The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-07
NO move. TO
END THE WAR
Prospects Of United States
Making Efforts for Peace
in Europe, Dwindling
Away.
TWO POINTS AGAINST
England Has Plainly Said "Handa
OF" and Political sltua-
tlon Here Also
Intsrferes.
TWO POINTS AGAINST

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servtce.1 ]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.-Liklihood
OF the United States government act
ing as prominent factor to bring
peace to the warning powers OF Europe
10 dwindling day by day according to
general belief in oficial circles here.
The subject once more Is receiving
diplomatic consideration on the eve Of
Ambassador Gerard's return to this
country from Berlin. Count Won Bern.
storffs visit to the president at Shad-
ow Lawn next Monday and as result
OF the presidents continued utter
ances on the subject Of worlds peace
for the future.
Two points are made by those who
believe the United States will make
no further move to end hostilities-
and probably will be unable to aid in
the readjustmeEts between the Europ-
can countries when the war ends:
First-Great Britain, through an in
terview given the United Press by
Lloyd George has plainly said hands
off''-that any attempt by the United
States to intercede In behalf of peace
would be regarded with hostility.
Second-T The political situation In
the country has aroused to marked
degree partisan feelings for one or the
other of the warning sides. 1t has re-
suited In stirring up feeling abroad
that the united States Is not strictly
neutral and as President Wilson re-
Gently said in an address at Shadow
Lawn, this feeling has reached point
where even diplomatic interference be-
tween this country and foreign ma
tions will be seriously embarrassed un-
til after November Z. because foreign
diplomats are waiting to see what will
be the outcome of the election.
Perhaps no expression by the presi-
dent in recent months has aroused SO
much conjecture here as that in
Omaha Thursday night when he said:
when we look forward to the years
to come-I wish could say the
months to come-and to the end OF
this war, we want the world to know
we are ready to lend our force to the
preservation Of peace"
This Is regarded here as plainly IN
dicative the president feels the end
OF the war may be far oh-and also
that he feels the work OF America will
be to preserve the peace OF the fu-
ture, not to intervene now.
From those with the president.
comes the word that he knows moth
ing regarding a report that Ambassa-
dor Gerard Is bringing with him TO
this country request of the German
government to intercede in behalf OF
peace. But there is strong beiief
in official circles here that the presi-
dent will not make any further move
either directly or indirectly toward OF
fering his good Offices, unless such
plea is made openly by one or more OF
the belligerant nations.
President Not Advised.
rBy Robert j. Bender. United Press
Staff Correspondent
ON BOARD PRESIDENT WIL-
SONS TRAIN, Oct. President
wilson apparently knows nothing OF
the report that Ambassador Gerard
now enroute to this country from his
post In Berlin. brings with him
definite peace proposal from the Ger
man government.
No overtures Received.
TBy Ed. L. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent
LONDON, Oct. I've have re-
ceived no German peace overtures
as yet, but Mr.. loyd-George. In his
statement to the United Press, has