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Show SWITZERLAND'S NOTE STIRS THE FRENCH PEOPLE PARIS, Dec. 24, 5:50 p. m. The unanimous unani-mous vote of the senate affirming that France cannot conclude peace with an enemy who occupies French territory, coming at the same time as the peace note of the Swiss government, has stirred anew the French press and public. The action of the senate gave further indication indica-tion of tho attitude of the entente allies toward President Wilson's proposals, while confidence voted in the Briand ministry min-istry was regarded most favorably. The foreign affairs cummittee of the chamber devoted a large part of the session ses-sion yesterday to an examination of President Wilson's note. The Petit Journal suggests that President Presi-dent Wilson in sending the note knew he would have the support of Switzerland Switzer-land and says: "France pities its neighbor, menaced like Belgium perhaps, but France, which did not want war, knows that there are suggestions that honor and interest prevent pre-vent it from hearing." The Petit Parisien says: "The note deserves the same courteous examination and reserve. Franee'wili not forget the treatment by the Swiss of the interned and repatriated people, hut has a right to recall that, as to the war, the entente allies cannot be placed on the same footing as the central powers." The Echo de Paiis says: "Our resolution will demonstrate once more that the federal council would be mistaken as to the feeling of the allies, and the French in particular, if it believed be-lieved them disposed to negotiate with Germany. Germany has attempted the same effort in Switzerland as in the other European neutral countries to procure benevolent Intervention." The Matin says: "It must be remarked the federal council coun-cil supports the efforts of America without with-out associating itself with regard to the questions. Instead of asking the governments govern-ments to make known the objects of the war, it limits Itself to the very honorable wish that peace be concluded now, and homage Is to be rendered to the sentiments senti-ments dictating the note." |