Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-30
WILSON NOTE ID BENEDICT UNEXPECTED .bY THE ALLIES
Allied Nations Did Not Expect President to Answer Pope's Note SO Early-General Ef- feet of Answer Thought Good
(By Review Leased Wirej.

 YVYASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Discus- " sion of the presidents rejection | w of the pope's peace proposals
 in diplomatic circles today re- vealed that even some of the entente governments were unprepared for the prompt fashion in which the president | disposed of a matter of such tremen- dous importance.
 Expected Delay. There had been no doubt at any time as to the general nature of the reply and the understanding is that the Uni tel States was generally looked upon as the nation to speak first but some of the allied foreign offices, accus- toned 0 long deliberated moves in di- plomacy. regarded the exchanges that had been going on between their capi- tals as barely completed. They had rather expected further discussion Of the time for dispatching of the replies.
 Acted Quickly. IL was realized, however, by the en- tente representatives in Washington that President Wilson must have had some good and sufficient motive for acting So quickly. Speculation as- cribes the motive to a desire to inl- press favorably the great Russian con- vention at Moscow, while that body still is in a plastic and receptive state. It was also suggested that the presi- dent might nave wished to anticipate by his remarkable state paper obstruc- tive action by the pacific elements m and out of congress in the United States.
 Answer Expected. No rejoinder from the vatican Is ex- pected here in the immediate future. Comment from the press of Europe. including Germany and Austria is awaited with interest Bitter attacks upon the American note by the Ger man press and possibly ccndemnatory speeches by German officials are ful- ly expected when the presidents reply is finally allowed to leak through the censors to the German public. But for the present, at least. no further at tempts for peace on the old basis. in volying a continuance in power of the present autocratic German regime Is anticipated.
 German People Watched.
 While the Germans may wage war with added desperation because of the sweeping indictment of their methods. it is confidently believed here that the spirit of revolt will develop stead fly and rapidly among the people in Germany. bringing nearer the day when they will assert themselves tc the point where President Wilson may feel safe in listening 10 peace over lures in the construction that they are from the people themselves and not from the military despots.
 No Dictation Meant.
 President Wilson realizes the force of the objection that has come from some quarters as to what might be re- garded as a disLositicr 1n his past to impose a form of government on Ger many. It can be stated that nothing was further from h.s thought. He meant just what he Sai1 ia the note. that the word of the present auto cratic rulers of Germany cannot he taken for anything that is enduring unless supported by the will of the German people themselves. As to wne- ther Germany has a republican or other form of government it is con ceded that the rest of the world has nothing to do.
 Expect Explosion.
 In the struggle for parliamentary reform Germany Is being watched with the keenest interest and while it Was said at the state department today that no official adviees are at hand re- garding the reichstag developments it would not be a matter of surprise if there would come some sudden maEI- festation of the popular will in Ger many.
 Signs of such an outcome are found in the halfway efforts of Premier Michaelis ro meet the demands of the reichstag committees by his projected cabinet representative of the more powerful political parties in Germany, certainly a long step in th. direction of parliamentary control of the gov ernment Approval of the prs5ident's