Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-12
German Diplomats Declare Terms Will Never Be Ac- ceptable to Central Powers.
 Bitter Criticism of Missive.
UTMOST SECRECY TO
 STROUD NEXT MOVE
President May Send Reply to Teutonic Nations With or Without Comment-Grave Situation Confronts U. s.
(By Review Leased Wire. }


 WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-The en- tente reply to President Wilson's peace note is regarded in all quar- ters here as putting an early peace practically out of the question, but still leaving an open door for the President to make further efforts. The official view on first consider ation is that it constituted a complete answer to the Presidents note. Ger man diplomats regard the reply as even more severe than they expected. They declare it evident that the enc mis of Grmany are waging a war of conquest to crush and dismember her. The Germanic allies, they declared never would agree to any such terms.
 President Wilson's next movement now becomes the center of attention. It will not be decided upon until a careful and detailei study of the re- ply of both the central powers and the entente has been made.
 Several courses are open to thS President. He may inform each side of the others reply and in so doing may forward the documents without comment, or with some expression to advance the situation to the point of another exchange. He may begin a series of confidential negotiations either through the ambassadors here or through the ambassadors at the foreign capitals. Also. he may base his next step not upon the notes alone, but upon an estimation of the situation in the belligerent countries.
 Nothing has been decided and nothing will be decided without the west deliberate and mature consld- eration. It will not be unexpected If the curtain of secrecy is drawn upon the next moves. because the situa- ton has advanced to stage where progress may demand absolute se- crecy more than ever.
 The statement of terms is regarded as presenting a legitimate opportun-, ity for the President to take another step if he hcooses to do SO. By for warding the replies of each set of bel ligerents to the other. with or with out suggestion of the views of the United States, the President may act without incurring exception from any of them.
 While the German diplomats de- nounced the terms laid down in the entente reply. American officials made no attempt to estimate their real feeling. Naturally they expected the entente would state the limit of its expectations. At any rate they re- gard such an assessment of the war situation as a verbal stepping stone. Whether the President still hopes to get from the central powers & simi- lar statement is not known.
 It is possible that the United States might state to the central powers that as the entene has refused con ference and has made a general state ment of terms this government would be glad if Germany could see her way to make a similar statement This point and all others cannot be decided in a brief consideration.
 The German note to neutrals. pub lished simultaneously with the en- tente reply came as a distinct sur prise. It promptly was characterized by the entente diplomats as a care fully prepared and timed address to the world calculated to offset the en- tente statements of aims and pur- poses.
 The entente note is regarded as one of the most delicate and carefully written diplomatic documents the war has produced.
 Officials were loath to discuss even
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