Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-29
TURKEYS ANSWER
TO THE PEACE NOTE
In Line With the Views Ex-
pressed by Austria and
Germany.
AWAIT WORD FROM ALLIES

The receipt of the Turkish peace note
was the only development here today
in the peace movement.
Officials carefully watched the for
eien press comment. and We're intere l.
ed in the announcement that the reply
of the allies to the original German
proposals was ready.
Until the allies reply also 10 i'resi-
dent Wilson's note no move by this
government is likely. Meanwhile the
announced policy of silence prevails.
a policy of secrecy regarding future
peace negotiations is to be followed
by the officials of the administration.
Announcement is made that all steps
henceforth viii be regarded as conf
Dental, that no comment Will be made
on any development and rumors of de-
velopments.
The decision to pursue this course
followed the receipt of the German and
Austrian replies to President wilson's
identical notes to the belligerents pro-
posing discussion of peace terms, ard
after it was learned that the Teutonic
powers would be willing to permit
confidential exchange of tentative
terms if it became necessary to do SO
to bridge the gap threatening to pre-
vent gathering of peace delegates.
Cause of Speculation.
In many quarters the official attitude
was construed as indicating that con-
fidential exchanges. We're expected to
follow, if they did not 3recede the
formal answers of the entente nations
TO the notes of President Wilson and
the central powers. Because of the
highly confidential nature of any such
negotiations, it is pointed out, the M
termediary would pe obliged to refrain
from admitting even that they were in
progress.
SO far as the entente governments
are concerned, it is understood that
little, if any, confidential Information
has reached here to shed more light on
their attitude than mas been given
publicity III the speeches of their pre-
mierS, and the comment of their press.
Consequently. there is no uIsposttlon
here to doubt that the allies unani-
mously will refuse to enter any sort OF
peace conference until Germany has in
dicated clearly on what conditions she
Will stop fighting.
View of German Embassy.
On the Teutonic side. while the reply
is regarded by the German embassy as
complying with President Wilsen's
suggestion in offering method OF
procedure, Germany is said to be will
ing to consider other suggestions re-
garding methods from any quarter in
Guiding her enemies.
The President is said to realize that
Nl..s. f.I ~
tiations probably would be followed by
very serious difficulties with Germany
over the submarine issue.
Turkeys reply to President Wilson'S
peace note is substantially the same as
Germany's and Austria s.
Text of Austria's Peace Note.
The text of the Austrian peace note.
sent through Ambassador Penfield. given
at the State Department follows:
Aide Nemoire. In reply to the aide
memoire communicated on the 22d in
stant by his excellency the American
ambassador containing the proposals
of the President of the United States
among the powers at present at war
for the eventual establishment OF
peace, the imperial and royal govern
that in considering the noble proposal
of the President it is guided by the
same spirit of amity and complaisance
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