The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-28
GERMANY STANDS READY
 ID MAKE KNOWN TERMS
View Still Persists in German Guar ters That the Note of the Central Powers Might Be Followed By Some Highly Confidential Communication to President Wilson.

Washington, Dee. 27.-m spite ol the wide gulf between the insistence of the central powers Tor an immediate peace conference and the forecast of d unanimous refusal by the entente al lies to enter such a conference with out knowing Germanys terms in ad- vance, the American government be- ,ieves that the negotiations in pro gress are resulting in good. It was said with authority tonight that until the door to peace actually is closed by one side or the other, President Will son vii. continue to hope that any dis .cussi-n of the subject will tend 10 gas ten the end Of the war.
 Count yon Bernstorff the German ambassador, returning unexpectedly tonight from New York. authorized The Assoylated, Press ta rftle .fo fol- lowing statement;
 "I regard the note Of my govern ment as constituting an acceptance of everything suggested by President Wilson in his note to the belligerent nations in Europe
 lt was made clear at the embassy that Germany stands ready to make known her terms on the first day cf any conference that may be deld and officials expressed themselves as be- ing greatly surprised at the view pre- yailing in some quarters here that the Berlin government had failed to meet the presidents suggestions by not set ting down in the reply the terms upon which it is willing to make peace. The German diplomats say President Will son had no intention of drawing d public declaration concerning terms from the central powers.
 The German policy upon which the reply to President Wilson's communi- cation is based was outlined as fol- lows
 Germany feels that the conference suggested by it first should be com posed of delegates from the belige.~ cnt countries. wh se duty 1t would be to settle territorial terms. Once these terms are agreed ur0H, representa- tiyes oi the neutrals should be called in 10 participate in consideration of the questions of guarantees for tie fu- ture, in which neutrals are as yita.ly concerned as belligerents. These guarantees, in the German view, ne- cessarily would have to do with the freedom of the seas, united disarmd- nent, formation of a world league 0f nations to enforce peace and the es- tablishment of an international court or arbitration
 Germany is said to consider that neutral nations caI have no interest of theig own in terms such as those relating to territory.
 While there were no official ad vices upon the subject, the view stil, persisted in German quarters tonight that the note of the central powers might be followed by some Highly con fidential oral or written communica ton to President Wilson, in which 1t least broad tentative terms might be stated, III InlS tOuutNb4 b4bh bliltid ie noted with interest Berlin press dis patches saying that Ambassador Ge-- ard. who as a result of his recent visit to the United States is thoroughly fa- miliar with the views of President Wilson, had taken lunch with Alfred Zimmerman, the German foreign min ister, and probably discussed the peace situation with him.
 Just what the United States could do towards bridging the gulf in case the allies held to their opposition to a conference is the subject of serious discussion among officials, but as yet no concrete proposal has been advanc ed. 1t is said officially that it even has not yet been decided whether this country will seac on to the entente the Teutonie reply to the president note as embodying new suggestion or whether it's mere publication when