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NEuTRALS0F
WORLD May
join APPEAL
White House Lets 1t Be Known
BeIIigerents Are Expected to
Leave Way Open For
Negotiations. 4
WILSON SEES A WAY OUT
Hopes to Become a Clearing
House For Views and Pos
sibly Terms of War
ring Powers.

Washington. ID. c., Dec. 2S.-With
the purpose of President Wilson'S note
to the belligerents clarified by official
statements on the subject. the atten-
ton of the United States has turned to
the reception of the note in the foreign
capitals.
Diplomats here were early watching
for indications of whether the European
neutrals will follow the lead of the
United States and make a similar ap-
peal to the warning powers
Ihere Is roWln feeling hat the
United States hopes to become the
clearing house for views and possibly
OF the diplomats have advised their
governments to that effect In order to
guide them in their replies.
Surprise at the fast growing signifi-
canoe OF the presidents move was ex-
pressed on all sides, where it was
pointed u that at first the opinion
prevailed that h note itself was
merely a "feeler" and that the most
Immediately contemplated effect in is
suing 1t was the receipt Of some sort OF
deiinition OF the desire of he warning
nations.
Expect Frank Reply.
That the president should let 1t be
known indirectly to the diplomats for
.helI suloahce ina. he went ever fur
Their than that and ounted on an alb
solueeiy ran reply from the belllgec-
ents whlch would lead to an actual op-
portunity for negotiations, proved only
less surprising than the actual note
itself.
This feeling was increased by Secre-
tary Lahslng,s. statement yesterday
the a n1 S1uhalnes had Deen taken. ..
| that the note had haen .ant rana,aaas.
of the central, nouar,, nrnnosa1s - %
| he enIy If Tlnv6. c.aorra
The o,,ostion va,, ,o,,eh A.. 49,.
| TODAY was wbathe,. +ha rS,,-cr.an
trails won,d ,,,asa,t - .n,tIs ..s
The Snanish ana Sxu;ss annasarta t.,...
here hava haen at ~ s.atp 80 e -.
repeatedly since those n%rnnn.aIs na,ma
ont ana nrohahly r,on, r,,,f,, tha .1ams
of this p~nvern,nsnt ioHs ""e pa.
II is nointad o,,t +h.+ 4ha 1,,.o,snr
nautrals have sntTerad h.vnna ~ nthN
er nations not act,,any invniuaa n tho
war and tho+ nonaa /,
to them than tn anv hut tha act,,oI iSaIA
lieerents. In addition thew have rnna
of the bitterness Of war and Mons ~
its ambitions and arc anxinns rnnra for
the coming of neaca than for TIC ac.
complishment OF anv other n,1rnose
NeyertheIess their yaoeran nh ;cai pnsi"
ton between the two contaphina ,n pos..
mas been so dangerous that I'm To now
they have been able to do no more
than maintain their neutralitv with6ut
mixing in the struggle even 10 s,Ior,est
peace. =
Meantime. at the capitals of the war
ring powers, American diplomats fol-
lowing their Instructions are taking
sounding and observing closely h
currents OF sentinaen: Of the different
governments. u
puhI;c An,.s no.
,no aaa.lsaa 800 sS
80 = pup.lc 5eneIaIy anu
.on5iess any ollIclaiuoiH approve the
senulis OF me n1nnnlca.io
Neu.la'a STOW stiohg disposition TO
appioVe ~, anu ~ IS Ieit mere lhey
VIII take announcement from 1t.
ihoush press comment IN Brlflsh
u tiaa e has i ,nodao INA. tne commuH!ca.
aItopether favor.h,a it !. not hara IN
Dictated that the entente vii, NOTE ,
less favorable ren,v tnw,rd carnsr~
than otherwise or that e will ref,ae 70
leave tha dnor nnan co.. carnoan, ~
send a second note = !"
Though Iansin.,s exn,anat;on ~ h;s
staternent tenone,s III. n,.;p;na, aaoi. 80
ton that the country w. drawinp naare,.
the verpa IF wa,. ~ 5oas n"t a,ta5. ~
fact that the nras;aant ga sanraan1
Of state fear cnn,inunnc az" ~ 49, thae 10y
win ca,1se grave ana .,r.ve CON- MI
cations Tor tha Iyn;taI G3a1as a.S5..na.
thew feel the IInitad States az. tha
laadinp na,,tra, bns ~. ,;ah4 tn..n.s
that !, r,ova he naaao :. n 11;..is1
the ha,Iiaaren+s tnmo.hu
Gradma1 cIar;r;cat;nr +ha ~
tente dinlonats here nf the nres;Sent:s
purpose, and Indications that they
would advise their governments to re-
ply in a friendly spirit, proved a source
Of deep qualification today. as it was
pointed out both in the note itself and
in Secretary Lansing's explanationth that
one of the hangers was that the allies
would consider the step as aTsspro-