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Show DIPLOMATS ARE INSTRUCTED TO WORK FOR PEACE WASHINGTON Aug J War devel opments n Europe overshadowed all else today and tonight in the attent on of off C al Washington Steps to pre vent a f nancial str ngency in th a coun try as a result of Europe's sudden need for gold were followed by a ser eB ot precaut onary measures des gned to protect Americans and their interests abroad as well as at home Pres dent Wilson and Secretary Bryan stud ed a mass of d spatches from Amer can embass es, legat ons and consulates n Europe While no formal tender of good off ces lias been made to any power Amei can d plomats abroad are keep ng the state depaitment close ly advised so that f an opportunity pre sents itself the influence ot the United States for the settlement of the war problems by pac fic means w 11 be ac t vely exerted! Embassadors Page at London Pen f eld at V enna Hemck at Par s and Gerard at Berl n were part cularry act ve dur ng the day conterr ng w th off c als of the var ous fore gn off ces They are at work in the interests of peace and thus far have been act ng on the r own m t ative In the r d s patches to the state department they made various Buggest ons but unt 1 the s teat on develops f rther no decis ve step n d plomacy will be taken by the Wash ngton government Counsel for Peace The Wash ngton governnent how ever instructed all its diplomat c repre sentat ves ab oad to do everyth ng n the r power w th propriety to a ert the confl ct The nstruct ons were to coun sel tor peace and calmness vhenever it as poss ble" n an informal way Gern any 1 ance Great Br ta n and pract ally all the other governments ot Europe wh h mav beco ne involved n the struggle have asked the Un ted States to care for the r d plomat c in terests n those countr es v th which they may be compelled to sever rela t ons The Unite! btates has accepted every request of th s k nd In th s way the Un ted States gov ernment by act ng as the sole channel of communication Detween the powers may find an opportun ty to assist n the ettlemen-tof the conflict by means of d plomacj Pres dent Wilson has not lost hope that a gene al conil et may be a o ded Some of the offjc al d spatches ha e suggested that the n 1 tarv measures being taken by some of the powers were pre aut onarv and not def n tely nd cative of any determinat on actual ly to engage in host 1 1 es Admittedly Grave The grav tv of the 8 tuat on was ad m tted in all these telegrams News that der nany had declared war on. Bus s a came unoft c all while Pres dent Wilson and Secretary Br an were in conieience n the execut e ott ce Soon afterward Secretary Bryan hur r ed back to the state department and sent several long cablegrams abroad the nature of wh ch was not disclosed To prevent a paralys s n con meroe. Pres dent Wilson and congress oual leade s today agreed on legis at on wh ch i ou d perm t fore gn sh ps to come under American registry in case ot a general war No p oclamat on of ne tralit will be ssued by tho Un ted States until the s tuat on develops n ore clearl It was po nted o t that tl ere was no u gent need for the proclan at on as t -nab generalh understood that tie United states vould ren a n neutral The p es dent will t unt 1 a general procla nat on an be ssued covering all coun tr es nvolved Off c als of the gove n meut generally were busy preparing for en ergenc es Secretary Brvan post poned his proi osed trip to Ashev lie N C where he had planned to spen 1 a week s vacat on w th Mrs Br an Postmaster Ceneral Burleson an no n el that th s far there had been no nte r pt od o delav to ma 1 serv ce fron er a Although (. er an stea sh p sa 1 ngs ha e been canceled u er cau ma 1 for Europe 1 as been sent b other 1 nes Postmasters ha e been not f ed not to sell international poital money orders for unusually large -Sums beca se of the fear that the money or der svste n m ght be nsed for specula tive purposes n foreign exchange |