New Britain herald., 1918-01-10
WASHINGTON LOOKS
 FOR NO PEACE BID
Doubt Ii Wilson's Speech Will
 Draw Reply From Germany

Washington, Jan. 10. - President Wilson's restatement Of war aims has not paved the way for any peace ne- gotiations in the imm ediate future, in the opinion of officials best qualified to judge. His address delivered be- fore the congress is regarded as the ina word to Germany and her part ners to take it or leave it, as they see fit.
 This means that the Central Powers now know or will know soon in def mite form the things that the Allies have set out to achieve and that it is the intention of the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Ja- pan to fight for those declared objects until the very end.
 There is little if any expectation here that Germany will construe the presidents declaration as affording an opportunity to initiate conversations looking to peace parleys. Tn some quarters it is suggested, but not with any indication of confidence, that Germany might interpret the presi- dents terms as the maximum demands of the allied nations and thus worthy of being used as a basis for inquiry that might lead to negotiations looking to concessions But officials well in formed as to the situation in Germany and the disposition of the various prominent elements in the Reichstag are inclined to the view that the pres ident's outline of war aims will at the outset tend to anger the more inlpor- tant and influential factions and lead them to demand a continuance of the war
 Such German newspaper comment on the speech of MT. Lloyd George as has req ched the state department furnishes no hope that the German government is encouraged to hope for peace. The war party is incensed over the terms laid down by the Brit ish prime minister. It is believed also that the presidents statement regard ing Alsace-Lorraine will bring many German socialists into supporting the war party. Officials here believe that the socialists will be divided over the proposals of the Allies as set forth by the president, and that this condition will have the effect of prolonging the fighting until the German people awake to the realization that the AL lies intend to keep up the struggle in definitely.
 But there seems to be a general opinion in Washington that the pres ident's address has cleared the at inosphere and made plain to the world that the Allies are fighting for certain well-defned objects which they intend to obtain without regard to cost in men and treasure. It is just as generally believed that the presidents address was well timed. It was delivered at the moment when many Germans were beginning to be- lieVe that peace was in sight, and a peace that would be based on German possession of much enemy territory. The president has dashed this hope to the ground.
 Many officials are encouraged to be- Leve that the constant reitcration of the desire Of the United States and the other nations at war with Ger many to bring about an end to all wars a peace based on government for, by and of all the nations involved, ultimately will have it's effect on the Kaiser's subjects. They are led to this opinion by the advices they re- ceive of the character of discussion in Germany and the dissatisfaction in the Austro-Hung garian empire. There is reason to believe that all the Allied nations have entered into some sort of an agreement to keep up agitation for the attainment of democratic ideals throughout the world.