South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-25
SeC'y Lansing Says He Has No
Confirmation That Dispatch
is Now EnrOute From
German Capital.
SOMETHING BACK OF
PRESIDENTS SPEECH
Hinted That Executive Was
Not Speaking BIindIy.
Laws Talk is Brit
iSh Answer.
IrlarnatInnI - SerHIce

WASHINGTON. jan %. The
state department had not received
the message reported TO have been
sent from Berlin by Ambassador
Gerard following conference yes
terday with the imperial chancel-
Tor. Sec'y Lansing said that he had
.o conformation that such "a message
was en- route and that he had had no
word whatever from the ambassa-
dor Omcials ar the department
rrofessed 20 be at a loss TO know
what the message could be about
and in the absence OF specific infOr-
nation refused 20 forecast guess
cu its Importance. Whether when
received the message would be
made public would depend entirely
upon IT'S contents. the secretary eX-
planned.
Meanwhile Pres't Wilson is said
rr be- convinced that his message
is receiving serious consideration at
the hands of AN of the participants
iu the European war. lie is de-
termined. the closest 90 him assert,
L. leave absolutely nothing undone
to force q speedy ending of the war
III that is humanity possible He be-
Heves chat inasmHch as the various
nations are permittiLg the fullest
publicity OF his opinions that these
views are reaching che one medium
which mast prevail if the conflict
is 90 end-publie opinion. Up to
the present there has been no
crvstaIIizau0u of peace continent in
any Of the warning countries but
if the people most vitality Interested
begin to talk OF peace, the president
les understood 90 believe. long
stride forward toward the end Of
the war viii have been accomp-
IsGe.d.
Nelson Knows something.
The impression is gaining ground
everywhere in Washington that the
president has information OF great
Importance that ne cannot make
public at this time. Suggestions
are made i'm diplomatic circles that
Ie is not aiming hlindly. but that
his peace moves are along lines di-
rectIy suggested ly some of the ma
tou- most vitality concerned. There
j. mo- question that the economic
pressure upon AN of the warning
nations is becoming very oppres-
sire added 90 this is the extreme
shorJage of food and other necessi-
ties in the central nations.
ID is freely admitted bon Teutonic
circles THAT the coming year. if the
war is not ended. win bring extreme
rrivation to Tile peoples OF the CEN
trail powers. alone 90 the civil
reputation Pc also 20 the armies
which mp to The present have had
plenty of everything Co eat
The president was deeply inter
,-ted today iu The cabled text of the
speech delivered at Bristol En+land
last night by a. Bordr Law, chancel-
Tor OF the cNCheeuer and member
az the British wax council but no
expression of Is views on the de-
,Iaratiou was obtainahle Cabinet
members who read the speech de-
clared that it indicated that the
suggestions Of the president were
receiving most serious condition by
the British officials
LONDON Jan. 25-A Bouar
laws speech at Bristol last night
7as generally hailed today as Great
Brifsn's answer Co Fres't Wilson S
world peace outline. Press and
publie echoed -eueral satisfaction
svtth the chancellor address.
Nr Law left no doubt 5hat Pres
wilson's efforts viii receive serious
consideration hy the directors of
80 allied efforts
"Prest Wilson'S speech has this
oim-to gain peace now and secure
peace for the future. said the
chancellor That is our aim. our
only aim Tt would not DE right
20 regard this proposal MS some
thing altogether utopian."
But the chancellor continued. I'm
VieN of the manner in which Ger
many has conducted the war and
THAT ueutrals let German agrees
sions go without protest other
steps than those outlined bv Press
Wilson are necessary before Their,
can be- auy real world peace OF end
lng OF the present war.