New Britain herald., 1916-12-14
GERMAN PEACE NOTE
 IN WILSON'S HANDS
Other NeutralS Look to United
 States for Initial Step
GENERAL MOVE PROBABLE
America May Be Able to Lay Founda- ton For Bringing End to War in Europe-Commlnication Will Be Sent Forward Today.

Washington, Dec. 14.-The note conveying the proposal for peace by the Central powers which the United States is to transmit to the Entente belligerents arrived during the night and was being prepared for President Wilson early today.
 The document was said to be sub stant1ally the same as published in the unofficial despatches from Berlin in the report Of the Overseas News Agency. Accompanying it was a con- fidential report from American Charge Grew, understood to be an outline of affairs which led up to the German chancellor's speech in the Reichstag and the sending of the peace pro- posals
 As soon as President Wilson has seen the note it will be forwarded to Minister Whitlock in Belgium, Am bassadors Sharp, Page, Guthrie and Francis in France, England, Japan and Russia, and to the legations at the Serbian and Rumanian govern ments.
 The actual transmittal of the peace proffer now brings up the important question of whether President Wilson
 
 mediary or whether he will accom- pany the transnittal with some expres- sion of hope that the proposals for decison of peace shall not be rejected without examination and reflection There is a prevailing opinion here that the president wants to do some thing of the sort and is looking for ward to some movement for league of nations to preserve peace as one of the elements of the settlement of the war.
 , It is possible that some means may be taken to establish before the preSi- dent acts a little more definitely the temper of the Entente allies towards peace proposals, but it is understood there will be no delay in forwarding the German note to the capitals of the belligerent nations.
 Will Forward Note Today.
 After reading the German note carefully Secretary Lansing said that while there were some differences In translation when compared with the unofficial copy, and while the order of arrangement of some Of the pas sages'was a little different, there was absolutely no change in meaning. He said the note would go forward to the belligerents presumably today and that no decision had been reached as to whether the United States would accompany it with any expression.
 At least one of the European neu tra1s here already has sent de- spatch to his home government ask ink to be auth orized' to assure Presi- dent Wilson of the support of his gov ernment in sending some expression to the Entente allies designed to in f1uence them to give consideration to the offer to discuss peace. There are indications that some of the other neutrals may follow suit.
 The German embassy today had no new advices on the situation.
 The Spanish ambassador, MT. Riano, conferred with Secretary Lan- sing. He said he had advices from Madrid that his government also had received the German note for trans mission to those Entente countries where it represents the central pow CTS automatically and that the note delivered there was the same as that cabled to the United States.
 The Swiss minister, Dr. Ritter. also called on Secretary Lansing. His visit coupled with the fact that aT- other neutral was moving to support the president in any effort to secure a consideration of peace, led to the belief that some light on the atti- tude of the United States toward such a general movement by neutrals was at least being sought