Show 50 Cold o d to O Proposal p if t f. f ti Allies Join in Opinion f. f if of World Sought By United Press TT Aug 15 WASHINGTON ItI Allied n tie the United V V States g government In Included tn- tn 1 eluded swung swung strongly ly to td the view today that Pope Bene Benedicts Benedict's ne- ne dict's peace proposals s cannot be accepted in its present form Cables received early at the state department indicated strong in England F France ance and Italy to a favorable view pf gf the new peace step Belief that the move was pro-Austrian pro was sharply expressed by high gov government govern n. n ment officials today The president ha has not definitely determined upon the full tull scope of f his reply De Decision ision awaits study the popes pope's formal n note The president will reply to it According According Accord Accord- ing to one high in his councils an and who tV JY participates h in Il the formation of gf this cou country's try's policies policies poli poll cies pies the president will refuse to accept i it Whether or not h he malt makes s suggestions sug sur u gesU ns that may lead further negotiations awaits an expression pf of world opinion According Ac to this official the president will outline in q simplest terms why America cannot accept a status quo Q ante peace Our situation atlon is this thi the of ot official said A neighbor has en entered entered entered en- en our home ravaged those things we hold most dear We catch atch the enemy He is within our poy Then Thep another neighbor neighbor neigh neigh- bor enters He suggests that we wedo wedo wedo do not kill the man who destroyed our happiness He suggests suggest that we give th the beast beat his freedom t that thata at ata a purse purs be taken in th the neighborhood neighbor hood to restore the losses we have Im suffered fer d and that we then go on and live in peace beside the man who ruined our family The thought is Impossible impossible- preposterous It is revolting to even conceive of a peace with Germany based on the terms the the pope h has o outlined By United Press WASHINGTON W. Aug 15 11 l. ident Wilson Vilson is awaiting the voice of ot the world opinion before decidIng deciding deciding ing his is course e on the POP popes pope's I peace offer There has been no attempt to minimize the importance nce of the peace move Coming as it does from a a. source outside the realm of diplomacy cy at a time when the fees feels a revulsion at the thought of another winter campaign campaign cam cam- p and when all 11 treasuries but the tho American rl an ar are at low ebb it must mut be reckoned with To 10 aid in forming judgment the government has cabled its representatives representatives s abroad to sound sentiment sentiment sentiment senti senti- ment and ad report the reception of the peace proposal both in high and low quarters They have been asked to hasten their reports lest delays indicate a spirit of indecision inde lade Officials remain silent It may maybe maybe maybo be bo stated howeVer that this government gov gov- either directly or indirectly indirectly indi indi- wilt will reply to the pope Officials think generally the world should know where the United States and her allies stand especially if it the off offer r is re rejected Entente opinion with the exception exception tion of the Russian n tends toward prompt rejection of t the e proposal The same pervades in some government quarters here But aut ut authorities realie that coming from the pope the offer carries a weight which German feelers and made in Germany peace suggestions have lacked that the offer will stir sUr pacifist sentiment sen sen- sen- sen timet and cause the thinking world to pause in reflection The hint i is launched that Germany Ger- Ger mapy many may have chosen t the e Vatican as a means of surrendering gracefully gracefully grace grace- full fully without incurring disaster and possible revolution at home In any event be the offer accepted accepted ac ao- ac- ac o or 91 rejected it will serve to plant peace seeds in m all au nations as not nothing ing else has done in recent months The state department said re recently recently recently re- re t the e world wend would hear hearken n thoughtfully to any bona fide peace offer The pope it is believed has the maximum and minimum terms His suggestion manifestly unacceptable to either the allied or American standard in some re respects respects re- re could be used as a basis of ot negotiations it is held The proposal proposal proposal pro pro- to leave settlement of the Alsace Alsace- Lorraine Alsace and Balkan Bakan problems problems lems to peaceful negotiation is re regarded regarded regarded re- re here her a as a special stumbling block |