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STATE BANQUET FEATURE
OF PRESIDENT WILSON'S
SECOND DAY IN ENGLAND
Spectacle Such as Probably No Olher Court io Europe Can Pro
vide Is Arranged in Honor of Chief Executive and First Lady
of the United Slates, By King George and Queen Mary.
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MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
WORTH OF GOLD PLATE
Aside From Banquet, President Spends a
Busy Wotking Day, Holding Several
Coherences and Attending Luncheon
Where He Meets Leading British States
men.
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SPEECH AT STATE.
BANQUET TOASTS
UNITED STATES
For First Time President
of United States Is
Guest at Palace
LONDON, Doc. 27. The environment of President
Wilson's second day in England was quieter than that of
the first day. The only ceremonial event was a state ban
quet in Buckingham palace tonight which was notable not
only as a spectacle as probably no other court in Europe
can provide the setting for", now that the thrones of Rus
sia, Germany and Austria have disappeared, but from the
representative character of the men siurunona to meet
tW&eiwi f the -American jroiwnm
"'V'"1" ' Officials Present.
Beside the members of the royal family, the official
world was represented by the foreign ambassadors to the
Court of St. James, the heads of the government, present
, and past chiefs of the army and navy, colonial officials and
members of the royal household. There also were present
dignitaries of the Church o4 England, representatives of
universities and men high in the world of literature, art
and journalism.
President Wilson escorted Queen Mary into the ban
quet hall, while King George gave his arm to Mrs. Wil
son. Chiefly Working Day.
Today, however, was chiefly a working day with the
president. Five hours were taken up by two conferences
with Prime Minister Lloyd-George and Foreign Secre
' tary Balfour, on peace problems. This was the fulfillment
of the main purpose of the president's pilgrimage to Lon
don. For three hours in the morning President Wilson sat
with Lloyd-George and the foreign secretary before the
open fireplace in the president's apartment in Bucking
ham palace. The second meeting was in the cabinet room
of the premier's residence in Downing street. The two
sessions were broken by a luncheon at which Mr. Lloyd
George gathered a dozen leading Britislvstatesmen of the
conservative, liberal and labor parties.
Picturesque Incident.
There was a picturesque incident after the luncheon
when President Wilson unveiled a portrait of George
Washington, presented to the premier's residence by
Lord Albemarle.
The interest of Londoners in President Wilson con
tinues high. Crowds outside the palace and in Downing
street awaited his coining all day, notwithstanding thf j
rain, and cheered his every appearance. Each time they
saw President Wilson they demanded a speech, but each
time the president shook his head negatively.
The newspapers today were, filled with tributes to
the president, which undoubtedly have been the cause of
a heightening of his personal popularity in London.
It is expected that another great gathering will wit
ness the progress of the president to the Guild hall to
morrow to receive the address of the lord mayor.
Regal Setting.
No more regal setting ever had been arranged in
Buckingham palace than that which greeted President
Wilson and Mrs. Wilson when they were escorted into the
banquet hall tonight for the precedent-breaking state
dinner.' :' ' ". ' ' '
Every royal formality which attended epochal occa
sions at the palace for two or three hundred years was car
ried out before and during the banquet. President Wil
son and Queen Marv led the procession into the dinins: ' ?rm.fl,n government .to negotiate with
U t&l fl, l,J:.n 6!Mr. Hoover. for food supplies. In
tumed, bearing wands and walking backwards and tnak
ing obeisance to the guests. -
Immediately behind the president and the queen,
CLOSE BONDS UNITE
THE TWO COUNTRIES
King Points Out That Lit-
erajur
Nations Are Alike
LONDON, Dec. J7. In hie speech
at the state banquet to President Wll
aon at Buckingham palace tonight,
King- George aald:
"This la an historic moment and
your visit marks an historic epoch.
Nearly 150 years have passed sine
your republic began Its Independent
life and now, for rtie first time, a
president of the United States is our
guest in England.
"We welcome you to the country
whence came your ancestors and
where stands the homes of those from
whom -sprang Washington and Lin
coln. We welcome you for yourself,
as one whose Insight, calmness and
dignity in the discharge of his high
duties we have watched with admira
tion. We see in you the happy union
of the gifts of a scholar with those of
a statesman. You came from a stu
dious, academic quiet into the full
stream of an arduous public life and
your deliverances have combined
breadth of view, and grasp of world
problems with the mastery of a lofty
diction recalling that of your great
orators of the past and of our own.
. Head of Great Nation .
"You come as the official head
arid spokesman of a mighty common
wealth bound to us toy the closest ties.
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MAG ARTHUR
Dvnni mriinnrn
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vreu. iienoner was x ormer
ly in Command of' '
Rainbow Division : V
URGES PROMOTION , V
FOR GEN. MAC ARTHUE
Copy of,, Communication
From General Menoher 1 ;
Reaches Washington
REMARKABLE AND SENSATIONAL LETTER
FROM PRINCE ALBERT OF MONACO TO
THE FORMER KAISER IS MADE PUBLIC
WASHINGTON", Tc. t7 A strlk
Ing tribute t the eoursg and . skill of
Brigadier-General Douglas MacArthur
commanding- the- Eighty-fourth irl
gsde of the Jrty-second (Rainbow)
s division was glvsn by Major-General
m hv.,.,, lui n,.i 1 in rrji m- ,
maod of the division, In a letter Io '
Oeneral Psrshinf, urglst for the see
ond tlmt ths promotion of General
KscArthur to the rank of Majof-Qen- ;
tral. ;
rf , ; ' Ilenche Washtngtoi. ;
A copy of the communlcm'lon hws
Just rsached Washington! It svlsw-
tht record of General 'SJaeArthur'
as first chief of staff of the division"
and later a commander of one of Its
two Infantry brigade and dlsWosod
hat the young,' officer,-- a, , major of
engineers wbn the Vhlted Utatea
entered tbe irar, had been twice
wounded, haU been decorated hv hot iv
ments for personal. a.Uantry in action.
and In addition had been twice recom- '
mended .for, the French , Legion- sf
Honors 1 . t ' j. i .- : '
"I do not feel that f am free to
assume another rommand." ; General
Menoher wrote to Qenerml Pershing
on the eve of his transfer to the com
mand of the lxth army aorps, "with
out recording the services rendered
by General Douglas MacArthur. These '
services, rendered constantly for over1
a year, and In the large part, amidst
; active .operations In the field - have
i been so soundly, 'brilliantly and loy
ally performed that In recognition of
them I eee on fair appraisal of the .
example of energy,' of 'courage and .
I nt ftlrfn rtf whtlh flMAml UaniHhllli
r n , , i , . , , , ' , ' , .,. , , , : 01 "icwncy wnicn uenerai saaoArinur
Prince Recalls Conversations With the Hun Leader in Which the Intent of Wilhelm ' hf5-f!n 11: ivl?
The
to Plunge the World Into War Was Clearly Indicated-Albert Was
Frequent Guest of Kaiser During Many Years of Intimacy,
(CONTINUED ON I'AGE TWyO)
HOOVER EMPHATICALLY
REFUSES TO DISCUSS
.PARIS, Dec. 7. Prince Albert of
Monaco has given to The Associated
Press a remarkable letter he lias ad-
'd reused to former Emperor William
which promises to rival the notable
revelations made by Prince Lk-linow-sky,
German Bmbataador at London
at the outbreak of war.
The letter gives textually many con
versations with the ex-emperor on his
war projects. 1 he conversations cover
5 ears of close intimacy during which
Prince Albert w.im a frequent guest of
tbe emperor in Berlin.
Recalling to the ex-emperor their
conversations the prince, in part, says:
"Although you said to trie one day
that it was not your right to take a
certain action which would have con
served world peace, yet you told me
on the yacht Meteor on June 28. 1914,
in learning of the assassination of
Archduke Ferdinand, 'now i must do
everything over again.' '
"History will' recognise In these
manifestations of .your conscience the
Truth of your responsibility , tot a
deliberate war.' In an Interview bad
with you oh the same yacht on the
morning of the same day I noted cer
tain points dlscloHing your real pur
poses. Whun 1 aii.ld to you thut I
believed the majority of the French
supported the idea of a rapnroull
ment with Germany, you answered
me with unusual emphasis: 'res, but
we must hurry or else It will be too
late and other arrangements will he
necesuary to establish the ponKiaa of
the nations of Europe, Here mf :h,o
Anglo-Huxons understanding their
true Interests and trying to group
themselves In Joint protection against
the yellow races. Even this year
President Wilson and Kngland have
used diplomatic language. They under
stand also that there is nothing to do
with Germany than to Accept her as
she is.' "
Talked at length.
After thus quoting the emperor's
language,' Prince Afbert silil; '
"You afterward talked at length to
convince me you had no bad sentl-
tnent toward France or any one, and'
you remarked to me that you might
huve fallen upon Russia when she
"' her war with .fupan,
and upon France when DOO.ouO
w ...u.tlifci-H were In hospitals.!
When I answered you that France's
pacific Intention were shown by the
tendency to reduce her military
forces, you had nothing more to say."
The orlnce then relate a um..
tional conversation In which the em-'
peror, pointing to a Britlshequadron I
viiitlroj Kiel, foresaw the comlna of1
war.
"The trsratformatlon of your men-
tCONTWUEl ON PAG$ VOl.'R) ,
J BELIEVED PIGHON WAS j
i iwn whTTUJiTnrrpiwrr
mm iiui Mini in ! iiniiUL
No . Decision - - Regarding
Russia Has Been Defi-'
nitely Made
UP TO CONFERENCE
( CONTl NU BD ,)N' 1 'AQ & TWO)
Two German OflBcials Ask
Hearing On Food
Question
CAN GO TO HELL'
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. --Food Ad
ministrator Ho'over. In F.m'cpe. ar
ranging relief for the peoples of the
war-devastated territories, has refus
ed In emphatic terms to dismiss Ger
man food conditions with 4,i von
Der Incken and Dr. Pieth, who
sought a meeting with the fool ad
ministrator.
A message from Paris today Mid
these two German officials, who were
prominent in the German administra
tion of Belgium, wired from Heme
to Walt-r I.yman Brown, director of
the commission for relief in Re'aium,
mat tney naa Deen appointed by the
EAGLE BOATS WORTHY OF
PERMANENT NAVAL USE
Exceed All Requirements
in Demonstrations To
Fight U-Boats.
NO THOUGHT OF REVENGE
IN MINDS OF SOCIALISTS
Only Wish to
Germany, Herr
berg Declares.
Rebuild
Lands-
.WASHIXGTO.N, Dec. 27. Trials of
'PfllNCESSPAT"TOWED
A BRITISH COMMANDER
Engagement to Commander
Alexander Ramsay Of
ficially Announced.
LONDON. Dec. 27. The court
"The king has gladly consented to
CONTINUKD ON PAGE TWO
answer to the request for a confer
ence. Mr. Hoover sent this message:
"You can describe two and a half
years of arrogance toward ourselves
and cruelty to the Belgians In any
language you may select, and tell the
pair personally to go to hell with my
compliments. If I do have to deal
with Germans, tt will at b with that
Mir.-
PARIS. Dee. 27 fHavnsl Herr
inn nojirn n:tve rnnvmte.i mtv 1 4-K..- v. rAnMM
constructors that (he litt.'e raft turn'- ' Jority soclnlist mombers In the tier-, clr'ru,ar ,oniKht makes the following
ru oui dj- me ruin piaiu i i'ew mi , nr-an relchstag. today made, a .deelara -1 sis lemeni
to fight aubmarlnci are wor-hy of tak-: tion to the correspondent of the
the fleet. "lTV Turned tay fh le would ev'com. l???mZl the betr"h'" PtHcla of
official reports to toe navy department j jortv oClaiMs. whose only aim was Connaught to Commander Alexander
giving full details of the trial show , t0 etabiHh order In the country and Ramsay, heh- to the Karl of Dal
that In speed sea-worthiness and . rebulld Germany. houele "
tnanueverlng ability the new boats ex- , ; ., noueie.
j-j -n. i.- The members of the German gov-i " ' . M
... . ernfuent, Herr Landsberg added, be-! Princess Patricia of Connaught Is a
An average sustained speed of 18.3 , ,,vd lt woul1 be erlmiMf to , ' dauhter of the Duke of nn..,iuf
knots was mads by the boat used by .agt tne wl)J ot the people f oaugnier 01 tne Dune or Connaught,
the navy experts In their tests The-Alga L ra who hlld been n-'r ffovernor-gf neral of Canada,
vessel enowea no signs 01 oucniing tire,. r9$rnged by the execrable and a cousin of King George. She la
"""" - . i noiinoH or rna rnrmer rim in uer-i n .hay aifi a mA
. Z . . '- w mil wvai aaiiw iVIlK
WASHINGTON, Dec JT Govern
ment officials here exprssied the be
lief today that Stephen Ptchon, the
FVench foreign minister, rvas voicing ,
his own opinion and not the politv
of the French government when he
said there would be no immediate in
tervention in Russia y the allies
. The Russian situation has 'been ths
subject of earnest discussion by the
representatives at Paris of the xn
niated nations but so far as la known
here none of the governments has put
forward any definite plans. The un :
derstandlng -here la that rhe whole
subject will be left to the peace con- .
ference.
It was reiterated today that the al
lied powers have no desire to -interfere
with the internal affairs of Rue- .
sla. -
Additional reports of the chaotic i
conditions in Bolshevik controlled Su- i
ropmin Kussia reached the state d.
partment today. One account said th
loyal milllia of Kathohla and Livonia, -
! poorly equipped and with little or on
training was in no conainon to wun-v
stand, the attacks of the UolsbevlUL .
Riga, IJeval and Limbach were report--
ed as crowded with refugees from the
surrounding country. . .
Advices reaching the state depart, j v
ment today from Bucharest said ths , ;
main force of the Bolshevik armj' in .
Russia consisted of 500.001) Russian
oldters, forced to Join the Bolsaevikiv
because of fear of starvation, rovmer t ;
lt already has been announced .thai I many. He aald these urovlnres were hn- fnvnrir. in Austro-Hungarlan prisoners of -war...
most of the Ragles completed under j )st forever for (icrmany- and, al- Enrland
the war conti-act will be utilised asj though It pained him very much to j Princess
lunuuau.
jsay it. he must admit the fact.- - - igarded ae the moat "popular of the
vm. I Concerning the present eltuutlon tn younger memners or BriUsh royalty.
- rATHM,l.(t Germany, Herr lndaberg declared: -She la described as a handnome
, CLEVELAND, O.. Dec 27. In an that the danger of anarchy depended young woman with great spirit and
effort to check the epidemic of crime j n great measure on the great ques-1 a keen sense of humor,
that has resulted In fourteen murders j tlon of revictuallng. He added that' : Several times she has been reported
and scores of hold-ups and robberies Bolshevism would never take root In . betrothed, but on eaoii occasion de
In the past three -months, American . Oermany and that military reaction . nlals wsre made. '
Protective, league bperstives patrolled would not spread to any great ex - Alexander Robert Maule Ramsay is
tj sapfe tAfitvht mmA mim iIms . mm,, . m eamsaajadar Ia the royal tuttrjr. '
has
In
i s "nnnjlA I
Pk.Jk. k. hLJl "land 40.000 Chinese workmen The
&,lo) men from the Uaikan province;
Rubitn embassy received a report to-,
day from the minister of foreign af-.
fairs of the Russian government a :
Omsk that Siberian troop command
ed by General Pepellaeff captured the
city of Perm, December H.
1 More than '.000 Bolshevist were
taken prroner during the day' fight .
Ing. the message aald, and av great ,
auantlty of booty oaytufweV ' . .