Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-29
ALLIES NOT EXPECTED TO MAKE
EXTENDED ANSWER TO PRO.
PoSALs RECEIVED FROM
CENTRAL PoWE..s.
TO DISCUSS WHOLE PEACE
SUBJECT IN REPLY TO U. S
Secretary Lansins's TWO Statements
Which Caused Furry After vii.
sons Note Was Dispatched, Are
Cabled Abroad SO As To EN-
phasIze Presidents Attitude.


fetal has come from Europe to show
when the belligerents will reply to
President Wilson's note urging dis
cussion of peace, or what the nature
OF the responses may be. The Lon
don news dispatches indicating an
early reply was unlikely, because OF
the necessity of consultation between
the Allies agreed with the view pre-
vailing here.
might not make extended answer to
the proposals of the Central powers,
but would deal with the whole peace
subject in their response to the Unit
ed States.
Apparently the administration, hav.
ing dispatched the note and in the In.
terest of caution having taken steps
to see that no misconstruction abroad
was placed on the Presidents purpose,
now is carefully watching the expires.
sions Of opinion, particularly In the
British press.
Hostile Views Moderated.
As the attitude of the Teutonic AL.
lies had been clearig fereshadowed in
advance and the President, in the note.
specifically disclaimed any associa
tion with that attitude, the interest OF
American officials centered on the re-
ception of the note in the Allied coun.
tries and among the European neu.
trails.
1t was recalled, an the London dis.
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that similar expressions greeted the
original proposals of the Central AL.
lies. but that the views were moderat.
cd in the British press and among the
Allied diplomats here after reflection
and discussion.
Lanslns's Statements cabled.
To preclude any possibility of mis-.
construction of the Presidents pur.
poses from the furry of Thursday
caused by Secretary Lansing's two
statements, both were cabled to Amer.
lean diplomats abroad In neutral, az
well as belligerent countries, so they
might be prepared to state correctly
the Presidents attitude toward the
governments. to which they are accred
tied. They are intended to offer Of
Hcial evidence, II it be needed, that
the Presidents note ia exactly what
1t purports to be on its face.
The suggestion from London that
The manner of replying to the Presi
dents note will differ from the form
Of replies to proposals of the German
Allies oorresponded with official sH
pectations.
Relations With Germany Improved.
The German view here is that what
sver the reply of the Allies the rela-
lions between Germany and the Unit.
ed States will have been immsasurably
improved. probably to the point OF as.
suring careful steps by the Berlin gov.
srnment to avoid any such conditions
as lead up to crisis which threat
sned a break in diplomatic relations.
That view which holds the advantage
II comfy with the greatest of neutrals
will be so forcibly impressed upon the
people of the Central empires that 1t
will not again be endangered.
Note Accepted In Good Faith.
Allied diplomats. while they appar.
emily had decided to accept the Presi.
dents attitude in good faith had not
wholly disposed of their fear that II
might rebound to the advantage OF
their enemies. It was reiterated in all
official quarters that there is perfect
understanding between Secretary Ian
sing and the President and whatever
might have appeared as discord In In
depreciation of the note to the bellig
ersnts had been disposed of by the
issue Of the Secretary's second state
msnt and the steps to inform the for
btgn governments Of the facts.
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