PEACE RUMOURS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2766, 9 May 1916, Page 5

PEACE RUMOURS

_il 1 A * A MESSAGE Fit4® THE . POPE i —A MUCH PEACE kN GERMAN^ V ___ By Telonraph—Preas Associ; it; ion—Cppyright (Rec. May 8, 10.5i!> p.m.) Washington, May 8. The Pope's *mcssagc overshadows Germany's Note on subm a rine warfare as a topic. It is hinted I 'that'it contains more than a hope ag a inst a ance of relations, and covc if s a manifestation of Teutonic anxiety ! for poace! [*Up to the. timo of gcang to press nothing further on the sj.A>jeet of the Pope's message had reaclieci us.] The "Central News's" . Washington correspondent states that iMr. Gerard' , (United States Amhassad< ttr to Germany) informed tho State J)epartment that there is nwch'peaco t.alk in Germany, and that the Kaiser 1 lis anxious that the United States shoulld initiate tho negotiations.

_ [The "Daily Mail," of Marbli.l4, published the following riies.iage from Washington':—lt is authoritatively reported that Colonel Honso (W le unofficial friend of President Wila on, ivho has just returned from visiting ' Be/'lin, Paris, and London) has sut:m itted to President Wilson the following German peace terms': — 1. Return of the German coTlohies.'. 2. No indemnities oil either jsi.de. 3. Autonomy for Poland. i. Partition of Montenegro, SeirHa, and Albania among Austria • :ii.id Bui- ' garia. G. Groece and Turkey freed frum Bri-tish-influence. " 6. Russian control of Persia. ' • 7. German evacuation of Franc o an<7 Belgium. '• 8. England to be neither, a gaiiuir nor a loser.] [■-.