Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-18
GERMAN STAND
ON PEACE PLAN
AIDS MEDIATION
p,.,;dent Wilson Hopeful
That Further Negotiations
Will Result From United
States Offer to Act.

r,surNGToN. Sept. 1S.-President
.,,mson is extremely hopeful that prog
,oyard peace In Europe Will result
irformal sounding of Germany ana
the allies, ..,,.,.
lhi' nd mediation overtures, according
high authority. 1t Is stilI TOO early
10 t,ns us terms but by careful and
70 ,.so,,ssions through both official and
N,'ota siIw sources, the President 1t is said,
reason for hope that some DEFINITE
ssce overtures may be presented at an
early date. ,.,..,..u .,o so,+i-
lnv ,, eypressed by German Chanccl-
po,bnann-Hollweg to Ambassador
loI nas uon-committtal." 1t was au-
us,.o,,vclv stated today that the
tno,.aiior's conversation with Gerard did
gu. touch upon terms or even suggest
& .Os,,hla acceptance of the Presidents
q mediation overtufes'
SEEKS ALLIES ATTITUDE.
i ,. is understood that the Chancellor
IT,. want 40 far as to say (whether with
pI"y yi,tout the Kaiser's knowledge and
4 ..ent Ia unknown to officials hore).
49, rtern1pny could not consider or even
t.,,s, mediation until the position of
the allies was Known. -,r,,
M reply was made by Emperor Will
u.,, himself, nor did the Imperial Cham
esIIor Indicate whether or not he spoke
=. behalf of his monarch, Ambassador
Sar.rd cabled President Wilson the Chan
.elior,s remarks from recollection, which
zero substantially as follows:
aermany was appTeciatlve OF the
Ar,ericau Governments interest and
o8er of services in trying to make
neace Germany did not want war,
& hut had It forced on her Even II
sbe defeats France, she must likewise
yanquish both Great Britain and Rus
sia az all three have made an agree
4 mani not to make peace except by
rommon consent. Similarly, England
4 has announced through Premier AS
auth and her diplomatists and news =
4 naners that she intended to light to
The limit OF her endurance.
4 In view of that determination on
the part of Great Britain. the United
states ought to get proposals of peace
from the allies. Germany could ac-
4 cent only a lasting peace, one that
q would make her people secure against
4 future attacks. To accept mediation
4 now would be interpreted by the allies
as a sign of weakness on the part Of
8 Germany and would be misunderstood
by, the German people who, having
made great sacrifices, had the right to
demand guarantees of security.
PRESIDENT TO ACT.
4 While the greatest official secrecy sur
s rounds the peace negotiations, 1t was ac-
eepted today that the President would
shortly make guarded Informal inquiries
3 from the allies, advising them of the
E German Chancellor's position. it was re-
ported that the President would ask If
j The allies could present any tentative
countgr-pToposals, or other suggestions in
view Of the ChanCellors stand that might
bring the nations together upon some
plane of preliminary discussion.
i 1t was evident today that President Will
son himself Is personally handling the
mediation and peace Overtures to the eX-
cluson Of Secretary of state Bryan and
other officials and even excluding the dip
lomatic representatives here of the war;
ring powers. That he expects to take
an active personal role in the ultimate
peace proceedings is forecasted.
Stirred by the issuance of the latest
white paper" from London. dealing with
the rupture between Russia. and Ger
many and Russia and Austria, both
Count Johann Won Srnstorff, the German
Ambassador, and DR.. Constantin Dumba,
Austria's Ambassador at Washington. de-
hied today the assertion of Sir Maurice
De Bunsen that Germany had made peace
impossible
The German and Austrian representa-
IVes reiterated former declarat' ons that
Russia, not Germany was the real ag-
sessor They intimated strongly that
The British white paper containing
! haurice's assertion was written from a
partial point of view and was untrue.
Won Bernstorff said the atrocities were
likewise false,
CHRTsTTANA, Sent IS.
ihe Aiten Posten today published n
telegram from Berlin passed by the Ger
man censor, announcing that at n con-
tstence soon to be held In Washington a
basls Tor neana will he rnnnhnh