Show SPAIN DECLINES I ITO 4 i TO ASSIST U. U So S. a- a Declares Efforts Now to toH H Bring About Peace Peirce Would Tf Be Inefficacious He f 1 Madrid Dec The The Spanish govern govern- o ern j has sent cent a note hole In reply to Preal- Preal dent Wilson with reference to lo pc peace cc as ns follows r Tho The Spanish government O In it answer f to the initiative of or the President nt of or the tho B United States knowing tho the various Jm- Jm b incisions lolUs IH produced IH believes that time the thoP P action in which Spain Is invited d to 1 participate par Par- 1 U will IJ be e inefficacious cious especially as tho the power empires haven havu ex- ex pi their intention that tho the pence peace conditions shall 11 bo be accorded c exclusively v the time Nevertheless erth tho the Spanish government government govern govern- orn O ment having ha In it tho the noble nohle I desires of or the American government gJ which are arc worthy orth of It all peoples people Is disposed disposed dis dis- Jo posed ed to tu late associate itself with every vc negotiation ne- ne which hn has fur for ll Itt Its object the facilitating fl oC or the time humanitarian work tort of ending the tho present nt war r. Spain however lr will twill suspend all action ac ae- tion flon tion until the time when her efforts effort and l. l work york In favor of ot peace pence can bo bl more moro useful usefUl use use- ful anc an and than at the tho present nt Until th then n the t government govern o meat ment believes that It would bo inopportune tune luno to declare with r regard Aar 1 to lO an au en enCute 0 en- en lento Cute of ot the neutral powers for the deft de der ef e- e f ft fence nse IU of or their that It Is disposed dis dis- disposed tO posed now as It w was s nt ut tho the bc beginning o olite or of orthe the lite war to tu negotiations ls which lead Il to lo an accord capable I Of uniting the belligerent powers |