WILSON'S NOTE ENTITLED TO RESPECT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2972, 9 January 1917, Page 5

WILSON'S NOTE ENTITLED TO RESPECT

! GERMAN PEACE FEELER : THE TONE OF A CONQUEROR AND THE MOOD I OF A MURDERER (Reo. January 8, 5.25 p.m.) London, January 7. Mr. George Barnes, Minister of Pensions, in a speech at Southwark, said President Wilson's Note was entitled to all respect, and we ought/to assure President Wilson that we had no desire to smash Germany or anybody or anything elee except Prussian militarism and the pride which sought to smash everything, so that the present war may bo the last.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Continuing, Mr. Barnes said the best way to get peace was to banish peace from our minds until we had attained the objects for which wo enter- ; ed the war. The German peace feeler spoke in the tone of a, conqueror .and I the mood of a murderer. Wo could not make terms with a wild beast.— > Reuter. ' , i Mr. Barnes further said: "We must remember that wo are largely i dependent on American munitions and other imports, but a more important ) reason ia that America is theother half of the English-speaking people. The freest democratic country in the world wants to bo friendly with us, and i wo ought to cultivate her friendship. Wo ought to tell Mr. Wilson our > terms and objects, though perhaps they should not bo published." He added: "Though tbo terms would include the evacuation of Belgium and the invaded territories of small peoples,,with repatriation, it would, also, include Germany's acceptance of a peace document backed up by the moral force of the whole world."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. - ALL THE PEACE PROPOSALS OUGHT TO BE PUBLISHED. 1 • London, January 7. I Lord Buckmaster (Lord Chancellor), speaking at Keigbley, said thai all 1 the peace proposals ougnt to bo published or tho American Note summarily i rejected. Neither for glory nor vengeance ought the war to be prolonged an > hour, and every fair means by whioh a lasting, honourable peace might bo ; secured ought to bo welcomed. But no peace could be lasting or honourable unless it prevented a repetition in' the futiiro and provided for reparation 1 for tho pasb.—Aus.-N.Z. C'ahlo Assn. i } NON-ACCEPTANCE OF GERMANY'S OFFER DEPLORED. • ' London, January 7. The annual conference of the Scottish division of tho Independent Labour Party at Girvan, Scotland, deplored tho non-acceptance of Germany's offer to disouea peaco, and urged the vrithdrawal of the Labour mombera of tho r Cabiaefc<

GERMANY'S FUTURE HAS BEEN CRUSHED UNDER NEW TAXES. Borne, January 7. Dr. Schacffcn, a pronounced pan-Germanist, writing in tlie "Leipzigcr Ncuosto Naehrtchtoii," admits that tlio Allios are capable of destroying Germany's economical forco. Already Germany's exports have (eased, anrl three-fourths of her manufactures havo bean stopped. It will require years to patch up Gorman industry. Germany's future lias boon crushed under new taxes. Thoro is no question now of the- e.iimny having to pay tho cost of the war —eacli nation will havo to pay Hβ own expenses. England and Russia will ho able to do so easier than Germany, whicli will succumb beneath their development, unless the war secures for Germany largo territory to ensuro economical expansion.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. LIVELY DISCUSSION ON COUNT ANDRASSY'S DECLARATION. Copenhagen, January 7. There is lively discussion.in tho German newspapers regarding Count Andraasy's declaration that Presidont Wilson is acquainted with tho Gorman peace, terms. Tlie "Lokal Anzeigor" and the "Vossisclio Zeitung" declare that Gormany has not given her terms. She is willing to lay them boforo a peace conference.—Aus.-N.55. Cable Assn. LEAKAGE OF INFORMATION REGARDING THE AMERICAN NOTE. New York, January 7. The New York Stock Exchange has been instructed not to' destroy; its records of transactions in December, owing to allegations that information was known to brokers two days previous to tho issue of President "Wilson's Peace Note. / Tho New York "Times" says an inquiry into the leakage of information resulted in tho soiling of respected names on tho most idle barber-shop gos-sip.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. KAISER'S ORDER TO ARMY AND NAVY APPROVED. London, January 7. Tho German newspapers enthusiastically approvo tho Kaiser's order to tho army and navy.—Reuter. GERMANY HAS NOT YET ABANDONED HOPE (Rec. January S, 7.5 p.m.) , Amsterdam, January 7. The "Nieuwe Courant," at Berlin, after repeating the denial of Count Czernin that lio secretly furnished President' Wilson with the Central Powers' peace terms, says:—"The report is based on a misunderstanding. The terms havo not yet been disclosed to any neutral, and in view of the Entente's refusal to the German invitation, there is no necessity to announce them; in any case, no further steps will be taken until the Entente officially replies to President Wilson. Everything depends on the nature of that reply. Germany has not yet abandoned hope of some satisfactory outcomo of President Wilson's demarche"—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. COUNT CZERNIN CONFERS WITH THE KAISER. (Rcc. January 8, 5.25 p.m.) Amsterdam, January 7. Count Czernin has arrived in Berlin, and has conferred with the Kaiser, who haa arranged for i>, conference with tho Chancellor, leading politicians, and bankers.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. ! ALLEGED STATEMENT OF AMERICAN AMBASSADOR. (Rec. January. 8, 10.30 p.m.) New York, January 8. Surprise has been created by a Berlin News Agency report that Mr. Gerard, American Ambassador in Germany, in a speech, declared that never since the beginning of the war had relations between Germany and tho United States been so cordial. Hβ stated ho brought tho olive branch from President Wilson. Herr Vongwinner compared Mr. Gerard's mission to Noah's peace dove, which ( set out too early.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. / - AUSTRIA PREPARING TO TAKE SENSATIONAL STEPS % (Ueo. January 9, 0.35 a.m.) London, January S. _ The "Daily News" Berne correspondent states that news from Austria 1 from trustworthy sources. states that the differences between the Kaiser and tlie Emperor Charles nave gone so far that they cannot again he reconciled. Austria having forced Germany to agreo to a.joint offer of peace negotiations, is now preparing for still more sensational steps.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable 'Assn.