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with the Berlin conferences. but this
was entirely speculation and not
based on anything official whatever.
Meanwhile the replies OF the leu
tonic allies 10 the Wilson note con-
tinue 20 arrive here. The latest was
that Of Turkey. which came in this
morning. II was ordered translated
Immediately 10y Sec'y Lansing. IL
was generally similar to the German
and Austrian replies. he said.
No matter what the reply of the
entente allies TO his peace note. il
is understood that Pres't Wilson con-
tinues determined 20 keep all pos
sible pressure eXerted ON tie bell
ligerents for peace. lie believes
that if il is possible 10 keep the
negotiations in progress il yet will
be possible to end the war during
the coming year. In this connection
il was said today by officials who
are very close 20 the president that
all along he has realized that the
task of reconciling the warning ma
tons was one which would require
months OF weary negotiations. Be
cause of this fact that say he has
not been influenced at any time by
the general hopelessness that has
enveloped official circles here
DO Not Believe Report.
Revival of the rumors that Sir
Cecil Spring Rice. the British am
bassador shortly will relinquish his
post here i'm Washington. greatly i'm
terested officialdom today Subor-
dinate officials at the British en-
bassy said they did not believe the
report was true. However there
has been d question here for some
time as TO the relations between the
new government and the ambass-
ador Lord Northcliffe, who is gen
orally recognized as the sponsor of
Premier Lloyd-George has severely
criticized the management of the
British embassy here. He has held
that all along Sir Cecil has been out
generalled by Count Won BernstOrff
and there has been a growing feel
ing in official circles that the am
bassador might decide 10 ask TO be
relieved of his duties here His
health has not been Of the best and
the increased duties due 10 the war
have weighed heavily on him It is
accepted here, however, that If he
does go home il will be on his own
volition,
According TO the German diplO-
mats the plan Germany is proceed
ing upon, would provide that the
delegates should first agree upon ter
ritorial and Immediately connected
terms and that a preliminary ten
tative treaty then should be settled
upon. This completed, the German
idea is TO have all the neutrals call
ed in TO participate in consideration
of the questions of guarantees for
the future. They regard il as a mat
ter for the conference 10 settle
whether the neutral nations should
become signatory to the entire peace
treaty or only TO that part having
to do with guarantees for the main
tenance OF peace in the future such
as freedom OF the seas. limitation
Of ornaments. formation OF a world
league 10 enforce peace and estab
lishment of an international court
of arbitration.
In admitting today that no fur
ther communication had accompan-
led the German or the Austrian re-
ply to the presidents note officials
stated fatty that such questions TO
this effect in the future would not
Je answered.
The official texts of the German
and the Austrian replies, received
today, varied slightly from each
other and from the original cabled
press translation. Most of the diff
ference, officials thought. was in the
warmer. more cordial tone of the Of
fetal versions.
Differences between the two re-
plies were noted with interest. For
instance, the German reply refers 10
the presidents note as calling for
the creation OF bases for the foun-
dation of a lasting peace" while
the Austrian has it an exchange of
views for the eventual establishment
of peace" Germany proposes the
speedy assembly on neutral ground
VI hNANSoNtN VI AAAt wal AAilN STATES
and Austria proposes that repre-
sentatives of the belligerent powers
convene at an early date At some
place on neutral ground"
Differs With President.
The most decided difference noted
was in Austria's assembling 10 Pres't
Wilson himself the view that il was
necessary to postpone discussion Of
guarantees for a permanent peace.
The Austrian reply "concurs with
the president that only after the ter
mination of the present war will il
he possible 10 undertake the great
and desirable work of the proven
sion of future wars" The presidents
note said that the United States
would he glad 10 cooperate towards
permanent peace. when the war is
over. but did not specifically de
clare the two subjects could not be
/ discussed at the same time. Tn the
allied countries there is uncompro-
missing hostility TO any plan not
| guaranteeing PREPARATION. restitu-
ton. and guarantees
Statements i'm the Austrian press
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