New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-30
SURE U. S. WILL
MOVE FOR PEACE
Powerful Influence Ex-
pected from This Coun-
try at Proper Time.
NO SUCH WAR TO
BE POSSIBLE AGAIN
America Suggested in London as
Arbitrator In Future Euro.
pean Differences.

London, Sept. 29.-Since President
Wilson's statement that peace over
lures at this time would be premature
British officials have felt treasured
and now express confidence that the
United States will, at the proper time,
exert its good Offices to bring the war
to close under conditions insuring
3 permanent peace in Europe.
They are sure, they say, that the
United States, after the combatants
have become somewhat exhausted by
the struggle, will exert powerful in
fuence for peace, and will make it
possible to negotiate treaty which
will require European nations to sub
nit their future differences to the
United States for arbitration, thus
making g recurrence of the war I'M
possible.
Washington, Sept. ga desire on
the part of the British officials TO be
relieved Of responsibility for declining
to entertain proposals looking to the
restoration of peace in Europe Is be-
lieved by the State Department heads
to be the explanation of dispatches
from London saying that Great Britain
will be glad at the proper moment 20
accept the good Offices Of the United
States TO that end. -.
British officials as we'll as the pubic
in England have taken notice OF me
many appeals for peace proposals tnSt
have been directed to President WI
son from various sources in the United
States As is understood here, the 1T.
ish officials are keenly appreciative ~
the correctness of the motives OF these
people and are reluctant to be placed
in the position Of rejecting any over
ture.
At the same time, while officials here
believe the British government IS quite
willing to have it unoficially known
that at the proper time it will wei
come peace overtures, they think that
time, as indicated recently by Sir Ed
ward Grey, will not arrive until the
conflict has been so decisively settled
that there is no longer a possibility OF
the same issues arising again.
In diplomatic quarters the attitude
Of London officials as outlined in to-
days dispatches w6s regarded as glvl..g
much more encouraging outlook for
the ultimate accomplishment Of peace.
1t is pointed out that even though Pres
ident Wilson's tender of mediation IS
not pressed at the present moment, yet
it stands open as a convenient means OF
approaching the subject and provides
the means for continuous informal dis
cussion of peace prospects, out or
which sooner or later may come some
definite and tangible proposal. 1t is
felt that the first prerequisite is to
have England, France and Russia, the
nations which have signed an agree
ment binding themselves not to make
peace separately, consider among them
selves some basis for treating with the
powers with which they are at war.
The suggestion from London Of a
treaty requiring European nations TO
submit their mutual differences TO the
arbitration of the United States is
thought to be an outgrowth Of Secre-
taEy Bryan's peace treaties, recently
signed with Great Britain France and
many other countries. The essential
features of these treaties is the re-
ouirement of Il years time for the dis
cussion of dispute before resort to
war. In some diplomatic quarters the
view prevails that this principle may
ultimately be extended as between
European powers, so that the initiative
of the United States would thus serve
To bring together many nations, in
GLIDING those now at war, in compre-
hensive plan to avert preciptate re-
course to war.