Show dedication dEDIA TION OFFER TO BE PRESIDENT WILL FORWARD NOTES suggesting PEACE WITHOUT ANY COMMENT Is holding himself in readiness however to serve in any way possible toward bringing W warring arring nations nation together washington president wilson has decided that the notes of the central powers proposing a discussion of peace to the entente allies will be sent forward by the Aine american rIcan government acting as intermediary without any accompanying mediation offer of its own he hadnot has not determined whether any action in behalf of peace will be taken later by the ae united states on its own account but is holding himself in readiness to serve in any way possible toward bringing the warring nations together the course to be pursued was made known on priday friday after the president bad had conferred with secretary lansing and and after a prolonged cabinet cabina meeting it was I 1 stated that th the 6 delay in forwarding the notes to the entente capitals was due to the tact fact that the me messages i received from germany austria hungary and turkey identical in substance dif differed ferea slightly in phraseology as a are result sut of different translations in other quarters than the white house it was learned that some word indicating the official attitude of the entente allies toward the peace proposal is being awaited with the deepest interest by the american government the president derit will not consider injecting the united states into the situation until he is thoroughly familiar with all its phases american diplomacy in the various questions relating to the war may b be e said to have stopped short abort temporarily with the announcement of the teu ionic offer to talk peace temporarily out of mind are the submarine issue which again had reached an aggra bated state with the completion ot of evidence that the steamers marina and arabia were sunk without warning or provision for the safety of those on board and the belgian benglan debor lations tat ions as to which germany has just replied in a note believed belte vedAd to be unsatisfactory is to th the estate state depar department tient all the p pending ending questions w ith england are also dormant |