Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-30
OTHER NEUTRALS
SUPPORT PEACE
MOVE OF WILSON
scandinavian Governments
Express Lively Inter
est in Proposals.
THEY MAKE NO DIRECT
OFFER OF COOPERATION
Most of South American Nations
Not Expected to Send Com
munications on Subject.
HOLLAND UNLlKELI TO ACT
L"ni"p Spectator DcvOtes Great
Par, nr Issue to Outlining
Entente Dcmands.
HOLLAND uNL.KELY TO ACT
L"nfop Spectator DcvOtes Great
Par, OF Issue to Outlining
Entente Demands.

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WASHINGTON. December 2e.-Nor-
way. Sweden and Denmark. through
idcntIc notes. the Norwegian copy OF
which was handed TO the State De-
partment To-day BY Minister Bryn. have
expressed tncir lively interest i'm Pres
ident Wilson's proposals looking to-
ward the establishment OF II durable
pence, ,.aI tfeir deepest sympathy''
- III al! efforts To shorten the war
Unlike the Swiss government, which
offered TO help IN any way. mo matter
how modest The Scandina Wan coun-
tries make no direct offer OF co-opera-
ton. 'Nhi5 fact attracted particular in
. t"rc3,. hccnusc Norway. particularly.
has hs.n one OF the greatest sufferers
from tho war. among the neutrals.
The state Department made public
.he Ncrwcgan note without comm ent, i
and in line with the policy adopted by
President Wilson and Secre,aryLansinE,
no other official information concern
inc peace moves vas Forthcoming dur
ing the day. Ttc tex, of the note fol-
lows:
1T is with II. most lively interest
that the Norwegian government hnS
learned OF tho proposals which Prcsi-
dent Wilson has just made. with the
purpose % facilitating mca .surcs Look
ing toward the establishment Of a
lura"!, peace. while at the same time
seeking To avoid amy ,intcrfcrence
Whicn could cause pain TO Legitimate
feelings
The Norwegian government would
consider itself falling in its duties to-
wards its own people and towards all
humanity il it did not express its deep
est sympathy with all efforts which
: a
, cver-increasinS suffering. anddthe moral
and material losses. 1t has every hope
that the initiative of President VIII
son viii arrive nj a result worthy OF
the high purposes which inspired it,"
SOLTII AMERICAN NATIONS
NOT ENPECTED TO ACT
Most II the South American nations,
Il was indicated To-day in diplomatic
!uartcrs. Will not sepd communications
regarding the Presidents nptc. on the
tllir.;.i understanding that il was ad-
dressed TO them largely for their own
information. and not to solicit action.
holland, whose attitude has been the
subject OF much speculation, also was
said to be unlikely to take any action
owing to the feeling there that it
might t!.itar unnrutr,l to one side or
the othcr. and initiate against the To-
cation OF the eventual peace conference
in that country. ,;cyond the fact that
the spanish Cabinet has not yet de-
cidoi on Spau's action. no further in
formation had come TO the Spanish
embassy to-day.
Tuvl.sy's reply To the Presidents
note. practically Identical with those OF
Germany ard Austria, was made public
y: the state Department during the
day. aud RulGaria's is expected to-
morrow.
Dispatches from London that the al
lied reply 10 the German proposals WAS
ready, End probably would be sent by
Wednesday,, followed shortly by their
reply to the Presidents note. were read
with interest here, but drew no COM
ncut.
Entente diplomats still profess 10 be
procoundiy puzzled about the funda-
mcu;al purpose OF the Presidents note
and undecided whether it was designed
privately to promote peace or for
Amcric;l's own guidance. They expect.
however. that thcir governments reply
will bc short aud appreciative. Tho
real impussihil.iy Of peace from their
Viewpoint ti.t! SAY. viii I've adequately
pointed out III their reply to the cen-
trail powers, where they can speak
without fcah OF wounding a friendly
'.ntr,.i
The dispatch by Spain OF strong
protest to Germany against submarilc
activities apparently oVcrshadoWcd in
i"tcr6si umong officials here the prog-
i,,.s ~ the r"ucc negotiations.
~ HuAiINE ACTIVITIES
CAUSE or uEAL ANXIETY
The Spanish ambassadors saw Secrc-
turN lansing recently. and the secre-
tary ~ understood to havc outlined
fnIiy thc attitude OF the United Statcs
No secret is being made OF the fact
that The German submarine activities
furnish the cause of real anxiety to
.\rrcrican government officials referred
to in The Presidents note to the bell
li@ercuts.
The submarine issue is being Kept
IN the back <cround FOR the present but
evidence that Germany probably has
violated pledges given tho United
states has been collected at the state
hr"ar,meEt. aud is before the pres-
ident.
81 qsuy Friday Cabinet meeting
0aH rguccied to-day because of the
i!ea'tc"ts ycsire FOR as much rest as
rossihc during the holidays. aud be-
cauSc no important questions were in
shape t9r action,
GOVERN NENTs
SEND Note TO UELLIGEHENTs y
BY Associrtcd t'-.4sI 90
LoNpQN, December 2e--fhe Scan.
dinavian governments have sent a ioii,t