| Show PEACE NOTES wa ali BE considered DIPLOMATS DO NOT BELIEVE OFFER WILL BE REJECTED WITHOUT examination pres dent wilson may express in some way the hope of th a country that terms W 11 II be cons dered by all es washington arrival of both the german and austrian peace notes and broad intimations at the entente allied emboss es that the proposals of the central powers would not be flatly re jector without examination were the outstanding developments here thurs day in the peace move germany s note substantially the same as tl e published texts arrived by cabi in the early hours of the morn ing and just as the state department was closing for the day austria s note lar larrivee rived secretary lansing said it was identical with germany s and that neither contained any change in mean ing from the semiofficial semi official versions when with the announcement of the german proposals it appear ap peare eq that the entente allies were inclined to reject the offer flatly it appeared very doubtful if president wilson could find a way to add a word of mediation in tran transmitting omItting the notes with the ap parent moderating of that first attitude as reflected in the british newspaper and among the entente diplomats here the way seems easier for the president to express in some way the hope of the united states that the proposal for a discussion of peace will not be rejected without a considers cons tion in such a step there is a like lahood of the united states being sup ported by some of the european neu brals the minister ol 01 of one of them asked his government to authorize him to assure the president of indorse ment in such a move and it is believed others are axe considering the same phase of the situation the spanish ambassador mr riano and the swiss minister dr ritter both conferred with secretary lansing on thursday their governments also are acting as intermediaries in trans the proposals whether they discussed the prospect of a neutral concert was not disclosed but the lin prevailed that in the absence of a becis on by president wilson the subject was scarcely more than touched upon |
