Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-10
American Ambassador Thinks
EngIand.ls Determined to-
Crush Germany First.
COMPACT OF THE ALLDES
HELPS DISCOURAGE U. S.
Deemed Unlikely That ANY Further
Overtures Will Be Made at
the Present Time.

c,,.a, pr,t,in is determined not to
r,ata MAGE until she has decisively de-
featad Germany This sentiment has
hae,, conv.yad to President Wilson III
disn,tch.s from Ambassador Page at
London.
Ma formal MESA ye was communicated
~ the British foveign Office to the
american ampassadtN. but alter much
conversation with high British officials
and his own observations lie reporter
that efforts to initiate pace negotia-
tons through the allies at this time
would he fruitless.
Great Britain. France and Russia nave
signed their agreement lnt to make
peace except by common consent.
Discourage Peace Efforts
Ambassador Pages report and the
convention signed by the atiles nave
had III. effect of discouragiEg ehorts
on the part of the Washing ton gov
eminent to renew it's tender on good
offices At the same time puhlsned
reports that Emperor William per-
sonal message to President wilson pro
testing against the use O1 oul'-ouhi
bullets had nt!n raasnv w m''i inis peace S
r-ere described as inaccurate by
Washington officials.
officials; pointed out that the text or
Tureror Williams dispatch to Rres1,
dent Wilson protesting against alleged
use of dum-dum bullets coata o1ed no
references or intimations OF q Wiling
ness TO discuss peace.
IL was stated authoritatrVeiE lhal
,7.ither on the side of Germany and
Austria nor the allies had been re-
NeaIed the slightest ray OF encohraSe-
Nient for the making of peace Inc
WASHINGTON government. therefore, is
Waiting FOR "A more propitIous moup>ne
before renewing its efforts TO end the
conflict.
Turkish Ambassadors Views.
Peace in the near future is ont OF the
question, in the opinion of \. Rusteln
l:.y. the Turkish ambassador.
every nation at war;" said the. am
bassador today, knows the advantages
of.peace, and has known them for wears
as thoroughly as any peace advocate or
any neace society.
1T is now not a question of the ad-
vantages OF peace. 1t is question OF
war: war until decisive victory is won.
for one side or the other or the con-
tending forces are exhausted. There
might we'll be talk of peace a year or
a year and half from now; not at
present
DipiomatiSts representing both the
bellicerentS and the neuIralS declined
70 comment upon the Turkish am
bassador'S observation that peace might
come in a year or eighteen months.
Silent About Client
Officials would not discuss the message
from the burgomaster of Client made
public in New York, but one statement
in it-that the American minister at
Brussels was prevented by the Ger
man government from communicating
with Washington-waS denied. Minister
Whitiock at Brussels recently advised
the department that the German govern
ment had given him and the Spanish
minister the use of a special military
Wire from Brussels to Berlin. Messages
nave been coming to the State Depart
ment over that wire.
Efforts of neutral nations to bring
peace in Europe will be futile until the
warning countries have become exhaust
ed. according to officer of the Car
neSie Peace Foundation in this city. No
plans have been made by the founda-
ZION for securing quick termination of
the war. and it was said yesterday that
no action was contemplated before the
regular November meeting of the trus-
tees.
Will Fight Until Exhausted.
No neutral power can hasten the end