Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-01-05 | Page 5 | Will Not Send New Peace Note

WILl NCI SEND I NEW PEACE NOTE I Report That President Will Send Another Proposal De-ciared De-ciared to Be Untrue. WILSON AUTHORIZES Information Is Sent to Al) Diplomatic Representatives j of U. S. Abroad. Washington, Jan 5. The state de- partmenl late today authorised ti i statement thai President 'iion was j not contemplating sending another I; peace note. Counselor Polk gave out the following follow-ing statement: ' The report that the president Is preparing to send a new note to the I belligerent powers is false and without j any loundation. The president has no second note in contemplation." Following the cabinet meeting Secretary Sec-retary Lansing announced that Presi dent Wilson had authorized him to say that the American government had no other note in contemplation and that such information was being sent H to all American diplomatic representa-i representa-i Ives abroad. Secretary Lansing would not discuss ihe quostion further, but it was under-stood under-stood that the reason for the an- j nouncemcnt was an impression on the part of the administration that another note would be sent and wuod affect the entente's reply to the president'.- !j first note expected here in the near oo iH