Arizona republican., 1917-01-12
WASHINGTON. FEELS
AN EARLY PEACE Is
OUT OF QUESTION
tContinued from rage oneI


liar statement This point and al.
the others will not and cannot be
decided in brief consideration o.
the vide field of action the situation
offers.
The German note to neutrals, pub
lishee simultaneously with the entente
reply, came as a district surprise
IL promptly was characterized by tho
entente diplomats as a carefully pre-
pared and timed address to the world
calculated To offset the entente state
ment Of aims and purposes
The entente note is regarded as one
Of the most delicate and carefully
written diplomatic documents the wal
has produced Officials were loath &c
discuss even its broad aspects before
they had had time TO study il with the
utmost care. The compactness OF the
note. the delicate touches OF language
and suggestion. and the painstakinl
choice of words and phrases convinc'
officials that IL will require more care
iul study than any document OF tn
war. Surprise was expressed that such
complicated, many sided docnmen;
representing so many aims and point
OF view. could show such finesse and
skill in drafting.
Officials also were pleased with tho
friendly tone OF the note and the COR
sideration shown TO American purposes
despite the Indirect criticism Of tho
president for what the entente con
strues- az confusing the allied and Ger
manic purposes. This change In atti
tude proved surprising after the earl,
hostility which greeted the American
note IN the entente press. and was tax
en- 10 mean a rather studied effort no
10 Dc anything which would cause Of
Tense in this country.
Peace at an early date is foreseel
/ here now only on terms known to b.
| acceptable 10 Germany. The allies arr
/ Thought 10 have Committed themselve
/ Nv the definiteness OF their statement
I to a continuation OF the war TN sue,
| time as they have either attained o.
been convinced that they cannot affair
a military victory. Their note Is re
( gsrded as so emphatic that they can
not retreat from Il without at least on
more spring camnaign.
Officials will await with deepest H.
teresi. confidential reports on the r.
ception among the people OF German
! OF the entente reply. With Geruia4
I troops in France Belgium. RumanL
and large parts OF Russia, the demand
I Of the entente are expected to be ~
( celvad with great surprise. IN that con
nectton the phrase disclaiming inter
ton to exte-mlnate the German peopi
( Is thought TO have been written
Much interest attached 10 the Dc
mand for restitution Of provinces wrear
ed from the allies IN the past WIN
no special locality was named. Alsaer
Lorraine IL understood 10 be indicated
together with any further territor.a
| readjustment that the military sitisa
ton may want. This is understood g.
have been inserted FOR It's elasticity
THE Acknowledgement Of population
subject to the bloody tyranny Of thu
Turks" is said to apply to Arabia, pa
/ Il which already has declared its tn
dependence under allied control ~
menia, most Of which Is occupied BE-
Russian troops, and Syria. the south
ern tip Of which British troops frou
!Sucz have just reached II is felt tn
( the Turks also were driven from
Europe. only small part OF their en-
Ire would be left
Deep interest also centered in IT,,
| cction proposing the expulsion fruu
| Europe OF the ottoman empire" an
the failure TO mention what govern
mems would take its place at Constan
'nople. That city with its control I"
he Dardanelles has been one OF H.
prime keynotes OF the war and Wa
formally stated by former Premio
TreIoff TO have been promised by tn
allies TO Russia. Whether the ornissiu
marks any change Of policy or lack q
agreement or whether II was made g
emphasize the attitude toward IT,
TURK. is unexplained.
Germany and her allies. IL was state
here tonight, never viii agree TO term
similar to those In the entente not'
Unforeseen developments or som
brought about by measures by tn
United States, German diplomats fee
can alone shorten the war 1t was re
iterated that upon no condition woul'
Germany part with Alsace- Lorrain
which she considers part Of German.
proper. German comment was especial
~ bitter on that part OF the note Il
which indemnities and reparations ar
mentioned. The German view was thu
the allies have In their note demon
strated an intention to get back tn
territory they have lost and keep tina
which they have gained
Only one hopeful passage was founi
in German quarters. This was the dec
laration Of a desire above all TO in
sure a peace uDon the principle o
liberty and justice" such a peace, i
was declared, was what was wanted b.
Germany.
The possibility that President vii
son might sec fit to communicate L
the central powers the terms of tn
entente allies was considered in Ger
man quarters and il was felt that il
such an event it was well within tn
range of possibilities that German.
and her allies might then say the,
would be willing ut least to discus
those terms unacceptable as they ar
Pat a conference. While the opinion pre-
l,yails, that should President Wilson de
Sire to continue the negotiations tn
note offers an opportunity for him t
: do 50. At the same time It is felt il
German quarters that the president i
free to drop the matter for a time !
he chooses.
With reference to suggestions tina
failure to secure peace at this tim
would be followed by a new outbreal
of submarine warfare, 1t was agree
1T the German embassy that German,
would upon no condition permit viola
ton of pladges to the United States
/ The phrase in President Wilson's not
that neutrality was becoming intoler
able and the later explanation by Sec
rotary Lansing that this country nigh
be forced AGAINST its desires into tn
war were recalled in this connection
The friendly spirit toward the eff
forts of the United States shown h'
both sides is very gratifying to the ad
ministration