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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1918
Page
6
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson attend a grand banquet in a 200 by 75 foot hall. Princess Mary and the Italian and Japanese ambassadors among guests. The hall gleams with $15,000,000 in gold plate, 128 candlelit candelabra, and regal decor.
President Wilson held lengthy talks with British leaders including Lloyd George and Balfour at Buckingham Palace and Downing Street. American reports say discussions on the 14 points progressed, with emphasis on clarifying aspects concerning British naval supremacy.
Paris Dec 27 The American peace commission said it was in telephone contact with President Wilson's entourage in London and that the political aspects of his visit were progressing satisfactorily. Conferences between the President and Lloyd George and Foreign Secretary Balfour were in progress.
President Wilson, replying to the King's banquet address in London, says the welcome is heartfelt and reflects the spirit of both nations. He emphasizes freedom for all peoples, shared duty with France and Italy, and the need to act on the words Right and Justice to shape postwar settlements. He calls for organizing world moral forces and ends by proposing the health of the King, Queen, and Britain.
Berne reports the Swiss government received a telegram from the American State Department stating President Wilson has been invited to visit Switzerland. Wilson has not decided yet if he can accept but appreciates the invitation as proof of friendship between the two nations.
Carlisle England December 27 The City Council voted the freedom of the city to President Wilson who will visit Sunday morning The Mayor praised Wilson for guiding American opinion on the war and noted Wilsons mother was born and raised in Carlisle Cumberland county is praiseworthy for the connection
In a Buckingham Palace state banquet King George expresses that President Wilson’s visit marks a historic epoch as the United States begins its independent life and becomes England’s guest for the first time.
The speaker welcomes the guest as a scholar and statesman from a nation with common ties, praising his calm dignity and lofty diction. The address emphasizes democratic ideals, freedom, and peace, noting shared history from Magna Charta to modern self-government, and honors allied wartime cooperation and the welcome of Mrs. Wilson.
London crowds braved rain as President Wilson met Premier Lloyd George and Foreign Secretary Balfour at Buckingham Palace. After a 1:30 to 1:40 visit, Wilson rode to No 10 Downing Street, receiving hearty cheers along Whitehall. Guests at the luncheon included Earl of Reading, former Premier Asquith, and Marquis of Crewe among others.
Paris report says President Wilson will leave for Italy 24 hours after returning to Paris on New Year’s Day. An interval will separate his England trip from the inter allied conference preliminaries.
President Wilson's arrival in London draws vast crowds in Whitehall, greeting Premier Lloyd George and officials. He tours No. 10 Downing Street, unveils a Peale portrait commemorating U.S. entry into the war, and departs amid waves of praise and continued acclaim.
Lord Cecil states the league will come and urges a definite arrangement be made at the peace conference. Lord Robert agrees public opinion will not tolerate delay and will press for action in the wartime cabinet context.
Lord Robert tells me that British leaders and Premier Lloyd George back the league and that new women voters will demand strong guarantees against future wars. He notes Germany paying war costs may be financially impossible, and warns Russia may drift toward socialist militarism and a disciplined army shaping Europe’s future.
Manchester officials decided to award President Wilson the freedom of the city during his visit in the Free Trade Hall, a venue able to seat 4000. The ceremony was moved from Town Hall after capacity concerns for the 800-person limit.
President Wilson’s second day in England featured a grand Buckingham Palace state banquet with royal and diplomatic figures from Britain and abroad. He held five hours of talks with David Lloyd George and Arthur Balfour on peace, received portraits, and basked in high public regard as crowds cheered outside.
A long list of attendees at the Buckingham Palace state banquet in honor of President Wilson includes King George and Queen Mary along with numerous dignitaries. It features royalty, British leaders, ambassadors from France Italy Japan Spain and Canada and high officials from the United States and allied nations.
In London and Paris President Wilson gains fame as a storyteller. At a luncheon with Prime Minister Lloyd George he shared anecdotes that drew laughter. He recounted an informal soldier incident from General Hale about a sentry not stopping a car逾.
Sir Harry Verney, Lieutenant-Colonel Clyde Wigram, Major Reginald Seymour, Henry J. Stonor, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Dowager Countess of Fairlie, the Earl of Shaftsbury, Lord Chamberlain to the Queen, Colonel Frank Dugdale, and the Queen's equerry attended a royal procession.
President Wilson and Premier Lloyd George held an informal conference at Buckingham Palace with Foreign Secretary Balfour and Sir Maurice Hankey. They discussed freedom of the seas, the league of nations, and armament reduction, aiming to clarify differences before Versailles talks. The meeting, described as the most important pre Versailles proceedings, left Wilson optimistic about groundwork for Paris negotiations.
President Wilson responds to Northampton Mayor with regrets, saying he would visit Northampton with pleasure but must act as General Washington would by not leaving his duties. He notes his stay in Britain will be brief and limited to his mother's birthplace without derailing his mission.
A German press report reaching the State Department says German ammunition manufacture will halt December 31. Only firms unable to suspend work without greatly increasing unemployment are continuing.
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