The sun., 1916-12-25
It's Regarded a. Effort to Pre-
vent Catastrophe and
Also as Q Trap.
CONFUSION IS NOTED
Publication Of TeutOn Peace
Terms without q Confer
ence Ia Attacked.

was based on the snort ex-
tracts from his note received here and
the additional fact that Secretary OF
State Lansing also made a statement
concerning the situation which the Ger
people are not sure has not been
distorted. says the Overseas News
Agency.
This confusion the news agency
adds. "s illustrated by the fact that
the published by the vosstsche
,Zeitung yesterday and to-day differs In
important points. Yesterday the VOs-
sische Zetfna0 considered the Presidents
note as diplomatic intrigue which had
been prompted by q desire to shield
England. and declared that The note
ought TO be received by Germany with
the greatest distrust.
''To-day's comment by the Vossischs
Zciiung recognises that the Presidents
rec oncilable with Germany's attitude. II
says the note Is q complicated document
which is open to various interpretations,
aud adds. There In no reason for Ger
man, to harbor distrust against Presi-
dent Wilson and believe he was insin-
cere when he suggested to our adver-
sarios that they max known their peace
conditions
Mat Of Rsthless warfare.
The LokdidnseiOer after studying the
full text Of the note declares that the
document does not warrant the concep-
ton given il by many German papers
from reading the advance cable sum-
mary. adding:
Its tone certainly creates the i'm
preston that Il 10 the Presidents earn
est intention to assist In bringing about
peace. and In the entire document one
nnds no single word which. effectively
examined, forms any conclusion that he
takes a stand for one group OF the com
blatant Powers or the other. There ID
no ground, therefore. for h attempt ia
represent the offer OF the American
President as an u%nfriendly act. for
b~asically President Wilson wants moth
ing else than what Germany and It's
allies wish TO attain by their peace
o~vertures. Only the way In which he Al
chief OF a neutral state WANT to attain
this differs from the way taken by US
and we must consider very carefully
whether his way is passable for Is"
Tire Lokdldnseioer reiterates that Ger
many differs from its opponents in that
II has proved by its peace overture That
II wants Il bring about peace
should I'll efforts faH." concluded the
paper .nere VIE ur nos..s ~.
" - 49, - an.ss d.ci,ra 10
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=" nm'"a nam,aiv ,ho on.
sc,n,un.s. ,ha, r~acc il. nece..ary 10 us.
shaI 80. omictIv and ,horouyhiy their
s,.,.sn,.r ard nrori.."
nivIdcd Into Two CrOuus
-
Inc oerii@n p'ers y ui..u." NV. ~.
sroups ~ 10 tho rnte'p,e'a''o" W.
Il.e,ue",s - ...s.s.. u;i,.on.,
Ee"a.y 49, ,.na go n,
,mon.na'na ,ronh. TIE nsvsnane,
mnints an, that sccre,ary Isnsinr's ~,
marks were pupiIshea .ne sane "n,,.
yelled threat against Germany.
The Magde burgische ZeHung consid
ers the note "a snare which is laid II
favor Of the Entente
The Hamburger Ndchrichfen recalls
the experience d the Vienna Congres
and says:
What the failure OF the Rumaniai
aid has peen uhapie 70 40 mas now oee'
undertaken oy tne on,'eo o'a.es nj.
"eoTs hernnaiu' Nv -,
sng now admits that Nmeriea ao.'o'
nov appears IN a somewhat ',iehu,re
light. In an earlier editorial ne ASKS VIVA
President Wilson will do II the Entent
Allies give q negative answer. War vii
then continue. he declares. but assured.
IL will not be Germany's fault.
Hitherto. he says. the United state
has protected Its interests only agains
Germany. and he demands to know IL i
the future II will protect itself in A dit
| ferent direction. He concludes with tn
its peace offer is rejected must continu