Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-29
CANNOT ACCEPT
WORD OF PRESENT
GERMAN RULERS
But Leaves Road Wide Open
for Further Dis E
cussiOn.
OUTLINES ANEW PURPOSES
OF UNITED STATES IN WAR
Opposes Economic Contest and
Annexations or Indemnities
Other Than Restitutions.
WANTS THE WORLD MADE SAFE
Note Sent to Vatican Through Amer
lean Ambassador Page
at London. 90,
OUTLINES ANEW PURPOSES
OF UNITED STATES IN WAR
WANTS THE WORLD MADE SAFE
Note Sent to Vatican Through Amer
lean Ambassador Page
at London. f.r

WASHINGTON. August 2s.-Presi-
dent Wilson to-day rejected the peace
| proposals of Pope Benedict XIV. at this
| tine -s
| In note sent to the Pope. he de-
| clared that the United States must
| continue to fight until 1t is satisfied
| that peace treaty would be more than
another scrap of paper" to be torn
by Germanys rulers at will.
While the Presidents note is a re-
lection Of peace at thic time. 1t leaves
| the road wide open for further dis.
| cussion and propositions
I'VE cannot take the word Of the
| present rulers of Germany as guar:
antee Of anything that is to endure"
he says. And later he adds:
we must await some new evidence
| OF the purposes OF the great peoples
| Of the central empires. God grant II
may be given soon and in way to
restore the confidence Of all peoples
everywhere in the faith of nations and
the possibility of - covsnanted peace
! President Wilson declares daily.
against an economic war after the war.
| against annexations or indemnitiea
other than restItutions. such as pay
| ment to Belgium and the return OF
Alsace ce-Lorraine to France. @
Had FULL STATEMENTS
OF ENTENTE VIEWS
President Wilson completed the draft
| of his note late yesterday afternoon.
He had spent more than two weeks
preparing 1T. Through the State De-
partment he had been in cable COM
munication with all OF the entente gov.
ernments. and had on his desk full
statements of their views. Further in
formation of these views had been re-
ceiVed by him through the entente am
bassies here
In addition. he had at hand vast
amount of confidential information.
sathered by American diplomats and
agents at points contiguous to Ger
many. indicating the condition Of az
fairs within that empire and within
tho borders of it's allies. especially
Austria. 377:
The President did most of his work
On ehe note at night Almost every
evening was devoted to the infornna.
tion at hand the views of the govern.
ments with which the United States
10 making common war and the yfews
VI the Fresidents confidential advisers.
oul inG the last week. it is said he
Speciai attention to the phrase
oioSJ OF his reply. so that there cou,a
Views, no possible misinterpretatiorS ~
ms desire to see a peace conc,udad os
sooh as the United States couid |a1f
sofeeS mat The peace would be Iasts
ins peace and not merely an armistice
oi oern,any to recuperate and again
menace the welfare Of the world.
FINAL DRAFT CoMPLErED
ON MONDAY EVENING
II was after the dinner hour ,.st
hisnt that the final draft was co,,
pieteo' president Wilson handed tt -
secretary of State Lansing before. ~
ialter I went to the garden party at tba
an hmerican Union. given In honnaa-
of the Japanese mission.
Hif. Lansing. in evening clothes w.nt
assIs. .ne aarxened State Department,to to
ha,,, coains the message, hrst
having been advised by telenha, -
De on hand. 1t was NOT mi,
midhisht that the final phrase IA
ooeh cooed and placed on the tsl.rr.n ~
wires 10 the cable Office in Neu,&yat;.y
ihe note was addressed TO ,Irnitaa
T.a'es Am oassador Walter H. Para ~
.ohoon. with Instructions to hard a.
10 the British Foreign office for tra,s
mission to the Vatican. - $50,
"sements were made wher.hS
.he text should become public s,n,u,,
.aheousiy In Washington. I,ondon
Parfs and Rome. .S'.
washington was rife with rumor,
throughout the day that tho note had.
peen dispatched Yesterday secretary
lansing candidly denied that the nnt,
nad gone This morning he evaded tho
question. giving rise to rumors. n
was not until after the Cabinet p,a.ts
ing this afternoon that MIR. Lansing
emerging. made official announcement
OF the dispatch of the note.
1t was learned at the same time that
the president had read the text OF HIS
reply to his advisers. They all heartily
concurred In his sentiments :5Sy
The Cabinet members displayed theft I
approval OF the note with broad sn,iiea 4
before returning to their resp0ctiyN
departments. 10 ,sss
With the note dispatched. PresideSE
Wilson lot It be announced that on meg,
TuesdAy afternoon he would htmYaix
publicly participate In ths war prep lsss