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that the points which the pope's note
does not offer them AT this time. soon
viii he wrested from Germany on the
battlefield
Then, according to the same autho-
rifles will be the time to come down
to turns on peace.
Meanwhile there will be no obiec-
ton to the discussion of the pope's
terms. Secretary Lansing indicated
tina. tlis course would bs folloNo j
when Ne dsAied with some heat this
afternoon published reports sha. nc
had told South American diplomat s
that the pope's suggestions would be
diercgardei by the nited states.
Attitude of Allies.
Frances attitude OF absolute re
lection was sketched this afternoon
by diplomat who can speak with
authority. England attitude al
ready has been revealed amply. The
United States, il must be said is still
in the process of deciding it's stand.
The secretary of state resents specu-
lation upon il. But the attitude Of
the president upon one thing tho
elimination of the Hohenzollerus, has
been too forCefully and too frequently
] enunciated by him to he neglected al
the tilIti pbIFtl tl TINS COUNT s
entering the war. The United States
If deduction can he drawn from tho
presidents previous utterances. is not
primarily concerned with the restora-
~tion-. of Belgium, The invasion OF
Z. Belgium din not bring the limited
States into the war; nor did the raT
age of nothern France or and Of th-
other things for which the other allies
demand condign punishment upor
thrust into. the war because the mill
tary autocracy of Germany insisted
on the assertion of our rights at sea
and proved repeatedly that the
piedg word of that military autocracy
would be abandoned in the face o.
necessity
The Real Issue.
II is in the proposals for the re-
duction OF ornaments that close
gtuderts of the mimi -af tha preSj-
dent ard the temper Of the Ameri'
can people see the chief hope OF
success on negotiations based upoT
the pope's plea A Hohcnzollerr
autocracy without a huge militar,
esta hlishment is not a possibility
within the concept OF any one II
Washington,
If the pope's plan may he EXTENDED
to include some sort of armed inter
national police. of the sort suggested
by Mr., Taft and his colleagues OF
the, league to enforce peace, Hohen-
zollern autocracy can hardly find place
in ii.
Another Speculation.
\ theory az 10 the future course o
peace negotiations therefore gained
currency here tonight which fits intc
all Of the data so far at hand. IT Il
this:
The United States in common witt
all the allies will press the war with
the greatest vigor.
The president may call to the at
tention of the allies the coincidence OF
many Of the pope's proposals with his
own utterances and through the Brit
ish foreign office return a respectful
and attentive answer to his holiness
And while the entente and the vati
can-and possibly the central powers
too-are busy with discussions Of tbs
differences between the popes ali
stractions and the status quo which
the entente considers intolera BILE, ths
status quo will be changed by fore,
Of arms.
Then. with the back OF the centra
powers fairly to the wall, the pont
and the president will be in position
to lead the process of getting down
, to cases as previously suggested.
NJ. Jusserand. the French ambas
sador, today refused to commit him
self in any way to discussion of tn,
peace note. 1t can be stated authori
tatively, nevertheless. on the word o
an entente diplomat whose voice vii
carry weight in any discussion tina
. France will unqualifedly reject an,
peace proposal now with victory con
ceived to be within her grasp TIL,
pope's terms were characterized a,
M fhnSa yrh
has already offered without result.
NJ. Jusserand said he believed h,
might receive copy OF the pope
note from his government before long
: and this was inferred to mean that tn,
way will be opened for discussion O
terms between the United States ant
France.
The Spanish embassy today denied
all connection with the peace note
Don Juan Riano. the ambassador
said that he had no communication
from his government with regard tc
it.
The note was transmitted to the
state department from the Londor
foreign Off q and was translated lat,
this afternoon. It's text accorded in
all substance with the cabed text.
Senator King refused all tnforma.
ton of his three-quarters of an hour
Talk Win the president. He gave II
as my personal opinion" however
that the LaFollette resolution would
be led to the slaughter in congress
early next week.
Then" he said. I'VE will go on ap.
propriating money and sending mer
to Europe. That's the only way to
whip Germany
Senator King said he did not be.
lieve substitute for the IaFolletYe
resolution. explicitly placing the whole
matter in the hands ~ tha president
would BE- pressed