New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31
Official Hopes Waning,
but Not Entirely Gone

. 90.
ny '-' ,-.o;.,.f
asnlng ion' i,'-' ~
opinion nero. Nnicn p.oo7o.l
lection Of we o'o''! "0p. 10, p'o
eress toNafd peace '' ,n'' 600. .to
Tor iurthcr eNc1anfc o' ~.
warning powers wiz be found ana io"'
even II the present negotiations iai
basis has ben laid which. % 81 h"noa.
viii make for progress . INC .h"i
srslysis
Tic first Informal CONNER .or one
Official who had = chance TO s'uoF care
fully an Official forecast. ana no
checked again DO tHc f'.- PICS
vss that the AAles h'o ietpo.'99'", . 49,
much O. expected. tnaf t0cF nSH play
their strongest cards Tor mora. ny
port among SHELF own people ana .'
neutral coun'ries. and iha'' Nhlic 'nS!
had made 10 hard for Gcrnsny 20 reply
without decidedly changing hcr ion''
'hcv had 'till lott tho door open 10Y
another advance.
In TO Allies. Bornstorn Says
a., ,v..L.,o.,. bo,.orc- Va,
'".''e. W. .t.o r',,,,~. .r.d
u.Cl XIV. '. .-ot,sbf,. dc,ondcs on
- .o-i..,org .-f coincidence
~ .lc two warning group. ana. sec
ordiv. or how Tar PFC .dcnt Wilson
would decide 20 push his oR0 peace e.
FORTS on the whole. aret commert iH-
dicatcd that hopes Or an carly peace
mas have diminished. but not cisap-
reared
After reading tho unofficial tcN' o.
thc note Count Won Bernstorf author
i1cd the following statement;
Dresden Wilson. having suggested
thc finding Of method o. 7tsting
terms. DO not think that this note
win be answered b. my government
until after the Entente Allies have re
pied 20 thc Presidents suggestion.
stating. n they so desire. tre moous
they propose"
The German Embassy was out..srdly
rot fsvorablv impressed with the tenor
Or tho Entente note. However. the dec
lsra+fop tbat "a mere suggestion. with
out statement OF terms. that negotia-
tons should be opened IS rot an offer
o. rcacc." was taken 10 contain yelled
Invitation 20 give terms
Tho ne,f stems bv tho American gov
crament viii not be determined until
ne rn'en'e reply 20 fresloent " llson
"ote - Ieoe''eu' III j. eNp''''u "''"''
-'" cay
VIII Clarity Situation
rAnpFfNn
ro,e~sl yvav the tone Of tho note re.
celvcd to-day. officials believe H. will
make clear whether any rood will be
ACCOMPLISHED bv further efforts Al pres
en-. on tho part Of the President.
Tho Entente renlv was not read hy
tho President tonight. Through Off
cial dispatches from abroad he knew
o. its general tenor. but did not tell
even his closest advisers what he
thought Of II.
German Embassy officials pointed out
tra' since the first peace offer was
made By the Central Powers and IL was
indicated that tho Entente demanded
terms a. preliminary 10 considering
IT,. The Central Powers had informed
President Wilson that they desired 10
give their terms az conference. The
embassy considers that il now is for
the Entente. replying 20 the Presidents
note. TO say whether they want the
forms which tbcv consider essential 10
an oTe- Tor nesce conveyed 70 them
and n 80 in whst manner
Fxnlains Wilson's Aims
IT.. - ...........-.... =. ,.-.....
ne Ahe loah to1Sli'i'.el,1' ID iIo
hNouh au,RoIlts.lle Icy 1g-ue{ De..e,es
l.tIe are re ,, ui.'.e'ps- pV.'i'S D." IS
'o1c TO 'I' zen tel''''s, an" - ."I
PllSep lnt5 wy .o. M
'.eafIE hhuci 1904 pa. slc"'ai'. '+ '"'
press o. the entente AI.les'
re poln''' 90 3D." ne
o. importance ron 'ne Au'n'l'9''H'
non Fiee point are
'"e .caI - wy 49, 'ol' 80.
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