Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-14
WILL BE SENT PROMPTLY
TO ALLIED GOVERNMENTS
Washington Expected to Find
Way of Displaying Interest i'll
Restoration Of Peace.
WILSON coNFERs WITH HOUSE
Trend Of Public Opinion in Great
Britain, France and Russia BE-
ing Followed Closely.


WASHINGTON. December l%.-Scri-
President Wilson TO the possibility that
amy exchanges Of views that may fol-
low the peace proposals of the central
powers To the entente allies may dc
tho suggestion for a league OF nations
10 enforce permanent peace lie has
reached no conclusion, however as to
the course to bc followed by the United
states. and probably will not. pending
the arrival of the official cablcgram
containing the communication handcd
Charge Grew by the German govern
ment.
As the cahlcgram had not been re-
ceivcd at the State Department to-
night. officials were reticcnt about dis
cussng the situation. IT is understood
that the commun icat ton will be trans
mittcd promptly TO the entente gov
crnments regardless of what attitude
may bc adopted by tho United States.
and that the American course probably
must be guided largely by the recep-
tion given The Tcutonic offer in thA
entente countries. 1t is regarded rs
certain. however that either informally
or formally. quietly or publicly. tho
government hero will find way OF
displaying it's interest in the restora-
tion Of peace. Most officials think :,
considerable time will elapse after the
communication is delivered before :,
formal reply is framed by the allies.
and that in tho meantime n very clear
idea or what that reply is 10 be and
how any attempt at mediation by neu-
trails would be viewed will be gained
through diplomatic channels.
TREND or PUnIIC OPINION
HEiNt: IrDII.uwED ui.osELY
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speak.
Much interest is feit here in the
speech t" hc Delivered tomorrow night
AT ~. Louis before the L"aGu" 10 En-
'"r'r fcacc ny senator stone. chair-
man oi the senate Foreign Relations
committee. Ih"'" Is n" nhd"rstanh-
lhS. however thAt the senator II ne
'onchts upon INC latest deVclopinent
VIII a" S" as spokesman OF the ad-
min'Str"ti"n'
Inc United states. by reason OF Its
u"ai feSp"hSi'il'tE OF representing the
interests "f most or the central pow
Frs an" inc entente governments in
'ne 'an''aiS "i their enemies. would
"' course become the medium OF com
"'"t'''''o" through wh'rh any reply
"i 'hr ch''n'e governments to the cen
''hi "'Ihsereh'S would DC made
IN" 'crhan embassy had no further
a"'''cs' on the terms OF the central
governments pnt II was freely admitten
.''' runs ma" purPoSeiy pcrn omitted
from INC |hahcellors speech and tho
"'''' because 'h' sole purpos" was TO
''''"H 'o"t'''"c' on terms. ana
'"rc'"''y avoid advancing any which
''"S"t "e m"u" inc pasiS OF a re-
'"S"L
rEt'ToNS ENPECT INQUIRY
As TO BASIS OF TERMS
The Tcutonic diplomats. rcnac,in.
tho views Of their governments hc
lievc the answer Of the entente .llios
will hc an inquiry as tn the basis ON
which Germany proroscs pcace and
with that much as = foundation ,bAy
sec the warrin,r nations uo,, or ,h.