Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-02
ALLIES TO MAKE
NEXT PEACE MOVE
l.. S. Will Do Nothing More,
President Decides, Until Re-
ply of Note Comes.
SENATE MAY ENTER GAME
Senator Stone of Foreign Re-
lations Committee Favors
lndorsing Wilson.
SENATE MAY ENTER GAME

WASHINGTON. Jan. President
Wilson late today went to the capitol
and spent an hour discussing the
countiy's foreign affairs with senator
stone, chairman of the foreign rcla
tiOns committee. Their talk covered
Il wide range. but it is understood
much of the time was devoted to tho
situation growing out of the unfavor-
able entente reply to the peace pro-
posalG ~ the central powers which the
president had been studying during
the day.
Aside from transmitting the entente
note TO Germany and her allies the
United States will take no further for
NAL action in the peace movement, at
least until the entente governments
have replied to the communication OF
President Wilson addressed TO them.
If the rote to the Teutonic nations
had been forwarded tonight the state
department did not disclose the fact
altho II has been officially stated that
Il would be dispatched az soon as
che cking for errors In cable trans
mission could be completed.
Cable reports from Paris announc-
ing Il at the entente answer to Presl-
dent Wilson had been prepared and
would be the same in effect as that to
the bclligerents did not increase hope
here for a favorable outcome OF tho
negotiations. 1t is known that the
German embassy believes that unless
the note to President Wilson opens
the door for n further advance by its
government the war Will go on another
year at least
Resolutions Up.
SO far as could be learned the prcsi-
dent curing his visit today to Sena-
tor Stone sought no action from con-
Iress relating to the peace movement.
Afteiward, however, 1t was learned
that administration leaders In the sem
ate were preparing to sound sent-
ment on resolutions introduced Just be-
fore the holiday adjournment which
would declare II to be the sense of tho
senate that the action of the president
in addro ssing his note to the belliger-
ant powers represented "the over
wholming public sentiment and earnest
desires Of the people of the United
States"
Senator stone tonight conferred
with Senator Hitchcock regarding the
resolution now on the table and
urged him to ask tomorrow that 1t
lie over for day in order that there
might be n conference of senators
on both sides of the chamber regard
ing II. When II was first proposed
Senator Porah of Idaho objected to
its immediate consideration on tho
ground that 1t was too important a
matter TO be dealt with hastily,
Whether the Idaho senator would at
tempt to defeat its passage could not
be learned tonight.
Stone FayOrs Move.
Senator Stone frankly stated that
he was heartily in favor of adopting
the resolution and that friends of the
president generally Believed that an
official Endorsement Of his action
from the senate would be advisa BILE.
Senator Hitchcock will confer with
the chairman of the foreign relations
committee on the matter again to-
morrow morning before the senate
meets. 1t will then he determined
whether to press for immediate ac-
ton or to permit another days delay.
The president II was learned, dis
cussed many phases of foreign prob
lens with Senator Stone, including
the Mexican situation.
Don't Favor Germans.
Administration officials are admit
tedly concerned over efforts u make
the action of this government appear
as directed against the entente allies
and in favor of the central powers.
They do not think IL necessary, how
ever, to make any further explanation,
believing that ultimately both sides
will come to realize the true purpose.