Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-23

la the judiciary committee without
discussion.
WASHINGTON. Dec. %. - while
rothing official came from Europe to-
day To- show when'th belligerents will
reply 10 President Wilson'S note urS.
ing discussion OF peace or what the
nature OF that response might be.
London news dispatches indicating
that an early reply was unlikely be
cause OF the necessity OF constitution
between the allies, agreed with the
view prevailing here.
Apparently the administration nav
ing dispatched the note and in the IN
tcrest OF caution having taken steps
to see that no misConstruction abroad
was placed on the presidents pur-
poses, now Is carefully watching the
expressions of opinion, particularly IN
! the British press. AS the attitude OF
the reutonic allies had been clonriy
foreshado In advance and the
| president in the note specifically di
| claimed any association with that at
| titude. the interest of American otti'
| cials centered on the reception of tho
note in the entente countries ana
among the European neutrals
IL was recalled AZ the London dis
patches, most of them hostile, arrived.
that similar expressions greeted the
| original proposals of the central al
lies. but that the views were moder-
ated In the British press and amons
the entente diplomats here after re-
Election ana disc ussion.
Note What II seems.
To preclude any possibility " mis-
construction OF the presidents pur-
poses from the furry of Yesterday
? caused by Secretary Lansins's two
statements, both statements we're ca
tnHnNs American diplomats
abroad In neutral as well as belliger :
/ pnt countries so they might be pre-
pared to correctly state the president :
2 attitude to the governments TO whlcn
they are accredited. They are intend
, cd to offer official evidence II u b'
needed that the presidents note II eN-
! nctly what 1t purports to be ON Hs
face.
The suggestion from London that
the manner OF replying to the presi-
I dents note will differ from the form
I of rerlics to proposals of the Gcrlnaa a
= allies corresponded with official eN-
5 pcctations. II II thot here that tnc
A entente allies might not make eNte"u
cd answer TO the proposals OF the cen
traI powcrs but would deaf with the
> whole peace subject in their response
to the United States
germany and L. =. Closer.
The German view here is that what
over the reply of the entente allies,
Y the relations between Germany anu
2 The United states viii have been luI-
e. measurably improved, probably tC the
a point of ASSURING careful steps bV IN.
0 Berlin government to avoid any sucu
4 conditions as led up 10 "A crisis wnicH
A threatened "a break in diplomatic rem
tions That view is that the aoVah,
tnge of frIcndliness with the greatest
- of ncuttals will he so forcibly I'M
r. dressed upon the peopie OF the centra
:. empires that II Will not again be en-
h dangercd. " 49,, IN
II Entente diplomats while they ap'
= porcrtlv had decided To accept thC
* PRESIDENTS attitude in good faith nae
not wholly disrosc of their .car ina
: il might rebound 20 the acVantoSe Of
x their enemies. ,s,.t,
a II was reiterated today In all ottlcla
:, quarters that there was perfect undcr
r. standing between Secretary Lahsiul
g and the president and Whatever mlsh
, have appeared as discord in lnterpre
10 ration of the note to the DeliiEereht
Z. had been disposed Of by the issue %
r. the socrotary's second statement an'
. tho stems to inform the foreign gov
20 crrments of the facts. the notes u
If The tcllipcrcnts. Secretary l.anslhs
,r exulanatorv statements anu receh
German submarine activities furnished
A. Tho chief topic of discussion AT touiS
ts cIbinet meeting. Later 1t was SAT-
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