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Show I NO MORE PEACE TALK. I President Wilson will have the undivided un-divided support of the nation in his declaration to Bishop Thomas S. Henderson Hen-derson of the Methodist Episcopal church, against considering any fur-ther fur-ther peace overtures from the central powers until such time as there is evidence evi-dence presented that the enemy ha something to offer which will make for lasting peace. The president's letter was written In reply to an inquiry to learn if he had changed his attitude toward a negotiated ne-gotiated peace aa expressed in his Flag day address, his reply to Pope Benedict and his message to congress on the declaration of war with Austria. The letter follows: "In reply to your letter of March 21. may I not say that you are perfectly sale in using the words which you quote from my message a? expressing my unaltered thought and unbroken , purpose. It Is always our duty to find out what the expression of a desire for peace from our opponents really means, but unless it means a complete and convincing program of justice upon which a lasting peace can really rest (and we have had as yet no evidence evi-dence that it means anything of the kind) it means nothing." rw |