Evening journal., 1917-01-24
GETS THE
wilson Peace BID
ON BATTLE Front
May be No Official Recogni.
tion, However. Because
of Allies Attitude
Germany PREPARES
FOR GREATEST DRIVE
BY CARL W. ACKERMAN

1AAANNA ANHN RAnA kNA kENonA'ANt~
BERLIN. Jan 24.-President Will
sons Senate speech was telegraphed
TO the Kaiser and Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg at the front today. AM
bassador Gerard conferred for forty
minutes with Foreign Secretary zlm~
norman last night. and later cabled
the State Department. at Washington.
confidential outline OF the German
foreign Office impression OF the state
ment
Meanwhile. the Presidents sentis
ments are fully echoed publicly and
officially in Germany. They are view~
ed with interest and favor. Whether
Germany can take official cognizanco
Of the declaration is not yet clear.
Il is pointed out by men in respons
sible official positions that the Ameri-
can Presidents declarations are step
toward the peace for which the people
OF the world long. Informal discuss
sion by foreign office officials. how
ever. developed the belief that Ger
many cannot take official cognizance
OF the address. This belief is based
on the following premises:
Il
President Wilson has never been off,
cially received by Germany.
Second-Because II is believed that
Germany cannot make further moves
toward peace after the insulting re-
ply to her own peace suggestions
made by the Allies.
Third-Because OFFICIALS desire to
await Senate debate on the Presl-
dents address. feeling that a state
ment from Germany-even one dis
cussing peace terms-would be an in
reference in American affairs.
FOurth-Germany does not con-
slider the time opportune TO state her
terms. though being willing TO dis
cuss the speech itself
I Men IN responsible positions did
not hesitate today to express their
satisfaction over the Presidents ar
J gument for freedom OF the seas
From the first Germany has insisted
this was the biggest question in
vOlved These same officials pointed
out also that Germany showed she
favored an independent Poland-an-
other point on which the President
laid stress, by her proclamation OF
November.
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group among the Socialists, all OF
President Wilson's ideas found ready
support today. II was believed AM
bassador Gerard found the foreign
Offices impression likewise favorable.
But II Germany views the speech as
a distinct step toward peace she Is
not stopping gigantic preparations
! for war The evioea"e grows daily
that the nation is stiainirg every
ounce OF economic and pn. steal en-
ergy for the expected final engage
ments between England and Ger
many, which will decide and end the
conflict.
AS an evidence OF how the govern.
ment and the people are forging
d together on every front TO make the
final battle count in Germany's favor.
} Is the successful voluntary enlistment
2 of old and young men and women for
home war service" The same spirit
/ is exhibited in today's press notice that
hereafter no unnecessary freight VIII
(, be moved by the railroads; that ship
t pers must first obtain permission from
4 an officer Of the war service depart
J. ment.
!, All private interests are now being
J. submerged 70 the states interest
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