Arizona republican., 1917-01-02
MEMORABLE REPLIES
 TO WILSON MAY MEAN
 WAR FUR ANOTHER YEAR
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 WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-President Wilson late today went to the capitot and spent an hour discussing the countrys foreign affairs with Senator Stone. chairman of the foreign rela tions committee. Their talk covered a wide range, but it is understood that most of the time was devoted to the situation growing out of th V unfavorable entente reply to the peace proposals of the central powers. Aside from transmitting the entente note to Germany and her allies the United States will take nc fUrthce formal action in the peace movement at least. until the entente governments have replied to the communication President Wilson addressed to them. If the note to the Teutonic nations had been forwarded tonight the state department did not disclose the fact
 Catle reports from Paris indicating that the entente answer to President Wilson had been prepared and would be the same in effect as that to the belligerents, did not increase hope here for a favorable outcome of the negotiations l. is known that the German embassy believes that unless the note to President Wilson opens the door for a further ad- vance by it's government the war will go on another year at least.
 So far as could be learned, the president during his visit today to Senator Stone sought no action from congress relaIIng to the peace move ment. Afterward, howeN CT. it was learned that administration leaders in the senate were preparing to sound sentiment on resoluUons adopt .I a ment which would declare il to be the sense of the senate that action of the president in addressing his note to the belligerent powers voiced the overwhelming public sentiment ana earnest desire of the people of the United States.
 Senator Stone tonight conferred with Senator Hitchcock regarding tl,. resolution now on the table and urs- cd him to ask tomorrow that it li. over for a day in order that there might be a conference of senators on both sides of the chamber regard ing t. When it was first proposed. Senator Borah of Idaho. objected to its immediate consideration on tho ground that it was too important a matter to be dealth with publicly.
 Senator Stone frankly stated that he was heartily in favor of adoptins the resolution, and that friends O. the president generally believed that an official endorsement of his action from the senate would be advisable. Sena tor Hitchcock will confer with the chairman of the foreign relations committee on the matter again to- morrow morning
 The president it was learned dis. cussed many phases Of foreign prob lems with Senator Stone, including the Mexican situation.
 During the day an explanation was obtained from official sources of mysterious clause in the note from Spain to the United States, referring to another communication" from the American government suggesting that the time was opportune for Spain to cooperate with the Uniteo States.
 1t was learned authoritatively that no note was sent to neutral nations but that in forwarding copies of the presidents suggestion to the belliger- en.s the state department instructed American diplomats in the neutral countries to intimate to the govern ments in which they were accredit- cd. that in case they were consider ing a move similar to that of tho United States, the American govern menet considered the time oppor- tune
 It was stated emphatically. that in making this move, the United tates had no intention of urging neutral nations to act, or to set on foot q movement for an entente of neutral nations.
 fn explanation of this point, if was stated that the primary purpose of the presidents note to the belligerens was to clear the atmosphere on the big quesion relating to the war. and that in this connection the American government thought it would be help full if the opinion of neutrals as well as the belligerents were expressed. /Continued m Page Three)