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Show WILSON IS NOi 10 SEND A NOTE Washington, Jan. 5. The state department de-partment late today authorized the statement that President Wilson was not contemplating sending anotL -peace note. Counsellor Polk gave out the following fol-lowing statement: "The report that the president is preparing to send a new note to the belligerent powers is false and without with-out any foundation. The president has no second note in contemplation." contempla-tion." Following the cabinet meeting Sec-retary Sec-retary Lansing announced that Pres-! Pres-! ident Wilson bad authorized him to say that tbe American government had no other note in contemplation, and that such information was being sent to all American diplomatic representatives rep-resentatives abroad. Secretary Lansing would not discuss dis-cuss the question further, but it was understood that the reason for the announcement was an impression on the part of the administration that it would affect the entente's reply to the president's first note expected here in the near future. |