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Show PRESIDENT TO VISIT ENGLAND I WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. A resolution asking thej f state department to inform the senate whether the American ' peace commissioners are advocating destruction of German j warships or other enemy property and, if so, by what author-1 J jty, was introduced today by Minority Leader Ledge and, J without discussion, referred to the foreign relations com- mittee. ; ('By the Associated Press J PARIS, Wednesday, Dec. 18. The reason given for President f Wilson's desire to make an early visit to England, it is understood, is that he has found it might be necessary to return to Washington i much sooner than he had expected, Whether this means a change in , jj the president's entire program, including his journey to Italy, is not I known here. jj An interesting feature of the president's intended visit begin- ning next Thursday is that the present British cabinet is technically . inot in a position to speak for the government until the result of the recent elections are known December 28. j There is little doubt, however, that Premier Lloyd George and ! if his assistants have been re-elected. ' j ,s ! LONDON, Wednesday, Dec! 18. If President Wilson arrives "in j England Thursday of next week, as it is intimated he will, he will :! find England holiday making, as the day after Christmas is "boxing I i day." Throughout the United Kingdom-business will be iX a stand' j j still December 26. I ' The president also will find that many people are away from I if London because this year many business houses are giving their em- J yployes a week's vacation to enable them to spend the holidays in the I country King George, it was announced today, has cancelled the arrange-, 'rinent which provided that he should go to Sandringham palace for 'Christmas, and he will remainin, London instead-towelcome President; Wilson, rrfr v. yvV f PARIS, Dec. 19. Premier Clemenceau and.Oolonel E. M. .House! visited President Wilson this morning at his Paris residence, tho I f Murat mansion. i The French premier and the president were engaged for more . than an hour in an intimate discussion. s Colonel House also conferred with the president during the morn-iing. morn-iing. (j The president's engagements for the day caused him to postpone . this plans for recreation, but he hoped to take a short drive with Mrs. j Wilson. An invitation has been extended the president to visit Lon- don at Christmas time, but it is improbable that he will accept as he j has fully planned to dine Christmas day with the American forces in j the field. (By the Associated Press) A PARIS, Dec. 19. King Victor Emmanuel of Italy arrived here I jtoday and was welcomed by President Poincare, Premier Clemenceau .and other ministers. The king was accompanied by his son, the prince -of Piedmont. ;' The Italian ruler and his heir arrived at the Bois de Bologne station. sta-tion. Notwithstanding unsettled weather conditions and squalls of .Yind, large crowds lined the streets. . A . ! WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. The first renoIutlon of congress requiring the I president's signature adopted since President Wilson sailed for the peace conference has reached him in Paris ,uand word that It has been signed is ;;expected momentarily. '! Secretary Tumulty was notified by ,- jcable today of the arrival of a state department courier who had in his i packet the Joint congressional resolu-: resolu-: tlon authorizing the usual Christmas time advance payment of December I salaries of government employes, if This procedure is to be followed in :i the course of all acts of congress while i the president Is abroad. State de- .partment meioengers travel to and j'from Europe at frequent intervals. -(The president has ten days in which iito sign or veto legislative documents and unless he does one or the other i.the legislation becomes effective wlth-ijjiout wlth-ijjiout his signature. 4 The president, holding that he sur-:J sur-:J tenders none of his powers by being t! Jurrad' is saId t0 have no doubts about jjne legality of the course mapped out. i BELFAST, Wednesday, Dec. 18 ; The lord-mayor of Dublin has called j'ja mass meeting in Dublin for Sunday Hjo extend an invitation to President jWllson to visit Ireland. He has suggested sug-gested that similar meetings be held J'n other centers throughout the island. !; PARIS, Dec. 19. Civilians seized fay the Germans In occupied French 'I territory and sent to a hostage camp. ' at Holzmlnden, Germany, will appoint a delegation to call upon President ;, Wileon to tell him something of what I they suffered, morally and physical - I y. while detained by the Germans, it i b announced. The plan was formed at the sug-.. sug-.. fleatlon of Dr. Henry Van Dyke of ') Princeton university who met come t ff.tnc People In Paris at a re-union j "eld recently. I I 1 PARIS, Dec. 19 President Wilson jjva today handed an address of wel-ycome wel-ycome by the French Union of Agricultural Agri-cultural association on behalf of Its j 2500 affiliated organizations, j The address sets forth the peculiar ll conditions under which French agriculture agri-culture is operating and calls the at- tention of the peace conference to the fact that protection Is necessary for its normal development and for the resumption of agricultural effort in regions devastated by the war. MADRID, Dec. 19. Count Roman-onege, Roman-onege, the Spanish premier, Is on his way to Paris for a conference with President Wilson and representatives of the Allies. He left Madrid for the French capital last night. The party arranged to accompany him included Robert M. Scotten, secretary of the American ermbassy. PARIS, Dec. 18 Plans -were perfected perfect-ed today for the meeting of President Wilson and King Victor Emmanuel who will arrive in Paris tomorrow. On Friday the king will have luncheon at the foreign office. Later he will give a dinner to President Wilson at the Italian embassy and depart the same night for the front. President Wilson's disregard of convention con-vention in going about the streets unattended un-attended and in using only army automobiles auto-mobiles continues to cause surprise among the French people. In most Instances In-stances the president travels incognito, but the populace has no trouble in identifying him. One of the matters discussed by the president was his proposed visit to tho devastated regions and battlefields. The president is aaid to be viewing the trip with much expectancy. LONDON. Wednesday. Dec. IS Alter presenting his credentials to King Georgo today, John W. Davis, the now American ambassndor to Great Britain, and Mrs. Davis, had luncheon with King George and Quefen Mary and other members of the royal household at Buckingham palace. ' LONDON. Wednesday. Dec. IS News that President Wilson considers going to London next week was received re-ceived by the British government through un official channel today. It necessitated a hurried re-consideration of plans by Premier Lloyd George who had intended to meet the president presi-dent for a' brief conforenco in Paris and then proceed to Monte Carlo for a few days rest The president, will be welcomed whenever ho arrives, but tho date now proposed December 26 has handicaps handi-caps as far as the public and the of-officials of-officials are concerned. December 26 is a lioliday and is known as "boxing "box-ing day," an occasion pecular to England. Eng-land. All who have countiy homes and live in London, from the king downward, spend the day in the country. coun-try. No arrangements for. the visit of the president had been made up to today because the government wishes to consult John W. Davis, the new American Amer-ican ambassador. The change in Uio president's arrangement ar-rangement is held to explain the hastening has-tening of the formal reception of Ambassador Am-bassador Davis by King Georgo today. This was done so that the ambassador could be properly accredited in readiness read-iness for the formalities in connection with the president's visit. Premier Lloyd George held - hurried conferences tonight with Sir Brie Geddes, first lord of the admiralty, and other ministers. PARIS, Dec. 19 The American peace commissioners conferred with American newspaper correspondents for the first time today. All other correspondents cor-respondents were excluded. It was stipulated that none of the announcements announce-ments to be made was for purposes of publication, being only for-the guidance guid-ance of the correspondents. DUBLIN, Wednesday, Dec. 18. A statement published in London that the Irish party was to send delegates to Paris to discuss home rule with President Wilson is declared in authoritative au-thoritative circles to be untrue. It is impossible lo learn whether the Sinn Feiners will send delegates but this is not believed to be likely in view of the fact that the lord -mayor of Dublin, who iB a Sinn Feiner, is organizing or-ganizing mcotings to invite President Wilson to Ireland. oo |
