The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11

Washington. Jan. lo.-oaicisl
Washington tonight settled down TO
wait for the reply Of the entente al
lies to President Wilson's peace note.
confident that the communication Will
not close the door TO further peace
negotiations. The note, according 10
European advices, was prepared for
Transmission today. Delay in trans
mission and DECIDING, and an agree
ment for the simultaneous publication
OF the note here and abroad. were
counted on to prevent its being gwen
out here before next Monday.
Diplomatic Washington was con-
V!ncco tonight, from indiCa tons re-
cesved from entente sources. that the
forthcoming note, while avoiding a
direct statement of the entente peace
terms in detail as requested by the
Presidents note, would be couChed in
high diplomatic language and would
he responsive to the Presidents COM
munication. 1t can be stated that
diplomatic circles here look for he
note TO do these things:
VIII Express Appreciation.
Express the appreciation of the en-
tente powers as 70 the motives prompt
ing the Presidents peace move, and
ft:;rk clear tt4st- tAe-ef4te+ -aAx-
lous for an early honorable" peace.
Reply 10 the Presidents discussion
Of the vagueness and indeiniteness of
the aims OF the warning nation by a
vigorous aud strongly worded review
of the circumstances surrounding the
outbreak OF the war.
Germany will again he blamed for
precipitatpg the strife and Germany's
actiops Immediately before and after
the hegnning of the war will be cited
as showing the reasons which prompt
the entente powers to continue the
struggle.
Terms In General Language.
State. IN general. the peace terms
Of the allies, following the lines Laid
down in the speech Of Lloyd George
IN reply to the. German peace note.
and especially emphasizing the neces-
sity for guarantees for the future"
from the Teutonic powers. This de-
mand is looked upon by diplomatic
Washington as tantamount 10 an insi-
tence upon the comparative disarma-
ment of the central allies.
State clearly that the entente powers
believe the attitude OF the Teutonic
allies would make detailed. definite
statement of peace terms at this time
futile
The impression in Washington to-
night was that the reply. while il
/ y Guild IN no way invite further peace
efforts by the United states. would not.
! by either it's forp1 or its terWs. pre-
clude further negotiations by the PresI-
dent. ON the contrary. II was believed
! that while tho note would he exceed
ingly strong, possibly even sSarn III
its discussion Of the Teutontc position,
the President would md a way to press
vigorously for further moves toward
peace.
Doesn't Know when Note VIII Arrive.
4 The State Department said tanigat
that II had no information as TO when
the note would arrive. and Secretary
Lansing continued his policy Of silence
as to the peace situation. The de-
partment today took occ9siop now :
ever. to clear up the canrictiGg re-
ports as to the rrasJsptAs, EFFORTS to
combine the neutral nations behind his
peace move. The statement from MIN
ister Van Dyke in Holland 10 the ct'
feet that he had no instructions 70
seek an endorsement from that gov
eminent brought forth an outline oil
the method pursued 1t was stated
that after the peace note was dis
patched the President asked the repre-
sentatives of the neutral government,
in Washington to notify their foreign
! offices that endorsements would not bt
f,inwelcome. In only one case--tha
OF Spain--was endorsement sough
through the American embassy at q
neutral capital Ambassador to Spstr
willard, happening to be In Wash
F.