Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-30
Scandinavian Countries,
However, Do Not Offer
Help in Amy Way.
HOLLAND WILL NOT
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Dutch Unlikely to Take tetion Be-
cause of Fear That Such StpD
Might initiate Against Confer
cnce In That Country.

Washington, Dec. 29.--The three
Scandinavian countries, Norway,
Sweden and Denmark through
identical notes, the Norwegian copy
of which. was handed 70 the state de-
partmente today by Minister Bryn.
have expressed their lively interest
in the movement Cooking toward the
establishment of durable peace" and
their deepest sympathy with all eff
forts to shorten the war.
Unlike the Swiss government,
which offered it's help in any way, mo
matter how modest the Scandinavian
countries make no direct offer of CO.
operation. =
The state department made public
the Norwegian note without comment,
and in line with the policy adopted
by President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing, no other official information
concerning peace movements were
forthcoming during the day.
Most of the South American ma
tions, it was indicated today in diplo-
matte quarters, will not send COM
munications regarding the presidents
note, because of the official under
standing that it was addressed to
them largely for their 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
1t might appear unneutral to one side
or the other, and initiate against the
location of the peace conference IN
that country.
Beyond the fact that the Spanish
government has not yet decided on
SPANS action. no further information
mad come from the Spanish embassy.
AS to the belligerents, Turkeys re-
ply to the presidents note, practi-
cally| Identical with those of Ger
many and Austro Hungary, was made
public by the state department dur
ing the day, and Bulgaria's is ex-
pected tomorrow
Dispatches from London that the
allied reply to the German proposals
was ready and probably will be sent
Wednesday, followed shortly by their
reply to the presidents note, were read
with interest here, but drew no COM
ment.
Eentente diplomats still professed
to be puzzled about the fundamental
purpose about the presidents note
whether it was designed to promote
peace, or for Americas own guidance,
London Paper Scores Wilson's Critics.
London, Dec. 29.-The Weekly
Nation. referring to President Will
sons note asking what the belliger-
snt powers require for the conclu-
sion of peace, takes the view that
President Wilson is exercising the
lights and duties laid upon neutrals
~ The Hague convention, and says
hat his communication has been
tupidly received by the British press.
President Wilson knows enough of
history and Of human nature not to
'e discouraged by the fact that his
'ffort to do the belligerents good
urn has been misunderstood by one
tide and evaded by the other" the
Nation adds.
1T is open to the critics of the
lote," the Nation continues, ito say
hat it is inopportune or obscure, but
t is impossible for them to deny
hat behind the note lies the greatest
Material force that the war has left
tanding. They may find it harder to
ealize the entire reassuring truth
hat this power now is formally en-
listed to secure the worlds deepest
eed."