The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-14
COL. HOUSE SEES NO
CHANCE FOR PEACE
President Wilson's Friend.
Back From Europe. Says War
Feeling Is Unchanged.
But EVERYBODY Is TIRED
He Asserts Post Of Secretary of
state Hasn't Been Of
fcrcd to Him.

RosLrN. l.. T.. June 13.--Col. r. NJ.
House, who slipped down here to-day as
soon ~ he got back from his four
months stay abroad. said this evening
that he saw no chance for peace in Eu-
rope Moreover. he asserted that the
United States never had the job of
peacemaker" and he denied that his trip
had been undertaken as President Will
sons unofficial envoy on a mission OF
peace. Col. House brought to an end
AN interview during which he declined
TO answer many questions and smiled
away many others by saying when asked
IL he would accept the place of Secre-
tary of state that IL hadn't been Of
fered to him.
The Colonel never for a minute shook
the belief of his interviewers that he
was the Presidents personal representa-
tive abroad and close one too. He
admitted that he might go to Washing
ton tonight to see the President. al
though he said he didn't know: he might
not go for two OF three days.
cone Person In Good Health"
When the 81. Paul was docked yes
'erday at Pier GO. West Twenty-third
street. Mrs. House stepped from the
ship. but not the Colonel He was taken
off at Sandy Hook by Collector Malone.
who had permit from Health officer
OConncl to take of zone person from
the American liner 81. Paul provided
that person is in good health collec-
tor Malone transferred Col. House TO
the cutter Manhattan of the coast guard
service and landed him at the New
York Yacht Club pier hero, whence they
motored to the home of Gordon AuchIn-
Gloss. Col Houses son-in-law. thus
leaving many photographers and NOV
ing picture operators moping around
the Hudson River pier Mrs. House
arrived here later in the day.
The first thing Col. House said this
evening was that he had not visited
the warning nations of Europe as the
Presidents special representative TO
sound them on the subject of peace
oyertures.
NO" he said. that's the biggest
piece OF nonsense ever sent out The
President himself denied It, | didn't
talk peace 1t was perfectly apparent
that / didn't go there for that pur-
pose"
He admitted however. that he was
enabled 10 gather lots OF information
and said that II was ms du'F AZ Wen
as anybody else's to tell IN" President
II he heard anything the PRESIDENT ought
to know
Kaiser ANA Ming N"' q" ''s''
col Hons. said that he talked with
all of the high Government officials OF
Great Britain, France and Germany. He
saw and talked with every body high in
oYiciai circles except the Kaiser and
King George. And he also conferred
with Herbert &. Hoover. American chief
agent i'm London for the Belgian relief
Yes | did see Mr.. Hoover and others
connected with the relief work" he said,
"bu, my trim was "A personal one. |
know an of those I saw personally.
Irs a trim I take every year. | took
81 left New York with Mrs. House on
January 80. on poard the iusltah'a-t
time she new the american nag III VI,
war zone but i uldtl see the nag
reached Lohnoh on fepruarE u ~
wasn't anShodSs guest ! STAYED AT Il
hotel, remaining there Two OF u'rec
weeks before going TO iars
In London ! saw Slr E""aru 'reS'
premier Hsluitn' h'osu 'eorse' N't,H'
ner' ana all OF mem pu' l klew mem
al before, In faris ! saw lresineht
ioincarc' i'elcass'' the munster on for
elsh Ana'rs anu |N'a"'' 'he fre"ch
frline Munster
In B'rlih' where weht atter
couple weeks III farls' talked with
secretary :" fore'sh Nh"Ts VOC
Jagow' 'han'elIor Won ho'hfnahn-h"
veg ana 'hder Se'frtar! OF foreish
Analrs zimmerman VINO Is one ot the
strongest men over there'
Col. House was the guest OF AmbaS-
sador Gerard III b'r1'n' from whcre ne
Went TO switzerland ior ieW days
Then ne returned 10 LONDON ana was
there when the l'usItania was sunk an
when IN" l'resldehts ilrst note was sent
10 fermahy. Inc result or what ne saw
and all that he heard convinced him. he
said, OF the hopelessness OF peace now,
Popular Feeling Unchanged.
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