Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
Wilson Discussed
Foreign Affairs
WITH CHAIRMAN STONE OF
SENATE COMMITTEE
REVIEW ENTENTE REPLY
United States Will Take No Further
Formal Action in Peace Movement
Until Note to Entente is Answered.

Washington, Jan. 1.-PreSident Will
son late today went to the capitol and
spent an hour discussing the coun-
try's foreign affairs with Senator
tions committee. Their talk covered
a wide range, but, it is understood
that much of the time was devoted to
the situation growing out of the unfav-
posals of the central powers, which
the president had been studying dur
ing the day
No Further Action for Peace
Aside from transmitting the entente
note to Germany and her allies, the
United States will take no further
formal action in the peace movement
ments' have replied to the communi-
cation Of President Wilson addressed
to them. If the note to the Teutonic
nations had been forwarded tonight
the state department did not disclose
the fact, although it has been official
ly stated that it would be dispatched
as soon as checking for errors in cable
transmission could be completed.
French Answer Same IS Other Entente
Cable reports from Paris announc-
ing that the entente answer to Presi-
dent Wilson had been prepared and
the belligerents did not increase hope
here for a favorable outcome of the
negotiations. It is known that the
German embassy believes that unlez9
the note to President Wilson open the
door for a further advance by its gov
ernment the war will go on another
year at least.
To Sanction Presidents Action.
So far as could be learned the
president during his visit today to
Senator Stone sought no action from
congress relating to the peace move
ment. Afterward, however it was
learned that administration leaders in
the senate were preparing to sound
sentiment on resolutions introduced
Just before the holiday adjournment
which would declare it to be the sense
of the senate that the action of the
president in addressing his note to
the beIliSerent powers represented
the overwhelming public sentiment
the United States"
Two Resolutions Submitted.
Senator Hitchcock submitted two
resolutions on the subject on success
sive days, one of which was refereed
to the committee on foreign relations
and the other. permitted to lie on the
senate table, where it is in order to
be called up for action tomorrow. 1t
is understood that the president would
like it assured that the resolution if
pressed would not be rejected.
Borah the Only Objeetor.
Senator Stone tonight conferred
with Senator Hitchcock regarding the
resolution now on the table and urged
him to ask tomorrow that it lie over
for a day in order that there might
be a conference of senators on both
sides of the chamber regarding it.
When it was first proposed Senator
Borah of Idaho objected to it's i'm
mediate consideration on the ground
that it was too important a matter to
be dealt with hastily. Whether the
idaho senator would attempt to defeat
it's passage could not be learned to-
night.
Senator Stone Favorable.
Senator Stone frankly stated that
ne was heartily in favor of adopting
the resolution and that friends of the
president generally believed that an
off1cial endorsement of his action from
he senate would be advisable. Sen
Ator Hitchcock will confer with the
chairman of the foreign relations COM
nittee on the matter again tomorrow
before the senate meets. 1t
will then be determined whether to
press for immediate action or to per-
nit another days delay.
The president, it was learned, dis
,uSsed many phases of foreign prob |
ems with Senator Stone, including
he Mexican situation.