The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-12-28
lS0GiAant Wilsoa An De6ger-
sots = otats fsFns Upea
Which my Vim End
IL World Va.
MESSAGE GOES TO ALL
OisDaGched to Central Howsss
aAA Entente Allies, Who A.
ready Have Indicated W.
Hngness to Give fhsir
Otatsmsnts.

0ta&smsnts.
Washhgtoa. Dec. 2l.-President
Wilsea's notes to the belligerents
sFs psseaesa with this instruction by
Secretary lansing to the American
anbassaAors presenting them:
The President directs me to send
you the following Communication to
bs Drsssated Immediately to the min.
istsrs Of foreign affairs Of the govern
nsat Of which they are accredited"
TIE tsxts Of the notes themselves
thsa begin identioally as follows:
The President Of the United
States has instructed me to suggest
to the (hers inserted . desisnation Of
the government addressed) . course Of
aetioa with regard to the present war
which We hope that the government
will take under consideration ~ sug'
gestsd in the most friendly spirit
and - coming not only fron friend
but also a coming from the repre-
sentative of . ne0tral nation whose
interests have been most seriously af.
fected by the war and whose conosrn
for its early conclusion arises out of
. manifest necessity to determine
how best to safeguard those interests.
II tAs var 10 to continue
At this point the context varies. In
the nstss to the central powers this
paragraph follows next:
The suggestion which l am IN
structed to make. the President has
long had 1t in mind to offer. He 10
somewhat embarrassed to offer It at
this particular time because it may
now seem to have been prompted BY
desire to play . part in connection
with the recent overtures Of the cen
tral powers. It has. In fact, been In
no way suggested BY them in its
origin and the President would have
delayed offering 1t until those over
lures hsd been independently an.
swsesd but for the fact that it also
concsrns the question Of peace and
may best b considered In connection
with other proposals which have the
same eaA In view. The President can
o.ly beg that his suggestion BE- con.
sidered entirely on its merits, and ~
IL it had been made in other circum-
stances"
In the note to the entente allies
the following paragraph takes the
place of the one Just quoted:
"The suggestion which l am in
structed to make, the President hat
long had it in mind to offer He ID
somewhat embarrassed to offer 1t a
this particular time because 1t may
now seem to have been prompted by
the recent overtures OF the central
powers. 1t is. In fact. in no way asso
ciated with them in its origin and the
President would have delayed offer.
ing 1t until these overtures had been
answered but for the fact that it also
concerns the question of peace and
may best be considered in connection
with other proposals which have the
same end In view. The President can
only beg that his suggestion be con
sidered entirely on its own merits
and as IL it had been made in other
circumstances"
Then all the notes proceed identical
ly as follows:
THE President suggests that an
early occasion be sought to call out
from all the nations now at war such
an avowal Of their respective views az
to the terms upon which the wal
might be concluded and the arrange
ment which would be deemed salts,
factory as a guaranty against its re-
nswal or the kindling of any similar
conflict in the future as would make
II possible frankly to compare them.
HE Is Indifferent as to the means
taken to accomplish this. He would
be happy himself to serve. or even
to take the initiative in its accom-.
plishment in any way that might
prove acceptable, but he has no de-
sire to determine the method or the
instrumeatality. One way will be a.
acceptable to him as another, II only
the great object he has in mind be at
tained.
"He takes the liberty OF calling at
tention to the fact that the objects
which the statesmen Of the belliger
ents on both sides have In mind in
this war are virtually the same, q