Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-01
DOCUMENT is GIVEN
EMPEROR BY SPAIN
AMBASSADOR
AWAIT OLD: TACTICS
EXPECT JUNkERs TO 0ARelE
MESSAGE so As TO HOLD GER.
MANY IN THE RIGHT AND THE
UNITED STATE IN THE WRONG.

Washington, d. c., Sept. l.--Presi.
dent Wilson's reply to the Pope is in
the hands of the German government.
An official copy of the momentous doc.
ument was sent directly to the Span
ish ambassador in Berlin, who now
represents American interests In Ger.
many, by Ambassador Page from
London.
SO far. however, State Department
officials, who made this Information
public, have no word regarding the
manner in which the frank sentiments
OF the President We're received by the
German government.
In letting it be known that the note
had gone to Berlin, the State Depart.
ment intimated that there will be no
direct response to the vatican at this
time by Great Britain and possibly
not by France. The British govern.
ment acknowledged receipt OF the
communication directly to the vatican.
So did France. Under the circum-
stances this was all that was de-
manded.
While it was true that there were
certain statements In the Pope's note
which did not concern the United
States and properly were not an
swered, it was explained by officials.
that these need not be considered by
the nations to whom they actually
were addressed at this time. The
United States had raised q condition
which must be remedied befUre any
terms of peace could be considered at
all This condition has been endorsed
by the entente in general way.
Therefore there was no need of meet
ing hypothetical conditions until the
concrete obstacles to negotiations
had been removed IT was explained.
Berlin to Use Old Tactics.
Washington, d. c., Sept. Ger
many plans to assail the motives OF
the United States In framing its re.
ply to the vatican peace proposals.
Advices today from American diplo-
matte representatives In Sweden.
Denmark and Holland contain this
information.
This action, it is stated, will be pre-.
ceded by general campaign of bit
terness in the German press to com.
mence with publication Of connections
of the text of President Wilson's note
probably today. The information
reaching the United States govern
ment and the neutral diplomatic
sources here state that so far only
! foreign editorial comment as would in
terpret the Presidents note as an ef-
fort to dictate the internal affairs of
! Germany" has reached the German
press, while the text of the note still
Is held up by the censors.
Exactly the same tactics are being
pursued, the messages reaching here
say, as followed President Wilson's
address to Congress, asking that the
tAiSlcH'e VI Il Stale VI wal VIC lcco6
! nized. In consequence OF this they
say it is almost certain that garbled
accounts of the Presidents message
can be expected to be published In
the German press at present.
This situation. however has con.
yinced the administration of the wis.
dom of the Presidents position His
stand, officials at the State Depart.
ment emphasize, will eventually be
known to all Germany. The German
political situation is showing no sign
of improvement. The Reichstag com
mittee, now sitting. is split into fac
tions.