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Show PRESIDENT iO SENATOR STONE Much Timfe Is Devoted to Unfavorable Reply of the Entente Allies to the Central Powers. SENATE MAY BACK THE EXECUTIVE Hitchcock Resolution to Be Called Up if There Is a Chance of Its Passage; Mystery Explained. WASHINGTON, Jail. 1. President Wilson late today went to I he capitol and spent an hour discussing the conn-try's conn-try's foreign affairs with Senator Stone, chairman of the foreign relations committee. com-mittee. Their talk covered a wide range, but it is understood that much 'of the time was devoted to the situation growing grow-ing out of the unfavorable entente reply re-ply to the peace proposals of the central powers. Aside from transmitting the cnteute note to Germany and her allies, the United States will take no further formal for-mal action in the peace movement, at least until the entente governments have replied to the "communication President Presi-dent Wilson addressed to them. If the note to the Teutonic nations had been forwarded tonight, the state department did not disclose the fact. Cable reports from Paris announcing that the entente answer to President Wilson had been prepared and would be the same in-effect as that to the belligerents did not increase hope here for a favorable outcome of the negotiations. negotia-tions. It is known that the German embassy .believes that unless the note to President Wilson opens the door for a further advance by its government, the war will go on another year at least. Will Sound Sentiment. So far as could be learned, the. president, presi-dent, during his visit today to Senator Stone, sought no action from congress relating to the peace movement. Afterward, After-ward, however, it was learned that administration ad-ministration leaders in the senate were preparing to sound sentiment on resolutions reso-lutions introduced just before the holiday holi-day adjournment which would declare it to be the sense of the senate that action of the-'president in addressing his note to the belligerent powers represented rep-resented "the overwhelming public sentiment sen-timent and earnest desires of the people of the United States." Senator Hitchcock submitted two resolutions on the subject on successive days, one of which was referred to the senate committee on foreign relations and the other permitted to lie on the senate table, where it is in order to be called up for action tomorrow. It is understood that tho president would like to have it assured that tho resolution, resolu-tion, if pressed, would not be rejected. Borah Objected. Senator Stone tonight conferred with Senator Hitchcock regarding the resolution reso-lution now on the table, and urged him to ask tomorrow that it lie over for a day in order that there might be a conference con-ference of senators on both sides of the chamber regarding it. When it was first proposed Senator Borah of Idaho objected to its immediate consideration on the ground that it, was too important a matter to be dealt with hastily. Whether tho Idaho senator would attempt at-tempt to defeat its passago could not be learned tonight. Senator Stone frankly stated that he was heartily in favor of adopting the resolution, and that friends of the president presi-dent generally believed that an official indorsement of his action from the senate sen-ate would be advisable. Senator Hitchcock Hitch-cock will confer with the chairman of the foreign relations committee op the matter again tomorrow morning before the senate meets. The president, it was learned, discussed dis-cussed many phases of foreign problems prob-lems with Senator Stone, including the Mexican situation. Mystery Explained. Puring the day an explanation was obtained from official sources of the previously mysterious clause in the note from Spain to the United States referring re-ferring to "another communication" from the American government suggesting suggest-ing that the time was opportune for Spain to co-operate with the United States. It was learned authoritatively that no note was sent to neutral nations, but that in forwarding copies of the president's presi-dent's suggestion to the belligerents, the state department instructed American Ameri-can diplomats in the neutral capitals to intimate to the governments to which they were accredited, that in case tlicy were considering a move similar to that of the United States, the American government gov-ernment considered the time opportune It wfis stated emphatically t li at in making this move the In ited States had no intention of urging neutral na- '- uomlaued cii pse Two.) . , PRESIDENT TALKS PEACE WITH STDHE (Continued from Page One.) tions to act or to set on foot a movement move-ment for an entente of neutral nations. In explanation of this point it was stated that the primary purpose of the president's note to the' belligerents was to clear the atmosphere on the big question ques-tion relating to the war, and that in this ; connection the American government thought it would be helpful if the opinion of the neutrals as well as the belligerents were explained. Not a Peace Note. It was reiterated that President Wilson Wil-son and Secretary Lansing did not look upon the American note to the belligerents belliger-ents primarily as a peace note. One reason for interest in the attitude of other neutrals is the realization that, while the United States will act alone if it finds it necessary later to take any drastic action in defense of its rights, the other neutrals also have suffered seriously. The president believes, too, that after the present war all nations should combine in some way to minimize the chances of another such conflict. Administration officials are admittedly admitted-ly concerned over efforts to make the action of this government appear as directed di-rected against the entente allies and in favor of the central powers. They do not think it necessary, however, to make any further explanation. The state department is keeping in touch with official fc sentiment both among the entente allies and the centra! powers. As soon as the reply of the entente is receivpfl, President Vflson is expected to address another communication to both sides, making clear his position and probably clearing up some misconceptions miscon-ceptions which he feels have developed. It may be stated that he will not seek i to force peace on either side, but will i continue to insist that the rights of the I United States be thoroughly respected. |