Show MEDIATION OFFER TO BE DEFERRED PRESIDENT WILL FORWARD NOTES suggesting PEACE WITHOUT ANY COMMENT Is holding himself in readiness H however 9 ever to serve in any way possible toward bringing warring nations together washington president wilson has decided that the notes of 0 the contral central powers proposing a discussion of peace to the entente allies will be sent bent forward by the american government acting as intermediary without any accompanying mediation offer ot of its own lie ile has n not I 1 determined whether any act action on in behalf of peace will be taken later by the united states on its own account but la Is holding him sel belt in readiness to lo serve lit in any way ivay Pos possibly toward bringing the warring nations together tho course to be pursued was made known on friday after the president had conferred with secretary lansing and after a prolonged cabinet meeting it was stated that the delay in forwarding the notes to tile the entente capitals was due to the tact fact that the messages re received from germany austria hungary and turkey identical in substance Bub stance differed slightly in phraseology as a result 0 of f different translations in other quarters than the white house it was learned that some word indicating the official attitude of the entente all allies es toward the peace proposal is being awaited with the deepest interest by the american government the president will not consider injecting the united states into the situation until he Is thoroughly fain familiar 11 with all its phases american diplomacy in the various questions relating to the war may be said to have stopped short temporarily with the announcement of the teutonic offer to talk peace temporarily out of mind are the submarine issue asslie which again had reached an aggravated state with the completion of evidence that the stean steamers Al marina arbia and arabia were sunk without warning or provision for the safety 0 of f those on board and the belgian debor lations tat ions as to which germany has just replied in a note believed to be unsatisfactory is to the state department all the pending questions with england are also dormant |