The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-15
IT IS THOUGHT PRESIDENT
FORWARD NOTE TO-DAY
AND MAY SUGGEST THAT
PROPOSAL NOT BE RE.
NCTED WITHOUT CONSl-
DERATl0N.
UNITED STATES Will FOR
WARD PROPOSAL TO IN
TERESTED NATIONS BUT
WHETHER OR NOT SUG-
GESTI0NS HAS NOT BEEN
REACHED UPON.

WASlIlNTON, Dec 1.-THE note
conveying the proposal peace by
the central powers. W q United
states is to transm 'ente
belligerents, arrived yht
and was being prepared lor presi-
dent Wilson.
The document was said to be sub
stantally the same as published in
the unofficial dispatch from Berlin
Accompanying ii was confidential
report from American Charge Grew,
understood to be an outline of ar.
fairs which led up to the German
chancelors speech in the rechslag
and the sending of the peace propo-
sails.
AS soon as President Wilson mas
seen the note it will be forwarded to
Miniter Whitlock in Belgium. Am
bassadors Sharpe. Page. Guthrie and
Francis in France. England. Japan
and Russia and to the legations at
the Servian End Roumanian govern.
ments.
UP TO WILSON.
The actual transmittal of the peace
proffer now bring up the important
question of whether President Wilson
will decide to act merely as an in
temediary or whether he Will accom-
pany the transmittal with some ex-
preston OF hope that the proposals
for consideration of peace shall not
be rejected without examination and
reflection There is prevailing
opinion here that the President wants
to do something Of the sort and is
locking forward to some movement
for a league Of nations to preserve
peace as one of the elements of the
settlement OF the war
It is possible that some means may
be taken 70 establish little more
definitely the temper OF the entente
allies toward peace proposals, before
the President acts, but 4 Ia under
stood there will be no delay in for
warding the German note to the for
eign belligerent capitals
After reading the German note cere-
fully Secretary Lansing said that
while there were some differences in
translation when compared with the
unofficial copy and while the order
OF arrangement of some of the para
graphs was a little different there was
absolutely no change in meaning. Mr..
ward 10 the beligerents and that no
deeision had been reached as to
whether the United States would ac-
company IL with any expression.
At least one Of the European ma
tions here already has sent a dispatch
to bis home government asking to be
authorized to assure President VIII
son OF the support of his government
in sending some expression TO the
allies designed to influence them to
give consideration 70 the offer to dis
aiiss peace. There are indications
that some Of the other neutrals may
follow suit:
NO NEW ADViCEs
The German embassy today had no
new advices on the situation. The
Spanish ambassador was an early
caller at the state department and
conferred with Secretary Lansing.
He said he had advices from Madrid
that his government also had re-
cnived the German note for transmits
sion to those entente les where
it represents the cer dipl0-
Th Swiss minister or
Secretary Lansing His visit coupled
With the fact that one other neutral is
moving to support the President in
any effort to gain consideration Of
peace. led to the belief that some light
IN the attitude Of the United states
toward such general movement by
neutrals was at least being sounded
out.