Arizona republican., 1916-12-23
EARLY REPLY TO
 WILSON 5 NOTE
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 Republican 4. p. Leased Wrel n WASHINGTON Dee. D. While nothing official came from Europe to- day to show when the belligerents will reply to President Wilson's, note urg lug discussion of peace, or what the nature Of the responses might be, the London news dispatches indicated that an early reply was unlikely because of the necessity of consultati ton by the al lies. agreed with the view prevailing here.
 Apparently the administration, hay ing discussed the note and in the inter est of caution having taken steps to see that no miScOnstruction abroad was placed on the presidents purposes now is carefully watching the expressions of opinion, particularly in the British press. As the attitude of the Teutonic allies had been clearly fOreshadoWed in advance and the president in the note specifically disclalmed any association with that attitude, the interest of American officials centered in the re- ception of the note in entente countries and among the European neutrals.
 It was recalled. as the LCqdon dis patches, most of them hostile, arrived that similar expressions greeted tAe original proposals of the central pow CTS, but that the views were moderated in the British press and among the en- tente diplomats here after reflection and discussion.
 To preclude any possibility Of mis- construction of the presidents purposes from the furry of yesterday. caused by Secretary Lansing two statements, both statements were cabled to Ameri- can diplomats abroad in neutral as well as belligerent countries today so they might be prepared to state correctly the presidents attitude to the govern ments to which they are accredited. They are intended to offer official ev- idence. if it be needed, that the presi- dents note is exactly what 1t purports to he on its face.
 The suggestion from London that the manner Of replying to the pres idents note will differ from the form of renlies to proposals of the German allies correspond with official eXpecta- tions It is thought here that the en- tente allies correspond with official eN- pectations. IL is thoueht here that the entente allies might not make extended answer to the proposals Of the central powers but would deal with the whole peace, subject in their response 10 tne United States
 ''rhe German view here is that what ever the ltDly Ol tHe tillcilAt iiiiCS. tf't relations between Germany and the United States will have been immeas- urably improved, probably to the point of assuring careful steps by the Berlin government 10 avoid any such condi- tions as led up to crisis which Threatened break ssin diplomatic reia- tons view is that'fhe advantage of comity with the greatest of neutral will be so forcibly impressed upon the people of the central empires that 1t will not again be endangered.
 Entente diplomats, while they apDar- ently had decided to accept the presi- dents attitude in good faith had not wholly disposed of this fear that 1t might be found to the advantage Of their enemies.
 It was reiterated toCay IT aii official quarters that there was perfect under standing between Secretary Lansing and the president and whatever might have appeared as discord in interpreta- ton of the note to the belligerents had been disposed of by the issue of the secretary's second statement and the steps to inform the foreign govern ments of the facts.
 The notes to the belligerents, Secre- tary Lansing's explanatory statements, and recent German submarine activi- ties furnished the chief topic of dis cussion at todav's cabinet meeting. Later it was said that the discussion was directed toward no particular end, but merely brought forth the views of cabinet members.
 After the cabinet meeting. Secretary Lansing said that full information concerning the sinking of the British liner Arabia was not at hand. The American government is anxiously awaiting word from Berlin regarding the British horse shin Marina. which admittedly was sunk without warning hv German submarine and which. the state department has been convinced. was not a transport. No course of ac- tion will be decided on until Germany has been heard from further.
 It was learned that after full discus sion the cabinet took the view that the force of the note to the belligerents had not been materially affected by Secre-
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