Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-20
Wilson and Bran to Follow
Plan That Succeeded
in Mexico.
TIME NOT YET RIPE
TO END THE CONFLICT
Allies Determination to Crush Ger.
many Makes Further Offer Of
Mediation Inopportune Now.

"watchful waiting" which the admin
istration believes has been SO effective
in the pacification OF Mexican affairs
Is to be the policy of President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan with regard to q
peace movement for the ending of the
European conflict.
The administration feels that further
efforts at this time to bring about
peace would be misunderstood. If they
have not already caused resentmen,
against the United States. They feel
however, that eventually the United
States will be called upon to act as a
mediating power and they are watch
fully waiting for that day. with the
offer of good offices for peace made
the President held open for such time
Acting Secretary Robert Lansing said
yesterday that the message received
from Ambassador Gerard giving his
conversation with the imperial chan
cellor as to peace proposals had not
been forwarded to any American en-
bassies, nor had the subject been dis
cussed with the foreign ambassadors
here.
President Wilson, it is known, is en-
deavoring scrupulously to avoid thrust
ing the good offices Of the United States
upon any of the beliigerents at an in
opportune time, feeling that the spirit
of resentment which would result might
American policies and unnecessarily en-
tangle the United States in the in
tricacies Of European diplomacy.
Time Not Ripe for Peace.
There was a distinct feeling of salts.
faction here yesterday over the atti.
tude Of this government among diplo.
matists representing the allied powers
While making no formal comment or
the subject, they would not conceal the
view that the time was not ripe FOL
peace discussions. The object of the
allies to crush Germany in decisive
fashion is more and more reflected each
day by their diplomatists here.
Dispatches from Great Britain indi-
cate some resentment over the talk OF
peace emanating from the United
States. One dipiomatfst compared the
situation to that existing just before
the Spanish war broke out
The efforts of certain European diplo-
mats to stave off that conflict, he said
met with bitter denunciation by the
American press and abrupt rejection
by officials of the American govern
ment.
Bryan are keeping a most minute
watch on the situation as reflected In
diplomatic dispatches, but there is
nothing new, they feel. to warrant a
pursuance of the informal peace con-
versations abroad which American am
bassadors have been conducting.
Official kilograms brought little news
from the war zone yesterday Neutral
observers in the Balkans reported that
Roumania was making preparations te
assist Servia and Russia in the invas or
of Austria. Demonstrations in 5avor OF
the allies likewise were reported from
Bulgaria, where Russian victories have
produced a profound impression.
Herrick to Quit October 1.
Ambassador Herrick. at Paris, has ar
ranged, it became known here last even
ing to transfer the American embassy tt
former Representative William G. SHARP
of Ohio, the newly appointed ambassador
October 1. The State Department hat
left it to the men involved to arrange the
date and Mr.. Herrick suggested the enc
of this month.