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Show Envoy Arrives in Washington lo Ji Peace Van Ghell Geldemeeiter Brngt Information In-formation of Peace Parties In England and Germany Wnshlngton, June ".Van Ghell (ieldemeester, son of tho religious adviser ad-viser to Queen Wilhelmlna of Holland, Hol-land, has, by n brief visit to Washing, ton nftcr conferences in Uorlln with high German olllclals, sot In motion much speculation In olllcinl and diplomatic dip-lomatic quarters hero about the possibility pos-sibility of peaco lu Europe. .Mr. Geldcmeester, it became known today, saw Dr. von Jngow, tho German Ger-man foreign secretary, nnd other members of tho Imperial ministry shortly after tho Lusltnnln was sunk and received cortnlu impressions concerning con-cerning the German attitude toward tho war and tho ultimata making of peaeo. With tho knowledgo though not with tho authority of tho German Ger-man ofllclals, ho started for Washing-ton Washing-ton In tho hopo that informally ho could portray German feelings lu olllclal quarters. On his arrival here last week ho visited Count von Hern-storff, Hern-storff, tho German embassador. Tho lattor, learning that Mr. Goldemees-ter Goldemees-ter hnd been in Derlln nnd had been at tho German foreign ofllco, gavo his visitor a letter of Introduction Bolting thoso facts forth. Not German Emissary Tho embassador asked tho Associated Associ-ated Press tonight to emphaslzo that Mr. Geldoraeoster carried no credentials creden-tials from Germany and had absolutely abso-lutely no official connection with his government. Mr. Goldemeestor loft Washington Saturday without seeing any prominent promi-nent officials of tho American gov eminent. Ho started on a trip to Now York, Chicago and other cities with tho Idea of tonvincing tho editors edi-tors of Gorman Amorlcan nowspapers of tho help they can render in promoting pro-moting nioro friendly relations be-tween be-tween Germany and tho United States While In Washington the visitor from tho Netherlands gave the impression im-pression to thoso with whom ho talk-cd talk-cd that thero was a peaco party of somo importance in Groat Britain as well as In Germany, ond that ''what was most needed at present was a continued prossure by the neutrals for mediation. Ho intimated to somo of his friends, that ho feared his own country HoIInnd might b0 drawn into the conflict if It continued, but wna hopeful that efforts by neutrals to modlato, If begun now, would be successful. Would Welcome Peace Most significant of tho ImprcsslonB which Mr. Geldcmeester brought from Ilorlln, it was said today was that a large section of tho populnce and nn Important clement In tho Oor-man Oor-man government Itself wore not In sympathy with the extreme militarists militar-ists nnd bollovo a dlsiusslon of peaco terms not undesirable. Just how far Mr. Goldemeestor may have boen encouraged In Ilorlln to present his vlows to the peoplo of tho United Statos is not definitely known. Jnno Addams and others Interested In peaco who havo recently visited Ilorlln, havo been cordially received by high German olllclals and In Gorman Gor-man quarters hero lately thoro hns been constant rofornnco to tho llko-llhood llko-llhood of peaco growing out of the present correspondence concerning neutral rights. In nlllod quarters horo any talk ot peaco emanating from Germany is looked upon with much clrcumspoi-tlon clrcumspoi-tlon und doubt, nnd tho tlmo is regarded re-garded ns inopportuno with German troops on Kronen, nelglnn and Russian Rus-sian soil. It Is suggested too, that peaco talk might bo doslgnod to divert di-vert tho uttont on of tho government and peoplo of tho United Slates from tho serious Issues Involved In tho sinking of tho Lusltanln. Mr. Goldomcoster Is expected back In Wnshlngton In a fow days. Ho may not deslro to boo officials, but to Inform hlmsolf In other ways on tho feeling concerning peaeo ns it would bo reflected In tho diplomatic 'and olllclal quarters of tho capital of tho largest noutral nation. Ho plans to return to Kuropo Boon. |