The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-01-06
FRENCH DELAY
NOTE TO WILSON
Reply Of Allies Not Likely to
Be Published Until Mon
day Next.

LONDON, Jan. 5.-The British Govern
ment is awaiting advices from the
French Government concerning the pub
licat!on of the Entente reply to Pres-
dent Wilson's note. 1t was learned at the
Foreign Office to-day. 1t is believed the
reply will not be mad, public before
Monday.
The Exchange Telegraph Companys
Amsterdam correspondent quotes the
Ar6eiter Zeitung Of Vienna. in its COM
ments on me possibilities of peace. as
considering the Entente's reply to the
proposals of the Central Powers as
peace note. If rightly understood.
The newspaper urges the Governments
at Vienna and Berlin not to attach too
much Importance to the question Of
words when the lives and happiness OF
millions OF people are concerned, and de-
clares that II the Central Powers dis
cover that the Entente is ready to ne
gotiate for peace after evacuation in the
west they should respond instantly.
TeutOn Terms "Moderate."
The peace terms OF the Teutonic allies
which Count Julius Andrassy, former
Hungarian Premier is reported TO have
| said the Entente could learn from Presi-
| dent Wilson, are believed in diplomatic
quarters TO consist of generalizations
which Germany and Austria Hungary
communicated TO the Pope and presum-
ably to the American authorities.
| The Pope expressed to the German and
| Austro- Hungarian cmperors his hopes
| that their terms would be moderate and
acceptable The emperors responded
! that it was their purpose to formulate
| moderate terms.
| Reports that the reply OF the Entente
to President Wilson's note would contain
a statement OF terms are now known to
refer to similar general statement OF
conditions which, while somewhat more
| specific than the generalizations in the
speech of Premier Lloyd George and in
the Ententes reply to Germany, does
not mention specifically by name the
countries on behalf of which damages
and restitution Of territory are to be
asked
Sees Effort Vain Now.
| Publication of German peace oondi-
tions would be useless in view of the
attitude of the British and French press
according to the Berlin local Ansei0er
which bases its opinion on the resolution
in the French Senate that France could
make no peace with an enemy who oc.
cupied French territory.
publication OF our conditions" saws
this paper. 'woud NOW be undignif,ed
and. moreover, would not be the least use
The evacuation of French territory 1.
made a preliminary condition for peac,
negotiations. Though this condition /.
not contained In the Entente note IL still
exists and therefore 1t Is the French
Senate and the French Government whit
render impossible the publication of oul
peace conditions.
I'VE must show to the door any neu
trail who should dare to demand from
us that we should regard as an invita-
ton the words of the replS as a sugges
ton without conditions or openin,
negotiations is no peace Offer We mus
refer such a neutral to the resolution
of the French Senate"
PARIS. Jan. 5.-The Central Power
are reported by the Lausanne Gdsett
TO be preparing a second note TO tn
Entente enWrerating the precise condi
!, tions OF peace. says a Geneva despatch
to the Temps.
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