The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-09-11
PEACE PROSPECTS
ARE FAR DISTANT
PRESIDENT WILSON SETS AT
REST RUMoRS THAT OVER
TURES HAVE BEEN MADE.
Says There Is No Immediate Prospect
of Peace and No Chance 70 Offer
Mediation.

Washington, Sept. 10.-There is no
present prospect of peace in Europe
through diplomacy. President Wilson
himself today set at rest rumors that
peace measures were in the making
by revealing that no intlmation had
been conveyed to him officially from
any quarter of readiness on the part
of the belligerents to talk peace.
The days developments emphasized
that Great Britain, France and Russia
were determined to make no peace I'm.
| til they had decisively beaten Ger
many and Austria Great Britain's po
sition was explained in detail at Lon
don by Sir Edward Grey to Ambassa-
dor Page, who made long report to
President Wilson. The British for
leigh secretary declared England had
not sought war but since it was fore
! ed on her. she was irreyocahly bent
ion crushing forever the dangers OF
German mi itarism.
Sir Edward referred also 10 the
Ispoiation by Germany Of the neutral
territory Of Belgium and pointed out
that the allies would expect redress
for that action.
The conference between the Amerl'
can ambassador and the British for
! eign secretary is said to have oc-
lcurred on the initiative of the latter
Sir Edward Grey, it is understood.
explained that i'm view of newspaper
rumors that Germany was ready to
make peace, Great Britain did not
want to appear in the light OF block
ing the move while Emperor William
ASSUMED the role Of peace advocate
To make peace now while German
troops hold Belgium and a large part
of France might cause Germany to
exact unreasonable terms, accordine
to the British view.
On tie side of Germany and Aus
tria. likewise, the president has found
Inc encouraging sign of peace Asked
whether Emperor Williams message
of yesterday was susceptible Of inter
probation as a peace overture, the
president said it protested merely
against the alleged use of dumdum
bullets by the French and the activity
of Belgian citizenry in the war.
Mr. Wilson said he would reply soon
to the emperor's message. The an
swer may be merely a courteous &C
acknowledgement of the German EN-
peror's message or it may be the ex.
preston of the hope that the rules
of warfare laid down by The Hague
conventions will be binding on al
belligerents. The answer may refer
to the presidents standing offer Of
mediation
Observers in close touch with the
white house tonight thought the first
course to be the most likely, merely
acknowledging the message. It was
said the feeling was general among
officials that the present was not the
time to press for peace with pros
poets of success.
1--WE have not gotten to the point,
said Secretary Bryan today IN re
Spouse to a question, where we can
take up the subject of mediation"
Every one wants peace remark
ed Ambassador JusseLnd of France
to a friend, as he w#s leaving the
state department today. but with a
GESTURE of resignatiOn-"now it is
war;
The ambassador said MAT as re-
suit of the protest of Emperor viii
liam he had been asked to inform
President Wilson that no bullets
whatsoever not approved by The
Hague conference either have been
used by the French 50 diers or would
be used. in spite of any proyocation
In the midst of the diplomatic
chaos Great Britain, France, Spain
and China, 1t became linown today
have agreed with the United States
on the text of treaties to be signed in
fe wdays. They provide for the in
vestigation by a commission for q
period OF one year or more OF all in
tenational disputes that may arise
between these countries and the Unit
ed States. One effect of the signing
of the treaties would be to prevent
| this country from being suddenly
drawn into the European war over
neutrality questions or other unex-
Ipected difficulties Nineteen such
treaties have been signed and rati.
fled by the senate, Secretary Bryan
hopes to have 30 on record by Christ
mas, making most remote the possibil
| ity Of war between the United states
and any nation.
There was some discussion today a.
to whether the celebration of the
Tooth anniversary OF the SIGNING of
the treaty OF Client would be held as
planned.
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