for more than a year. The president's address li?s recalled that the t'nlted States while William , Jennlnr Bryan was secretary of state, negot'ated for a dozen arbitration treaties, one of them with (ireat Britain. Bri-tain. These treaties bound their signatories sig-natories to discuss their controversies for at least a year before proceeding to a declaration of war. An attempt wrts made to negnt'ate such a treaty with r.'nrwny, but the Berlin government govern-ment ref lined to entertain It. i PUBLIC MEN TALKING. . There Is no official authority for the statement that Mr. Wilson 1s thinking of the Brv;in plan as one of the elements ele-ments In the proposed machinery for preserving world peace, but this reference ref-erence to the plan in his Sor bonne speech has set public men to talking. No announcement has been made as to how f-r the conference between Mr. Wilncn. Premier Clemenceau, Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister fonnlno have gone, but French, public men have declared that their premier's talks with the president were entirely satisfactory. satisfac-tory. It Is also believed that Mr. Wit-'n Wit-'n baa made substantial progress In (Continued oa uavo land united purpose of the British and . American democracies." 1 J Wilson to Hear j British Terms By Associated Prsss. LONIXJN". Dec. 21. It is expected that i ha antlrn day Friday, the day following President Wilson's arrival In England, will b devoted to a discussion discus-sion by the president with the HrltUh nar cabinet of the term to be proposed pro-posed by f'.reat Hritnin at the Interallied Inter-allied conference preceding the peace t conRress. The raMnet. it Is said, will be able ! to ftnfh by tomorrow nis;ht the tak ! of trnmitig the term, and the final j draft should be readv by Christmas Rights of Neutrals : At Conference Fixed J By Assoclstsd Press. I pAKI.S. Lec. 23. The visit of Pre- mier Itomanones of Fpsln to Parts ) h'i IjrouRht about a definite under- sfandtns; concerning; the statua of neutral nations before the pears ron-' ron-' ference. While no formal decision , had been taJten, a member of the American pence commission said to jthe Associated J'res tod iy that whenever when-ever a iuestinn arose affect ins; the ! Interest of any particular nation. It j would have its opportunity of being I heard, probably throuxh delegates. These delegates, it was added, will ; not sit regularly In the congress and i will hu no vote on questions he-i he-i tween the allies and the central pow-i pow-i era bearing directly on the war. but will be called In when their interests ! are f(ected. ' . iWILSON IS READY 10 DEPART FOR ENGLAND Continued from pare l.i his conferences wttt; Hullan statesmen. states-men. . President Wilton Goes Out Shop p ill g By Associated Press. PARIS, Iec. 23. Although far; away from the White House and the usual forty-pound Tuletide turkey. President and Mrs. Wilson will enjoy potpfthlng of the spirit of Christmas, i even though the day is spent in the battle ion. Mr: WUsoh . lergntly slipped away from the Murnt real- j dence and ,went on foot to the shop- ' ping district, making purchases and1 looking about without being recog- i nixed. Wrs. Wilson has also been shopping shop-ping alona at odd times and when Christmas morning enmes It is fairly certain that San In Claus will h:tve visited the presidents KpeciMi tram while en njute to Chaumont. Warm Reception For Wilton Planned LONDON. -Dee. 23 Conmentinir npon the visit of Prealdent Wilson to England, the Daily Mall says: j -We shall give him of our best, j Mr. Wilson Is nt comln here for", politics. Ills viMt is for International; consecration and is to visibly cement j the two Ensrlfsh svHklng peoples, j cradled in whoe hnds reposes tle , new born ence of the world. i "We behold a Christmas of Joy and; a moment unexampled fn the rugged hintory of our rare. It is the peace ( Christmas. Man of our soldiers are j ba-k Spain and our tortured pris- ; oners are rnmimr home lialpty at last la released and glows like f re. In j our hearts. At this aeasnn "of all. 4 the president's vtMt ta a heartening! augury for the world at peace, aincc j it founds uoon rock the -aolid amltv j |