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Show LEADING miSSIIS ' REPLY JNJitGftTlVE President of Duma Sees No Difference Between German Ger-man and Wilson. PETROORAD. Dec. 24. 3 :.V p.' m., via London. Preside in Wilson's note has called forth from the Russian press and from the nation itself, a tonenl of criticism, criti-cism, partly tolerant and partly sharply adverse, but for the moat part maintaining a tone of polite, amiable rejection. The Aspoi:i;ited Press has been informed that the Kuhsian government received the note In the spirit of friendliness in which U was offered, hut while appreciating the humanitarian motives which prompted it, will find it Impossible at present to suggest sug-gest any terms which could guarantee a durable peace. All the newspapers comment on what t.s termed the inopportune moment chosen for peace mediation and express regret that the favorable Impression caused by the American government's refusal to make recommendations in connection with Germany's proposal should now he effaced by proposals of its own. The Retch says President Wilson would better have been guided by the negative attitude which, he observed in transmitting the offer. Prominent members of the duma and nil the political leaders from whom an expression ex-pression of opinion could be obtained concerning con-cerning the note were united In the conviction con-viction that the American peace susses-tious susses-tious were ill timed and impracticable, rrofessor Pan! N. Milukoff, leader of the conMitutlonal democrats, said: "President Wilson's offer makes an odd Impression. The president said at the time the German proposal was presented that he would consider comment harmful and that the United Slates would take part in peace mediation only if it received re-ceived a definite offer or a hint from the allies that they would find American interference in-terference acceptable. Quite the opposite is the case. The allies definitely rejected reject-ed Germany's proposals. In such a case it seems that president Wilson's offer of assistance Is futile. The note can only make a negative Impression. "The lack of definite terms was not the only obstacle to the allies' consideration of Germany's proposal. We can guess what the neutral powers will offer and if the v offered mucli more than was expected, ex-pected, ' even then the time would not he rip for niediat Ion." M. Rodzfanko, president of the duma, said : "Mv attitude toward the note Is negative. nega-tive. " It Is not time for us or our allies to conclude peace. There would not he peace for any length of time, and then the war would have been fought in vain. The replv to President Wilson's note must be the same as that to the proposal of the central powers." Opinions expressed hy various other i members of the duma were in similar vein, |