The sun., 1917-08-17
WILSON SEEKING
ENTENTE VIEWS
ON PEACE PLEA
Pope's Message Now Be-
lieved to Be Regarded as
of Great Moment.
KING SEES PRESIDENT
Senator Says Proposal Looks
Like German Move and
Seems Futile.
KING SEES PRESIDENT
Special Despafch to The SuS.

Special Despafch to The SuS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-With the Of
fcial text OF the Pope's peace proposals
before him. President Wilson is taking |
steps to get the views OF the Entente
as to his reply.
Importance Is attached to to-morrow's |
Cabinet meeting, as it Is believed the
President will go over the matter and
lay his views before the members. Not
even Secretary Lansing has discussed
the matter with the President so far.
That the President will reply to the
Pope was made clear by Secretary Lam
sing to-day, however. He requested the
newspaper correspondents to refrain In
| the meantime from unwarranted specu-
lation as to this Governments attitude.
| All signs from responsible quarters in
dicated the Popes message might have
an Importance which could not be gauged
by persons not in touch with facts which
have a bearing on its terms and its pres
entation to the warning nations at this
time.
Significance was seen In the decisive
manner in which Secretary Lansing de-
MED reports that he had informally told
the Italian and Brazilian Ambassadors
and the Belgian Minister that he did
not think the United States could ac-
cept the basis outlined by the Pope.
senator Kings Views.
ct is absolutely untrue that ex-
pressed any opinion whatsoever on this
very important situation" said Secre-
caans..,. ,,1.,., unp ,,S o,rm nar.
sonal views to any one. consider It a
very unjustifable and unpatriotic
proceeding to attempt to embarrass the
Government by publication OF these
false reports The American people
should suspend Judgment until the Pres
ident speaks"
In the absence of anything definite to
indicate how the President viewed the
| Pope's note now that its text has been
published there was a disposition to at
tach importance to views expressed by
Senator King OF Utah. who had a talk
with the President regarding the sit
uatton in the Senate. Mr.. King upon
leaving the White House said the Pope q
message looked like a purely German
oroposal and that II did not necessarily
i, require an answer. He said he did not
, think II would accomplish anythirs and
tha, Cerm.ny,. defeat had now become
. a moral question. II was not time to
d,scuss peace hut 10 supply the Allies
!, WITH move men more m,initions and
more money
II was inferr.d from what the Utah
Sen.,or ,.id th,s tho President desires
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situation.
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.rhis is no, the time TO talk neace. ;
said Senator King "It il the time tc
4 90 ahead and heat Germany"
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lowing sneechmakinu nv the pacif,sts
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