Show I PEACE NOTE NOW I IN GERMAN HANDS By John Edwin Nevin International News Service Staff I I Correspondent WASHINGTON ASHINGTON V Sept 1 President I.-President Wilsons Wilson's reply to the pope pop Is in the I hands an s of the German government An official copy of ot the momentous document document document docu docu- ment was sent directly to the Spanish ambassador In Berlin who now represents represents American interests In Germany German by Ambassador Page from London So far however state department officials who ho made this information public have no word regarding the theman man manner er in which the frank sentiments of the president were received by the German government In letting it be known that the note had gone to Berlin the state department department department depart depart- ment Intimated that there will be no direct response to the Vatican at this time by Great Britain and possibly not by France I The British government acknowledged acknowledged I I edged receipt re of the communication di directly dl- dl i to the Vatican So did France Under the circumstances this was all that was demanded by diplomatic procedure procedure procedure pro pro- I officials said in view of the fact that the United States had fully disposed of ot the chief essentials In the note in Its reply While it was true that there were certain statements In the popes pope's note which did not concern the United States and properly were not answered it was explained by officials that these need not be considered by the nations to whom they actually were addressed at this time The United States had raised a condition which must be remedied remedied reme reme- I died before any terms of peace could could be considered at all This condition has been Indorsed by b the entente In a way Therefore there was wa no need of meeting hypothetical conditions until the concrete objections to the plan had been removed I |