The state herald., 1916-12-29
President Wilson Asln Belliger-
ents to State Terms Upon
Which They Will End
the World War.
MESSAGE GOES TO ALL
Dispatched to Central Powers
and Entente Allies, Who Al
ready Have Indicated vii
lingness to Give Their
Statements.
western Newspaper Union New, Service.

Western Newspaper Union News service
Washington, Dec. 21.-President
Wilson's notes to the belligerents
are prefaced with this instruction by
Secretary Lansing to the American
ambassadors presenting them:
"The President directs me to send
you the following communication to
be presented Immediately to the min
listers of foreign affairs Of the govern
ment Of which they are accredited"
The texts Of the notes themselves
then begin identically as follows:
'The President of the United
States has instructed me to suggest
to the there inserted designation Of
the government addressed) course Of
action with regard to the present war
which we hope that the government
will take under consideration as sug.
gested in the most friendly spirit
and As coming not only from friend
but also as coming from the repre-
sentative Of neutral nation whose
interests have been most seriously af-
fected by the war and whose concern
for its early conclusion arises out Of
. manifest necessity to determine
how best to safeguard those interests.
II the war is to continue"
At this point the context varies. In
the notes to the central powers this
paragraph follows next:
"The suggestion which 1 am in
structed to make. the President has
long had It in mind to offer. He Is
somewhat embarrassed to offer It at
this particular. time because II may
now seem to have been prompted BY
q desire to play part in connection
with the recent overtures Of tho CEN
tral powers. It has. in fact, been In
NO way suggested by them In its
origin and the President would have
delayed offering It until these over
lures had been independe ltly an.
swored but for the fact that II also
concerns the question Of peace and
may best be considered in connection
with other proposals which have the
same end In view. The President can
only beg that his suggestion be con-
sidered entirely on It's merits. and as
X It had been made in other circum-
stances"
In the note to the entente allies.
the following paragraph takes the
place Of the one Just quoted:
THE suggestion which I am In.
structed to make. the President has
long had It In mind to offer. He is
somewhat embarrassed to offer II at
this particular time because II may
now seem to have been prompted by
the recent overtures OF the central
powers. II is, In fact. In no way asso-
ciated with them In its origin and the
President would have delayed offer
ing II until these overturcs had been
answered but for the fact that II also
concerns the question OF peace and
may best be considered In connection
with other proposals which have the
same end In view Tho President can
only beg that his suggestion be con.
sidered entirely on It's own merits
and ms II II had been made In other
circumstances"
Then all the notes proceed Identical.
ly as follows:
The President suggests that an
early occasion be sought to call out
from NIL the nations now at war such
m avowal OF their respective views as
10 the terms upon which the wnr
might be concluded and the arrange.
mcnt which would be deemed salts
factory as n guaranty against Its 70.
newal or the kindiing Of any similar
conflict IN the future A. would make
Il possible frankly to compare them.
"Ho is Indifferent as to the means
taken 10 accomplish this. He would
be happy himself TO serve. or even
to take tho initiative in It's accom-.
plishment In any way that might
prove acceptable. but he has no do.
sire to determine the method or the
fundamentally. Ono way will be %
acceptable 10 him M another. n only
tho grcat object he has In mind be nj.
tained.
"Hc takes the liberty Of calling at.
tcntion 10 tho fact that the objects
which tho statesmen OF the beiiigcf.
cnts on both sides have In mind In
this war arc virtually tho same, a.