The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-15
TIE EMPEROR IS CONSIDER
MESSAGE FROM THE
PRESIDENT
INFORMAL INQUIRY
Wilson Submits Plan to Kaiser
Relative To Making Peace =
. With Germany's Foes
(By Associated Press

tBy ASSQCldJcu STCSS. :.
Washington, Sept, 12-Emperor
William has had .un0er confederation
for several days, 1t was learned to.
day. an informal inquiry, from the
United States government as to
whether Germany desires to discuss
peace terms with her foes. On the
tener of the reply depends to some
extent whether or not the informal
peace movement inaugurated week
ago can he pursued with Great Bril-
tain, France and Russia.
The inquiry was not formal one
such as President Wilson's original
tender Of good Offices. but was an
effort to determine whether Ger
many's willingness to talk peace was
based on fact. The chr6nogoly of
the peace movement was revealed to-
! q hit after q canvass of officials,
diplOmatistS ana OILERS directly con-
ccrned. The, story Of the seven days
Of peace talk. as told by SOM of the.
principals. substantially is as follows:
Saturday. September. Count Won
Bernstein, the German ambassador,
dined with James Speyer In New York
Oscar Strauss, American member. Of
The Hague Tribunal and former cab
hhCt OihtCCA WaO PAcde1it. w AcA stut,
conversation turned to the subject:of
pcace In Europe the German ambas-
sndor said that while he had mo- ad-
vices from his government since 1eaY-
: ing, ) Berlin, .Aesy recalled IA conVersaL
\ .tion with the Y Imperial chancellor,
there lin which 4 the latter said he.
.fbelieysd the emperor would be. Will,
ssajtgs nNHsasA spaassr JRxSaESih
INC diafi on e YioiiBs to & & 4hs anafgsgi
ssadorsa c0nversat ton Withatll e. chancais
{ 1or. Emperor William alfeady had
achn0w wiedsei SF1,1asi iieft Wilson's ten
der of good Offices, but had been nom
commital as TO it's acceptance. Mr..
Strauss asked.thc German ambas ssdor
for permission to repeat the conversa-
tion1 to Secretary Bryan. Count Won
Bernstein gave his consent.
Sunday. September 6.-Mr. Strauss
arrived in Washington and went to
the home OF Secretary Bryan where
they seretly confreed. The secretary
later communicated with the presi-
dent. 1T was decided to get the Ger
man Gnbassador's consent to forward
a report Of the inident to Ambassador
Gerard for discussion with the Ger
man foreign office. In the meantime,
Mr.. Strauss was advised to talk the
situation over with the British and
French ambassadors. He saw each
. that day,
Monday, September THE Ger
man ambassador reached Washington
ana conferred privately with MIR. Bry-
an. AS result Of the conference the
secretary cabled Ambassador Gerard
to convey to Emperor William an in
quiry from the American government
as to whether he desired to confirm
the statement reported to haYe been
made by him to the Imperial chan
cellor and repeated by the chancellor
to Count Won Bernstoff In private
conversation. -
Copies Of the message TO Ambas-
sador Gerard were sent by Seretary
Bryan to Ambassador Page at London
and Ambassador Herrick at Paris.
Meanwhile Mr.. Strauss had talked
with the. British and French ambas-
sadors, both OF whom said they could
make no definite statement without
Instructions.
Mr.. Strauss acquainted them with
what had occurred at the dinner In
New York. Both the French and Bri-
tish ambassadors reported the Incl
dent unofflcial1y to their respective
foreign offices.
Tuesday, September 8.-Secretary
& Bryan told the British ambassador
Sir Cecil Spring Rice, what had oc-
. Cured and learned that the ambassa-
/ dor had made inquiry OF his govern
ment to learn It's attitude toward
peace. 81 rs i.ias; s. 81 (. & 81;
/ Wednesday, September e.-Str Ed
ward Grey Z discussed, with Ambassa
Z dor Pnge the inquiry the latter had
Received from Secretary bryan. On
the same day Sir Edward Grey cabled
!, the British ambassador here that as
Great Britain, France and Russia in
the proceeding week had agreed Not
y to make peace without common .con-
q sent: the position ot the Triple En-
tente was unanimous on the SQues-
tioh OF terms. Sir Edward said what
the powers wanted was no temporary
truce, but o permanent peace In Eu-
rops SO that the world could be In
;sured against the sud den outbreak ,oi
war after German had srecouped her
self, He adde that bsf0re the sub.
.sS ject could be-, S0nsid dered seriously
definite terms would have Ito be sub.
United, Great Britain, Sir Edward
pointed Eput, would insist that Bel.
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