Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28
GERMAN AGENTS
ARRANGING FOR
The PEACE PLAN
Arrive at The Hague to Take
Part in Conference Sug-
gested in Reply to Note
of President Wilson.
DELEGATES ON GROUND
Official Answer to Note Not
Yet in Form to Be Given Out
by Washington Officials.
ENGLISH PRESS COMMENT

London, Dec. "a dispatch from
The Hague TO the Exchange Tcle-
graph company says German agents
have arrived at The Hague to make
preliminary arrangements for Ger
man delegates to the peace conference
suggested in the German reply to
President Wilson's note. The dis
patch follows:
"ln view Of the preparatory meet
ing of delegates to a peace confer
ence suggested in the German reply
to President Wilson, German agents
have arrived at The Hague and are
making inquiries for hotel accommo-
dations for German delegates.
Official Reply Not Received.
Washington, D. C., Dec. H.-Gcr-
many's reply to President Wilson's
peace note had not been received here
! in official form carly today and Off
\ cials were rcserving their comment
until they had opportunity to study it.
Despite the disappointment because
Germany has not acccded TO the presi-
dents. suggestion and laid down its
terms, the general view prevailed that
the reply was another step forward IN
| the peace movement, because It lett
room for subsequent negotiations,
4 The United States undoubtedly IS
expected by Germany to transmit the
sense of its reply to the entente bel
Iligerents and the immediate outcome
depends upon whether the allies will
modify their determination not to en-
ter a conference before terms have
been laid down. II was pointed out
that the way had not been closed for
| Germany to lay down terms as the
allies demand. In diplomatic nego-
tation OF such magnitude and scope
i officials do not look for results to be
Immediately apparent, but expect the
way to be paved carefully and slowly.
/. The next move will hot be deter
mined until after the official text OF
the reply has been received and care
fully considered President Wilson
4 will discuss ii thoroughly with the
cabinet, probably Friday.
4 View Of English Press.
London, Dec. 27.--The promptncss
OF the German governments reply to
| President Wilson'S note is charac-
terized by the evening newspapers as
evidence of Germans eagerness to
bring the war to an end.
The Standard say 1T would be
mistake to neglect the German
peace maneuvers, but il would be
even more fatal to waste time over
them. We trust the government Will
give President Wilson a perfectly
courteous, but also definite reply
and then get on with thc'war as cner-
getically as possible.
The Pail Mall Gazette says: Ger
rlany has not been slow to seize the
advantage given her by President
Wilson's maladroit diplomacy. 1t
would be real triumph for Ger
many to have itself recognized as the
wireless puller Of the power whose
subjects its submarines drowned with
impunity and which lectured t in the
name OF all the cardinal virtues. 1t
would teach the world that by letting
the Americans do the talking, Ger
many understands how to get its own
wav eventually in the sphere of prac-
t;c.t noI;t;cs
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SoA. .. WASH
1 The studied importantly OF tnc
American note supplies Germany with
a coat of white-wash of which it was