Show GERMAN PEACE OFFER NEVER REACHED P PMS ARS WASHINGTON Jan 2 The state depal announced today that the German I opol iI for an agreement under which France Great Grant Britain Italy and Germany sho should 1 agree among 1 and the nent gov eminent of the United States not to I esol t to war wati for or the pErlo period or of orone one g generation without the authority or of a plebiscite cite had not been transmit transmit- transmitted transmitted transmitted ted to the Iho French government 1 formal ormal- I 13 by y hughes as an mal mat mal Inquiry brought out the fact tact that It was not acceptable to France The department Issued d this state state- statement statement me ment at The German ambassador obe o- o be- be behalf be behalf half halt of ot his government sub sub- sub submitted witted to the secretary of ot state tate a pro pro- pro to th the effect that the tho ho 10 powers posers ers In- In Interested in interested In h he lie Rhine thine wit o Prance Great Britain Italy and IId hould bould solemnly agree gree among them them- themselves beh selves seles es and promise the government of the United States that they will vill III not t to war wal against each othel othet for fora fora fora a period of ot on one genel withOut ut being ed to do 11 so s o by a 11 cite cite of their own peoples It was deemed Inadvisable to trans traits transmit transmit mit the to the unless it appeared that It 1 be favorably considered by the French government On making In- In In tOI mal Inquiry ot t the French rench 1 govern govern- government government ment the th Of ot state atalo was In Informed In- In Informed formed that that gO 11 could not view dew Ie the lie proposal al with Ith favor fator fa or as such an could not be made under provisions provision of the French Constitution |