Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 298, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1916 — BRITISH NOT IMPRESSED BY PEACE OFFERS [ARTICLE]

BRITISH NOT IMPRESSED BY PEACE OFFERS

England Skeptical as to Sincereness of Germans; Wilson to Try to Drive Entering Wedge. Serious consideration is being given by President Wilson to the possibility that any exchanges of views that may follow the peace proposals of the central powers to the entente allies may develop an opportunity to bring forward the suggestion for a league of'nations to enforce permanent peace. He has reached no decision, however, as to the course to be followed by the United States and probably will not pending the arriyal of the official cablegram containing the communication handed Charge Grew by the German government. It is understood that the communication will be transmitted promptly to the entente governments regardless of what attitude may be adopted by the United States and for this reason there is a general belief that any steps taken by the United States on its own account will come’after formal delivery of the proposals from one set of belligerents to the other. It is realized that the American course probably must be guided largely by, the reception given the Teutonic offer in the entente countries.