New Britain herald., 1916-12-27
WEAKNESS SEEN IN
 GERMAN EAGERNE:SS
English Papers Say Prompt Reply
 to US. Note Shows Waning Power MOVE WELCOME IN BERLIN

Westminster Gazette Believes Enemy.
 Was Only Too Happy to Discern
 Avenue of Escape From Continua-
 ton of Nar-Conference Unpopular
 London, Dec. 27, 1920 D. m.-The promptness of the German govern ! ments reply to President Wilson's note is characterized by the evening newspapers today as evidence of Ger many's eagerness to bring the war to an end. The Standard says:
 Tt would be a mistake to neglect the German peace movements, but it would be even more fatal to waste time over them. We trust the gov ernment will give President Wilson a perfectly courteous but also a definite reply and then get on with the war as energetically as possible
 The following is from the Westmin- ster Gazette:
 "For two or three days the pre- tense was kept up that the American proposals were an unfriendly attempt to snatch the prize of victory from the German people, but this clearly is not at all the view of the German government, which sees in it a well come opportunity to improve the oc- casion and at the same time push for ward it's own proposal for: stopping the war. President Wilson is not to blame for this, and we should be very unwise to rush to the conclusion that he expected to receive this answer md tN ayyfn ro1o n the hands of the Germans
 Must Know Germanys Intentions.
 Commenting on Washington de- spatch that President Wilson was in spired by the desire to give the bel ligerents, especially Germany, a bet ter excuse for defining their concep- tions of a possible settlement, and the German reply that an immediate ex- change of views was the most appro- priate road in order to reach the de- sired result, the Westminster Gazette says:
 'The German government can scarcely be so naive as to suppose the allied governments would hush hostilities or enter into a, conference with an enemy who has just pro- claimed himself the victor without knowing, even through the usual in direct channels, what he was going to propose.
 There are a great many misunder- standings, both here and in America, about President Wilson's intentions and that makes it the more import ant we should make our own position plain We hope, therefore, that our reply to the American note will be a careful and well-reasoned statement ~e 1nt-c nd and not a mere nasty dismissal of the American note"
 Gives Germany Coat of Kalsomine
 The Pall Mall Gazette says: Ger many has not been slow to seize the advantages given by President Will sons diplomacy.
 '"The studied impartiality of the American note supplies Germany with a coat of whiteWash of which she was badly in need. Germany proposes an immediate conference of belligerents, which appears to her to be the most promising way of promoting a Assure in the Entente. The Allies have only one possible attitude to this, namely they will hold no discussion with an unpunished criminal or with a power whose solemn engagements are mere scraps of paper If MT. Wilson's real object was to elicit a plain statement of the aims and terms of both sides, BerIin's answer shows that he failed.
 "It did not require a note to pro- cure a plain statement of the allied cause. Upon the German side the in- vtation meets with summary dismiss sal The ill-conceited note has been frustrated and the most dignified course now would be it's frank with drawal.'
 Peace by Wireless.
 The Evening Star says:
 "Germany has replied in hot haste. She is working the Wilson note for all it is worth. She is trying to make peace by wireless The contrast be- tween the panting precipitancy and the allies leisurely languor is great.
 '"There is grave, urgent need for cool wisdom and bold leadership in the circumstances. We note with alarm the growing development in certain quarters to make bad blood between the British and American people, That is playing the German game and must be stopped. There must be no mercy for lunatics who are ready to poison Anglo-American relationships. Let Us make a stand against the colossal misrepresenting and marking President Wilson's note'
 Would Reply in Lincoln's Words.
 Rome, Dec. 26, 1885 D. m., Via Paris, Dec 27.-The newspapers con- tinue to discuss President Wilson's note to the belligerents as an impor- tant diplomatic event. The Giornale D'Italia suggests that the Allies should treat it precisely as President Lincoln did Frances effort to intervene in the American Civil war. If the dead of Gettysburg inspired President Lin- coln's respect says the newspaper, 'So our dead of the Trentino must inspire Baron SonnininO's answer to