The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
Spanish and Swiss Diplo. mats Call at State Depart ments, and Another Neu- tral Asks His Government to Support America in Ending War. 2 Note Containing German, Proposals is Received at State Department Accom- panied by a Confidential Report From Embassy st Berlin.

Washington, Dec. A-9Q embassies of the entente alIiGa here this afternoon refleefe the view that Ger1many's peae proposals will not be rejecteA without examination but that the allies in reply probably will, call for a statement of proposed terms so they may not be plac- ed in position of unqualif fiedly rejecting peace. a
 Washington, Dec. IA Tho note conveying the proposal for peace by the central pow, CTS which the United States isl to transmit to the entente Nbel-a ligerents, arrived during tho, night and was being prepared for President Wilson early to- day.
 The document was said to be substantially the same as published in the unofficial dess patches from Berlin in the re4 port of the Overseas News Agency. Accompanying it was a confidential report from American Charge Grew, under4 stood to be an outline gof6affairs which led up to the German chancellor's speech in the Reichstag and the sending of the peace proposals. As soon as President Wilson has seen, the note it will be forwarded to Minister Whitlock, in Belgium, Ambassadors Sharp, Page, Guthrie and Francis, in France. England. Japan and Russia, and to the legations at the Serbian and Rumanian govern ments.
 The actual transmittal of the peace proffer now brings the important ques- tion of whether President Wilson will decide to act merely as an intermed- ary or whether he will accompany the transmittal with some expression of hope that the proposals for considera- ton of peace shall not be rejected without examination and reflection. Tere is a prevailing opinion here that the President wants to do something of the sort and Is looking forward to some movement for a. league of na- tions to preserve peace as one of tho elements of the settlement of the war.
 It is possible that some means may be taken to establish, before the Press ident acts, a little more definitely the temper of the entente allies toward peace proposals, but it is understood here will be no delay in forwarding the German notes to the capitals ok the belligerent countries.
 After reading the German note carefully. Secretary Lansing said thai while there were some differences in when compared with the copy and while the order or of some of the para- graphs was little different, there was absolutely no change in meaning. MT. Lansing said that the note would go forward to the belligerents prek today and that no decisioH had been, reached as to whether the United States , would. accompany it with, any expression.
 At least one of the European neu- trals here already has sent despatch to his home government asking to be to assure President Wilson of the support of his government in sending some expression to the. en- tente allies designed to influence them to give consideration to. the offer to discuss peace. There are indications hat some of the other neutrals may follow suit.
 The German embassy today had no new advices on the situation. The Spanish ambassador, MT. Riano, cons ferred with Secretary Lansing. He said he had advtces from Madrid that his government also had received the German note for transmission to those entente countries where it represents the central powers automatically and that the note delivered there was the same as that eab1ed to the United States.
 The Swiss minister. Dr. Ritter. also called on Secretary Lansing, His visit, coupled with the fact that one other neutral is moving to support the President in any effort to secure q of peace. led to the bof lief that some light on the attitude ,f the United States. towards such q